Tex.
Agric. Code Section 18.010
Stop-sale Order
(a)
If an organic agricultural product is being sold or distributed in violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter, the department may issue a written order to stop the sale or distribution of the product by a person in control of the product. The product named in the order may not be sold or distributed while labeled, marketed, advertised, or otherwise represented as “organic” until:(1)
permitted by a court under Subsection (b); or(2)
the department determines that the sale or distribution of the product is in compliance with this subchapter and rules adopted under this subchapter.(b)
A person in control of the product named in the order may bring suit in a court in the county where the product is located. After a hearing, the court may permit the product to be sold if the court finds the product is not being sold in violation of this subchapter or a department rule issued under this subchapter.(c)
This section does not limit the department’s right to act under another section of this subchapter.
Source:
Section 18.010 — Stop-sale Order, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.18.htm#18.010
(accessed Apr. 29, 2024).