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Agriculture Code § 1.001
This section says the code’s purpose is to make agriculture law easier to access and understand.
- Code organization
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Agriculture Code § 1.002
This section says the Code Construction Act applies when interpreting each provision of this code, unless the code expressly says otherwise.
- Code construction
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Agriculture Code § 1.003
This section defines “Commissioner,” “Department,” and “Livestock” for this code.
- Definitions
- Regulatory terms
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Agriculture Code § 1.004
A municipality or county may not adopt, enforce, or keep an ordinance, order, or rule regulating conduct in a field already occupied by this code, unless another statute expressly allows it.
- Local regulation
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Agriculture Code § 101.001
This section defines several terms used in the chapter, including handle, packer, perishable commodity, person, producer, and warehouseman.
- Definitions
- Perishable commodities
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Agriculture Code § 101.002
This section says the chapter applies to perishable commodities, including those packed in ice or kept in cold storage, and excludes perishable commodities that have been manufactured into a different kind or character of food.
- Cold storage
- Food processing
- Perishable commodities
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Agriculture Code § 101.003
A person may not handle perishable commodities without a license or department-issued identification card, unless an exception applies.
- Commodity handling
- Licensing
- Perishable commodities
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Agriculture Code § 101.004
A person must apply for a license if they buy perishable commodities on credit or take possession of them for consignment or handling in the listed ways.
- License registration
- Perishable commodities
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Agriculture Code § 101.005
Certain people who must be licensed or registered must apply to the department on its form and give true, correct information.
- Compliance
- License application
- Registration
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Agriculture Code § 101.006
A person applying for a license must include a refundable license fee with the application, unless this section says otherwise.
- License fee
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Agriculture Code § 101.007
The department must issue a license to a qualified applicant who applies and pays required fees, but it may not issue or renew a license in certain suspension or revocation situations, and it may refuse a license in specified cases.
- License issuance
- License refusal
- License renewal
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Agriculture Code § 101.008
A license expires one year after it is issued, and renewal requires a renewal application and the original license fee.
- Late fees
- License renewal
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Agriculture Code § 101.009
The department may publish a list of all persons licensed under this chapter, in pamphlet form or on its website.
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Agriculture Code § 101.010
A license holder may apply to the department for identification cards for buying or transporting agents. The department charges a fee and issues the cards; agents must carry and show them, and return them immediately if they stop serving the license holder.
- Agricultural commodities
- Identification cards
- Licensing
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Agriculture Code § 101.011
A license or identification card cannot be assigned.
- Identification cards
- Licensing
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Agriculture Code § 101.012
The department may discipline licenses or identification cards for violations, and a person may be entitled to a hearing if the department proposes discipline.
- Administrative penalties
- Licensing
- Professional probation
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Agriculture Code § 101.013
A licensed person who takes possession of perishable commodities and agrees to pay on demand must pay immediately when demanded.
- Payment terms
- Perishable commodities
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Agriculture Code § 101.014
A licensee or person required to be licensed who handles perishable commodities under a minimum-price guarantee must put the maximum commission or service charge in the contract with the producer or owner.
- Commission charges
- Perishable commodities
- Service charges
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Agriculture Code § 101.015
A licensee or person required to be licensed must settle with the producer or seller based on the contract grade and quality, or based on an inspector’s determination if the commodities were inspected and found to differ.
- Commodity settlement
- License compliance
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Agriculture Code § 101.0151
A licensed seller or someone who must be licensed must weigh perishable commodities on scales that meet state requirements.
- Perishable commodities
- Weighing requirements
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