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House Bill 2841 |
House Author: Longoria et al. |
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Effective: 6-7-21 |
Senate Sponsor: Hinojosa |
House Bill 2841 amends the Agriculture Code to authorize the Texas Citrus Pest and Disease Management Corporation, Inc., at any time after an assessment of a citrus producer becomes delinquent, to investigate conditions that relate to the producer's prompt remittance of the assessment. The bill authorizes the corporation either to independently bring a suit for appropriate injunctive relief or a judgment against a citrus producer whom the corporation determines has failed to remit an assessment or to request the Department of Agriculture, the attorney general, or a county or district attorney having jurisdiction to file such a suit on the corporation's behalf. A petition for injunctive relief by or on behalf of the corporation may also seek to secure the payment of assessments for the current year that are not yet delinquent and is considered sufficient if it includes certain allegations set out by the bill.