By: Burns, Anderson (Senate Sponsor - Perry) H.B. No. 1761
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 17, 2023;
April 27, 2023, read first time and referred to Committee on Water,
Agriculture & Rural Affairs; May 4, 2023, reported favorably by the
following vote: Yeas 9, Nays 0; May 4, 2023, sent to printer.)
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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the period for which a pesticide must be registered.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 76.041, Agriculture Code, is amended by
amending Subsection (g) and adding Subsection (g-1) to read as
follows:
(g) Except as provided by Subsection (g-1), a [A] pesticide
that has been registered with the department must continue to be
registered until the earlier of:
(1) the second anniversary of the date the registrant
stops distributing the pesticide in this state; or
(2) the date no [as long as the] pesticide remains in
the channels of trade in this state. [The registrant shall ensure
that the pesticide continues to be registered.]
(g-1) A registrant that initiates a recall of a pesticide
from distribution in this state before the pesticide's registration
expires is not required to continue to register the pesticide after
the expiration date.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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