EMERGENCY RULES An agency may adopt a new or amended section or repeal an existing section on an emergency basis if it determines that such action is necessary for the public health, safety, or welfare of this state. The section may become effective immediately upon filing with the Texas Register, or on a stated date less than 20 days after filing and remaining in effect no more than 120 days. The emergency action is renewable once for no more than 60 additional days. Symbology in amended emergency sections. New language added to an existing section is indicated by the use of bold text. [Brackets] indicate deletion of existing material within a section. TITLE 4. AGRICULTURE Part I. Texas Department of Agriculture Chapter 5. Quarantines Pink Bollworm Quarantine 4 TAC sec.5.179 The Texas Department of Agriculture (the department) adopts on an emergency basis, an amendment to sec.5.179, concerning authorized planting and stalk destruction dates for the Zone 2 pest management zone. The department is acting upon requests from the pest management committee members, county extension agents, and ASCS personnel within pink bollworm quarantine Zone 2 (Zone 2), and on behalf of cotton farmers in Chambers, Colorado, Fayette, Galveston, Gonzales, Harris, Jefferson, Lavaca, Liberty, Orange, Waller, and Washington counties for an immediate change of the cotton destruction date in those counties. The current cotton destruction deadline is October 20. The committee members have requested that the cotton destruction date be extended through November 20. The department believes that changing the cotton destruction date as requested is both necessary and appropriate. Adverse weather conditions have created a situation compelling an immediate extension of the cotton destruction date for certain counties in the Zone 2. The unusually wet weather since the beginning of the cotton destruction period has prevented many cotton producers from cotton destruction by the October 20 deadline. A failure to act to extend the cotton destruction deadline could create a significant loss to Texas cotton producers and the state's economy. The department believes that extending the cotton destruction deadline in the counties in the Zone 2 designated above as requested will not result in significant pest population increasing in the zone. The emergency amendment to sec.5.179(a)(2)(B) will extend the date for cotton destruction through November 20 of this year in Chambers, Colorado, Fayette, Galveston, Gonzales, Harris, Jefferson, Lavaca, Liberty, Orange, Waller, and Washington counties. The amendment is adopted on an emergency basis under the Texas Agriculture Code, sec.74.054, which provides the Texas Department of Agriculture with the authority to adopt rules as necessary for the control and eradication of the pink bollworm; sec.74.057, which authorizes the department to establish regulated areas, dates and appropriate methods of destruction of host plants and host plant products for pink bollworm control; and the Government Code, sec.2001.34, which provides for the adoption of administrative rules on an emergency basis, without notice and comment. sec.5.179. Authorized Planting and Stalk Destruction Dates. (a) All cotton plants in any of the quarantine zones set forth in sec.5.178 of this title (relating to Quarantine Zones) must be mechanically destroyed by the authorized planting and stalk destruction deadlines indicated for each zone. This must be accomplished by shredding or plowing out the plants in such a way as to absolutely prevent further growth and to the point where there are no standing cotton stalks or regrowth. (1) (No change.) (2) Zone 2. (A) (No change.) (B) Stalk destruction date: on or before November 20
    [October 20]. (3)-(6) (No change.) (b)-(c) (No change.) Issued in Austin, Texas, on October 27, 1994. TRD-9450163 Dolores Alavardo Hibbs Chief Administrative Law Judge Texas Department of Agriculture Effective date: October 27, 1994 Expiration date: November 26, 1994 For further information, please call: (512) 463-7583 TITLE 22. EXAMINING BOARDS Part XIV. Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners Chapter 577. General Administrative Duties Staff and Miscellaneous 22 TAC sec.577.15 The Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners adopts on an emergency basis an amendment to sec.577.15, concerning Fee Schedule. This emergency adoption is necessary because the license renewal period commences January 1, 1995 and runs until March 1, 1995. The Board does not meet again until well into the license renewal cycle and the fee must be correct. This section is being simultaneously proposed for public comment in this issue of the Texas Register. The rule will set out the fees charged by the Board for Examinations, license renewals, open records and mailing lists and labels. It will reduce the license renewal fee by $16. The amendment is adopted on an emergency basis under Texas Civil Statutes, Article 8890, sec.7(a), which provide the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners with the authority to make, alter, or amend such rules and regulations as may be necessary or desirable to carry into effect the provisions of this Act. The amendment affects the Veterinary Licensing Act, sec.19(a), Article 8890, which mandates that the Board, by rule, establish reasonable and necessary fees to produce sufficient revenue to cover the costs of administering the Act. sec.577.15. Fee Schedule.
      The Board shall establish fee amounts in accordance with of the Veterinary Licensing Act, sec.19(a)-(c), Article 8890. The following fees are in effect September 1, 1993 with the exception of the Renewal Fee which will become effective January 1, 1995
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          Figure 1: 22 TAC sec.577.15 Issued in Austin, Texas, on October 24, 1994. TRD-9450091 Ron Allen Executive Director Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners Effective date: October 26, 1994 Expiration date: February 23, 1995 For further information, please call: (512) 447-1183