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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notifications by the Texas Department of Agriculture |
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concerning a stop-sale order, seizure, or destruction of certain |
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plant or animal products. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 12, Agriculture Code, is amended by |
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adding Sec. 12.051. to read as follows: |
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Sec. 12.051. NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN ACTIONS TAKEN BY |
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DEPARTMENT. (a) The Department shall report to the Governor, |
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Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House, and the appropriate |
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legislative oversight committees each time the Department issues a |
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stop-sale order or otherwise seizes, bars the sale of, or destroys |
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any plant or animal product. |
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(b) A notification subject to Subsection (a) shall be made |
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within 24 hours of the issuance of the applicable order or the |
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action taken and shall include the following information: |
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(1) the date and time of the order or action taken; |
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(2) the location of the plant or animal product |
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seized, barred from sale, or destroyed; |
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(3) the reason(s) for the issuance of the order or |
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action taken, including the agency rule and statute used as |
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justification for the issuance of the order or action taken; |
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(4) the type and quantity of plant or animal product |
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seized, barred from sale, or destroyed; |
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(5) the name and contact information of the owner or |
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operator of the plant or animal product, if known; |
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(6) the name and contact information of the inspector |
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or other person responsible for the order or action taken; and, |
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(7) any other information deemed relevant by the |
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Department. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |