Agriculture Code § 131.022

Sec. 131.022. QUARANTINES. (a) If the chief apiary inspector determines that the public welfare or protection of the beekeeping industry requires the establishment of a quarantine, the inspector may: (1) declare a protective quarantine of a district, county, precinct, or other defined area in which a disease or pest of bees is not known to exist or in which the disease or pest is being eradicated in accordance with this subchapter; or (2) declare a restrictive quarantine of a district, county, precinct, or other defined area in which a disease or pest of bees is located. (b) A person may not move or ship bees, equipment, pollen, or honey into or out of an area quarantined under this section, except in accordance with rules adopted by the inspector. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1884, ch. 350, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1983; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 418, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by: Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 882 (H.B. 4538), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2023.