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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a city to impose certain governmental |
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requirements on an agricultural operation. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 251.0055(c), Agriculture Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) A city may not impose a governmental requirement that |
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directly or indirectly: |
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(1) prohibits the use of a generally accepted |
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agricultural practice listed in the manual prepared under Section |
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251.007, except as provided by Subsections (a) and (b); |
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(2) prohibits or restricts the growing or harvesting |
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of vegetation for animal feed, livestock forage, or forage for |
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wildlife management, except as provided by Subsection (d); |
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(3) prohibits the use of pesticides or other measures |
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to control vermin or disease-bearing insects to the extent |
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necessary to prevent an infestation; [or] |
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(4) requires an agricultural operation be designated |
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for: |
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(A) agricultural use under Section 1-d, Article |
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VIII, Texas Constitution; or |
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(B) farm, ranch, wildlife management, or timber |
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production use under Section 1-d-1, Article VIII, Texas |
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Constitution; or |
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(5) requires the owner or lessee of an agricultural |
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operation to mow, bale, shred, or hoe material on the right-of-way |
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of a public road that is adjacent to the agricultural operation. |
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SECTION 2. Section 251.0055, Agriculture Code, as amended |
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by this Act, applies to a governmental requirement adopted before, |
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on, or after the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4163 was passed by the House on April |
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30, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 117, Nays 18, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4163 was passed by the Senate on May |
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21, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |