{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-71.153","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 71.153","heading":"LOCAL REGULATION.","body":"(a) A political subdivision may not adopt an ordinance or rule that restricts the planting, sale, or distribution of noxious or invasive plant species.\n(b) This section does not limit the preparation and distribution of educational materials relating to plants of local concern.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 618 (H.B. 2313), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS","SUBTITLE B. HORTICULTURAL DISEASES AND PESTS","CHAPTER 71. GENERAL CONTROL","SUBCHAPTER D. NOXIOUS AND INVASIVE PLANTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.71.htm#71.153","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"7103cabaa9e1ac96028ddfe28e4a6a746a5ea4b706086be12150c2598f5822b6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-71.152","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-71.154"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}