By: Hughes S.B. No. 979
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to including cuttings as a form of propagation for citrus
budwood and citrus nursery stock certification programs.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 19.002(3) and (5), Agriculture Code,
are amended to read as follows:
(3) "Citrus budwood" means a portion of a stem or
branch of a citrus tree containing buds used in propagation from
cuttings or by budding or grafting.
(5) "Citrus nursery" means a producer of citrus trees
propagated from cuttings or through the budding or grafting of
citrus trees using certified citrus budwood.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2019.