(a) The department may adopt rules relating to quarantining areas of this state that are infested with the boll weevil or the pink bollworm. The rules must address the storage of regulated articles and the movement of regulated articles into and out of a quarantined area. The department may also adopt rules governing the movement of regulated articles from other states into this state if the articles are known to be infested with the boll weevil or the pink bollworm.
(b) The department shall adopt rules to prohibit the movement of cotton and regulated articles from an area infested with the boll weevil if the area is not participating in the boll weevil eradication program under this subchapter.