For purposes of this chapter, the established date of operation is the date on which an agricultural operation commenced agricultural operations.
Tex. Agric. Code § 251.003
ESTABLISHED DATE OF OPERATION
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Aguilar v. Trujillo (2005)
Most recently applied in Bergin v. Texas Beef Group (March 2011)
Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2595, ch. 693, Sec. 21, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.