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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to increasing public awareness of the benefits of native |
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plant species. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 5, Business & Commerce Code, as |
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effective April 1, 2009, is amended by adding Chapter 106 to read as |
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follows: |
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CHAPTER 106. INCREASING AWARENESS OF NATIVE PLANT SPECIES |
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Sec. 106.101. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "plant nursery" |
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means a business that sells plants to the public. The term includes |
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a landscaping service. |
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Sec. 106.102. REQUIREMENT. A plant nursery shall make |
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available to its customers a printed copy of the brochure developed |
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by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department under Section 12.0105, |
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Parks and Wildlife Code, that describes the benefits of native |
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plant species and the problems associated with invasive plant |
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species. The plant nursery may satisfy the requirement of this |
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section by posting in a conspicuous location accessible to the |
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nursery's customers a sign that contains the department's Internet |
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website address for the brochure. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter A, Chapter 12, Parks and Wildlife |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 12.0105 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 12.0105. The department may develop and maintain on |
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the department's Internet website a brochure describing the |
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benefits of native plant species and the problems associated with |
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invasive plant species. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |