4 TAC §10.11
The Texas Department of Agriculture (the department) and
the State Seed and Plant Board (the Board) adopt new §10.11, concerning
bulk sales. The new section is adopted to update requirement for the sale
of bulk seed for certification. The new section will allow sales of Registered
and Certified classes of small grains and rice in a form that will benefit
farmers with modern planting equipment by allowing for a less cumbersome means
of loading modern planting equipment. This will also allow Texas seedsmen
to sell the registered class of small grains and rice and the certified class
of all crop kinds across state lines and be recognized by other state certification
programs. Further, the new section provides for the same fee structure on
bulk seed sales as the existing rule, which is the same as that structure
used in the sale of other seed under the Texas Seed Law. The department is
the certifying agency in the administration of the Seed and Plant Certification
Act and is charged with administering and enforcing the standards adopted
by the Board.
No comments were received on the proposal
The new section is adopted under the Texas Agriculture Code, §62.004,
which provides the State Seed and Plant Board with the authority to establish
standards of genetic purity and identity as necessary for the efficient enforcement
of agricultural interests and the Texas Agriculture Code §12.016, which
provides the department with the authority to adopt rules for administration
of the code.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of
the Secretary of State on May 23, 2002
TRD-200203176
Dolores Alvarado Hibbs
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Department of Agriculture
Effective date: June 12, 2002
Proposal publication date: April 5, 2002
For further information, please call: (512) 463-4075