People who want to produce certain certified seed or plants may apply to the board for a license, must meet board requirements, and must include a fee with the application.
Sec. 62.005. LICENSING OF PRODUCERS OF FOUNDATION, REGISTERED, OR CERTIFIED SEED. (a) A person who wants to produce a certified class of seed or plant for which the board has established standards of genetic purity and identity may apply to the board for licensing as a Foundation, Registered, or Certified producer of seed or plants. To be licensed as a producer, a person must satisfy the board that: (1) his or her facilities meet board requirements for producing and maintaining seed or plants for the certification generations desired; and (2) he or she has met any other board requirements as to knowledge of the production or maintenance of seed or plants for the certification generations for which he or she applies to be licensed. (b) The board may adopt rules governing the production and handling by licensed producers of certified classes of seed and plants to ensure the maintenance of genetic purity and identity. (c) A license to produce Foundation, Registered, or Certified seed or plants is not transferable and is permanent unless revoked as provided in this chapter. A person licensed as a producer of Foundation, Registered, or Certified seed or plants is eligible to produce certified seed or plants, as provided in the license, of the class for which he or she is licensed or of any lower class of certified seed or plants, as determined by the board. (d) An application for licensing as a Foundation, Registered, or Certified producer of seed or plants must be accompanied by a fee, as provided by department rule. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1135, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 2.23, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 848 (S.B. 703), Sec. 18, eff. September 1, 2021.