{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-74.0031","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 74.0031","heading":"COTTON STALK DESTRUCTION.","body":"(a) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 848 (S.B. 703), Sec. 56(6), eff. September 1, 2021.\n(b) The Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation shall:\n(1) conduct a study of the effects of incomplete cotton stalk destruction and volunteer cotton control on boll weevil eradication activities; and\n(2) submit annual recommendations to the department and the board of the foundation for a cotton stalk destruction deadline for each pest management zone.\n(c) The Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation may consult with its technical advisory committee in fulfilling its duties under Subsection (b).\n(d) The department shall set a cotton stalk destruction deadline for each pest management zone, with consideration given to the recommendations of the foundation.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 178 (H.B. 1580), Sec. 2, eff. May 27, 2009.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 848 (S.B. 703), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2021.\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 848 (S.B. 703), Sec. 56(6), eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS","SUBTITLE B. HORTICULTURAL DISEASES AND PESTS","CHAPTER 74. COTTON DISEASES AND PESTS","SUBCHAPTER A. COTTON PEST CONTROL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.74.htm#74.0031","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"a0568e752e92dc95529f5d253187dbc879ce240ddb479eaff570e0697efe5108","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-74.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-74.0032"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}