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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the definition of an agricultural business for the |
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purposes of the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 58.002(1), Agriculture Code, is amended |
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to read as follows: |
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(1) "Agricultural business" means: |
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(A) a business that is or proposes to be engaged |
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in producing, processing, marketing, or exporting an agricultural |
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product; |
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(B) an eligible applicant as defined in |
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Subchapter E; |
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(C) the entity designated to carry out boll |
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weevil eradication in accordance with Section 74.1011; |
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(D) any agriculture-related business in rural |
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areas of Texas including a business that provides recreational |
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activities, including hiking, fishing, hunting, or any other |
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activity associated with the enjoyment of nature or the outdoors on |
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agricultural land; |
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(E) a state agency or an institution of higher |
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education that is engaged in producing an agricultural product; |
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[or] |
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(F) a business that holds a permit under |
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Subchapter L, Chapter 43, Parks and Wildlife Code; or |
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(G) any other business in a rural area of this |
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state. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |