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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the inapplicability of state citrus fruit maturity |
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standards to grapefruit and oranges processed for juice. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 94.002, Agriculture Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 94.002. EXCEPTIONS. Except to the extent specifically |
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provided by this chapter, this chapter does not apply to: |
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(1) citrus fruit other than citrus grandis, osbeck, |
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commonly known as grapefruit, and citrus sinensis, osbeck, commonly |
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known as oranges; |
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(2) a sale of citrus fruit "on the trees"; |
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(3) grapefruit that is shipped after December 1 of a |
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year and before August 1 of the following year; |
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(4) early or midseason oranges that are shipped after |
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November 1 of a year and before August 1 of the following year; [or] |
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(5) transportation of citrus fruit from a grove to a |
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packing house located in this state; or |
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(6) grapefruit or oranges that are processed for |
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juice. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |