If the department determines that a dangerous insect pest or plant disease new to and not widely distributed in this state exists in any area outside the state, the department shall establish a quarantine against the infested area at the boundaries of the state or in other areas within the state.
Tex. Agric. Code § 71.001
QUARANTINES AGAINST OUT-OF-STATE DISEASES AND PESTS
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1151, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff
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