4 TAC §7.52, §7.53
The Texas Department of Agriculture (the department) adopts
amendments to §7.52 concerning counties regulated and §7.53 concerning
county special provisions for the use of regulated herbicides, without changes
to the proposal published in the February 18, 2005, issue of the
Texas Register
(30 TexReg 783). The amendments are adopted to make
changes to the regulations necessitated by an order entered by the county
commissioners court of a county subject to the regulations.
The amendment to §7.52 will add Moore County to the list of counties
regulated. The amendment to §7.53 will make changes to the county special
provisions by adding county special provisions for Moore County.
No comments were received on the proposal.
The amendments to §7.52 and §7.53 are adopted under
the Texas Agriculture Code (the Code) §76.144, which provides the department
with the authority to adopt rules concerning the use of regulated herbicides
in a county in which the commissioners court has entered an order in accordance
with the Code §76.144(a).
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 July 5, 2005.
TRD-200502738
Dolores Alvarado Hibbs
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Department of Agriculture
Effective date: July 25, 2005
Proposal publication date: February 18, 2005
For further information, please call: (512) 463-4075