{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-72.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 72.002","heading":"ADMINISTRATION; RULES.","body":"(a) The department shall administer this chapter in order to control or eradicate the Mexican fruit fly in this state and to protect all premises in this state from that pest.\n(b) The department may adopt rules as necessary for the administration of this chapter.\nActs 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1165, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 9.16, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS","SUBTITLE B. HORTICULTURAL DISEASES AND PESTS","CHAPTER 72. MEXICAN FRUIT FLY CONTROL","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.72.htm#72.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"7b6dae62f269443ba60506532cef376ade934c17e12137238e2eb59389596a81","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-72.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-72.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}