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Tex. Agric. Code § 131.022

QUARANTINES

Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1884, ch. 350, Sec. 1, eff

(a) If the chief apiary inspector determines that the public welfare or protection of the beekeeping industry requires the establishment of a quarantine, the inspector may:

(1) declare a protective quarantine of a district, county, precinct, or other defined area in which a disease or pest of bees is not known to exist or in which the disease or pest is being eradicated in accordance with this subchapter; or

(2) declare a restrictive quarantine of a district, county, precinct, or other defined area in which a disease or pest of bees is located.

(b) A person may not move or ship bees, equipment, pollen, or honey into or out of an area quarantined under this section, except in accordance with rules adopted by the inspector.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.