Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 4	AGRICULTURE
PART 1	TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 19	QUARANTINES AND NOXIOUS AND INVASIVE PLANTS
SUBCHAPTER L	PECAN WEEVIL QUARANTINE
RULE §19.123	Restrictions

(a) General. Quarantined articles originating from quarantined areas are prohibited entry into or through the free areas of Texas listed in this subchapter, except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section.

(b) Exemptions. Movement of quarantined articles to a sheller or processing plant for treatment or further processing may be granted upon departmental review.

(c) Exceptions. All quarantined articles must be free of husk and accompanied by a state certificate certifying that the products were treated using one of the following methods:

(1) storage in an approved cold storage chamber at or below zero degrees Fahrenheit for a period of seven consecutive days (168 hours) after the entire lot reaches zero degrees Fahrenheit as determined by facility standard operating procedures approved by the department;

(2) storage in an approved cold storage chamber at 12.2 degrees Fahrenheit for a period of 14 consecutive days (336 hours) after the entire lot reaches 12.2 degrees Fahrenheit as determined by facility standard operating procedures approved by the department;

(3) immersion in at least 140 degrees Fahrenheit water for a period of at least five minutes; or

(4) other treatment methods approved under a compliance agreement with the department.

Source Note: The provisions of this §19.123 adopted to be effective September 2, 1996, 21 TexReg 7806; amended to be effective September 26, 2023, 48 TexReg 5538