TO: | Honorable Rick Hardcastle, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock |
FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB2320 by Flores (Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Agriculture to manage an in-state quarantine.), As Introduced |
This bill amends language in the Agriculture Code to clarify the Department of Agriculture's quarantine procedures in order to put TDA more in line with USDA standards.
The agency indicates that similar functions are currently performed and any additional costs can be absorbed within current resources.
Source Agencies: | 405 Department of Public Safety, 551 Department of Agriculture
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LBB Staff: | JK, CL, MS, JF
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