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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the applicability of certain city requirements to |
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agricultural operations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 251.0055 (c), Agriculture Code, is |
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amended by adding Subdivision (5) to read as follows: |
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(c) A city may not impose a governmental requirement that |
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directly or indirectly: |
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(1) prohibits the use of a generally accepted |
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agricultural practice listed in the manual prepared under Section |
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251.007, except as provided by Subsections (a) and (b); |
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(2) prohibits or restricts the growing or harvesting |
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of vegetation for animal feed or forage, except as provided by |
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Subsection (d); |
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(3) prohibits the use of pesticides or other measures |
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to control vermin or disease-bearing insects to the extent |
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necessary to prevent an infestation; or |
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(4) requires an agricultural operation be designated |
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for: |
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(A) agricultural use under Section 1-d, Article |
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VIII, Texas Constitution; or |
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(B) farm, ranch, wildlife management, or timber |
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production use under Section 1-d-1, Article VIII, Texas |
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Constitution; or |
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(5) requires the owner or lessees of an agricultural |
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operation to mow, bale, shred, or hoe material on the right-of-way |
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of a portion of a public road that is adjacent to agricultural |
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operation. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |