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Tex. Agric. Code § 251.002

DEFINITIONS

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Barrera v. Hondo Creek Cattle Co. (2004)

Most recently applied in Bergin v. Texas Beef Group (March 2011)

Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2595, ch. 693, Sec. 21, eff

In this chapter:

(1) "Agricultural operation" includes the following activities:

(A) cultivating the soil;

(B) producing crops or growing vegetation for human food, animal feed, livestock forage, forage for wildlife management, planting seed, or fiber;

(C) floriculture;

(D) viticulture;

(E) horticulture;

(F) silviculture;

(G) wildlife management;

(H) raising or keeping livestock or poultry, including veterinary services;

(I) planting cover crops or leaving land idle for the purpose of participating in any governmental program or normal crop or livestock rotation procedure;

(J) the commercial sale of animals, as defined by Section 252.001 of this code; and

(K) aquaculture.

(2) "Governmental requirement" includes any rule, regulation, ordinance, zoning, license or permit requirement, or other requirement or restriction enacted or promulgated by a county, city, or other municipal corporation that has the power to enact or promulgate the requirement or restriction.

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