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LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
CRIMINAL JUSTICE IMPACT STATEMENT

87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 7, 2021

TO:
Honorable DeWayne Burns, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock
 
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB3289 by González, Mary (Relating to the penalties for a violation of a quarantine or rule to protect pecans or pecan trees from diseases or pests; increasing civil and criminal penalties.), As Introduced

The provisions of the bill addressed by this analysis would amend the Agriculture Code as it relates to the penalties for a violation of a quarantine or rule to protect pecans or pecan trees from diseases or pests. Under the provisions of the bill, violating quarantine established against a pest or disease affecting pecans or pecan trees would be punishable as a Class B or Class C misdemeanor with the punishment based on the circumstances of the violation.
 
A Class B misdemeanor is punishable by confinement in county jail for a term not to exceed 180 days and in addition to confinement, an optional fine not to exceed $2,000. A Class C misdemeanor is punishable by a fine not to exceed $500 (up to 180 days of deferred disposition and no confinement).This analysis assumes implementing the provisions of the bill would not result in a significant impact on the demand for state correctional resources.




Source Agencies:
LBB Staff:
JMc, AJL, LM