Texas Register
(21 TexReg 12039), effective until
March 9, 1997.
Charles Leamons, director for seed quality, has determined that for the
first five-year period the section is in effect there will be no fiscal implications
for state or local government as a result of enforcing or administering the
section.
Mr. Leamons also has determined that for each year of the first five years
the section is in effect the public benefit anticipated as a result of enforcing
the section is providing notice of seed treatment to consumers so that consumers
using treated seed can take precautionary action if necessary based on the
label. There will be no effect on small businesses. There is no anticipated
economic cost to persons who are required to comply with the section as proposed.
Comments on the proposal may be submitted to Charles Leamons, Director
for Seed Quality, Texas Department of Agriculture, P. O. Box 629, Giddings,
Texas 78942. Comments must be received no later than 30 days from the date
of the publication of the proposal in the
Texas
Register
.
The amendment is proposed under the Texas Agriculture Code, §61.002,
which provides the Texas Department of Agriculture with the authority to
adopt rules as necessary for the efficient enforcement of the Texas Seed
Law.
The Texas Agriculture Code, Chapter 61, is affected by the proposal.
§9.10.Treated Seed.
Treated seed must meet the most current labeling
requirements adopted in the Federal Seed Act regulations. The Department
of Agriculture hereby adopts by reference the requirements found at 7 Code
of Federal Regulations, §201.31a. Information relative to obtaining
copies of the material adopted by reference may be obtained by writing to
the Texas Department of Agriculture, Seed Quality, P. O. Box 629, Giddings,
Texas 78942. A copy is also available for public inspection at the Texas
Department of Agriculture, Seed Quality, W. H. (Bill) Pieratt Building, Giddings,
Texas.
[All treated seed shall be labeled in accordance with the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act, as amended].
This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal authority to adopt.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on January 6, 1997.
TRD-9700166
Dolores Alvarado Hibbs
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Department of Agriculture
Earliest possible date of adoption: February 17, 1997
For further information, please call: (512) 463-7583