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TITLE 4AGRICULTURE
PART 1TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 3BOLL WEEVIL ERADICATION PROGRAM
SUBCHAPTER DREQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE ERADICATION PROGRAM AND ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ENFORCEMENT
RULE §3.74Penalties for Non-Payment of Assessment and Failure To Timely Report Acreage

(a) Upon receiving notice from the foundation that a grower has failed to timely pay an assessment in the amount and manner established for that eradication zone, the department may assess an administrative penalty against the grower.

(b) Upon receiving notice from the foundation that a grower has failed to timely report to the foundation information regarding acreage and location of all commercial cotton fields and of noncommercial patches of cotton grown for ornamental, research, or other purposes as provided by §3.72(b)(1) of this chapter (relating to Requirements for Program Participation), the department may assess an administrative penalty against the grower. A penalty assessed for failure to timely report acreage shall not exceed $50 per acre.


Source Note: The provisions of this §3.74 adopted to be effective May 19, 1998, 23 TexReg 4902; amended to be effective June 26, 2023, 48 TexReg 3405

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