{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-95.014","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 95.014","heading":"BOND.","body":"(a) A person who obtains a license under Section 95.012 of this code may not exercise the license until the person executes a bond in the amount of $5,000 payable to the governor and conditioned on the coloring matter being free from an ingredient that is harmful to the quality of citrus fruit or to health.\n(b) A bond shall be cash or a surety bond cosigned by a surety company that is authorized to do business in this state.\n(c) The department shall approve the form of bond.\n(d) The aggregate liability on a bond may not exceed $5,000.\n(e) A person who has a claim against the bond may bring an action against the principal and the surety, jointly and severally. A judgment obtained against either the principal or surety, or both, shall include costs.\nActs 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1248, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS","SUBTITLE C. GRADING, PACKING, AND INSPECTING HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS","CHAPTER 95. CITRUS FRUIT COLORING MATTER","SUBCHAPTER B. MANUFACTURE, SALE, OR USE OF COLORING MATTER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.95.htm#95.014","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"23fa009c3fd11022357a1dbda162a0359f4607b739e5cea9a7ba460d8e856159","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-95.013","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-95.015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}