88R3686 KBB-D
 
  By: Burns, et al. H.B. No. 1761
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the period for which a pesticide must be registered.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 76.041, Agriculture Code, is amended by
  amending Subsection (g) and adding Subsection (g-1) to read as
  follows:
         (g)  Except as provided by Subsection (g-1), a [A] pesticide
  that has been registered with the department must continue to be
  registered until the earlier of:
               (1)  the second anniversary of the date the registrant
  stops distributing the pesticide in this state; or
               (2)  the date no [as long as the] pesticide remains in
  the channels of trade in this state.  [The registrant shall ensure
  that the pesticide continues to be registered.]
         (g-1)  A registrant that initiates a recall of a pesticide
  from distribution in this state before the pesticide's registration
  expires is not required to continue to register the pesticide after
  the expiration date.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.