Tex.
Agric. Code Section 19.012
Criminal Penalty
(a)
A person commits an offense if the person:(1)
sells or offers to sell citrus budwood, a citrus nursery tree, or citrus nursery stock falsely claiming that it is certified or that it comes from a designated foundation grove or a certified citrus nursery;(2)
uses, for commercial purposes, citrus budwood that is required by department rule to be certified and is not certified or does not come from a designated foundation grove;(3)
sells or offers to sell in the citrus zone citrus nursery stock that has not been propagated in a certified citrus nursery;(4)
operates, in the citrus zone for the propagation of citrus nursery stock, a citrus nursery that is not a certified citrus nursery or that is not in compliance with this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter;(5)
operates, outside of the citrus zone for the propagation of citrus nursery stock for sale in the citrus zone, a citrus nursery that is not a certified citrus nursery or that is not in compliance with this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter; or(6)
fails to comply with an order of the department issued under this chapter.(b)
An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Source:
Section 19.012 — Criminal Penalty, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.19.htm#19.012 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).
