| 1 | 1 | | H.B. No. 1761 |
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| 4 | 4 | | AN ACT |
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| 5 | 5 | | relating to the period for which a pesticide must be registered. |
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| 6 | 6 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 7 | 7 | | SECTION 1. Section 76.041, Agriculture Code, is amended by |
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| 8 | 8 | | amending Subsection (g) and adding Subsection (g-1) to read as |
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| 9 | 9 | | follows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | (g) Except as provided by Subsection (g-1), a [A] pesticide |
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| 11 | 11 | | that has been registered with the department must continue to be |
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| 12 | 12 | | registered until the earlier of: |
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| 13 | 13 | | (1) the second anniversary of the date the registrant |
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| 14 | 14 | | stops distributing the pesticide in this state; or |
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| 15 | 15 | | (2) the date no [as long as the] pesticide remains in |
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| 16 | 16 | | the channels of trade in this state. [The registrant shall ensure |
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| 17 | 17 | | that the pesticide continues to be registered.] |
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| 18 | 18 | | (g-1) A registrant that initiates a recall of a pesticide |
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| 19 | 19 | | from distribution in this state before the pesticide's registration |
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| 20 | 20 | | expires is not required to continue to register the pesticide after |
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| 21 | 21 | | the expiration date. |
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| 22 | 22 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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| 23 | 23 | | ______________________________ ______________________________ |
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| 24 | 24 | | President of the Senate Speaker of the House |
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| 25 | 25 | | I certify that H.B. No. 1761 was passed by the House on April |
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| 26 | 26 | | 14, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 1, 2 present, not |
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| 27 | 27 | | voting. |
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| 28 | 28 | | ______________________________ |
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| 29 | 29 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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| 30 | 30 | | I certify that H.B. No. 1761 was passed by the Senate on May |
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| 31 | 31 | | 10, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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| 32 | 32 | | ______________________________ |
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| 33 | 33 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 34 | 34 | | APPROVED: _____________________ |
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| 35 | 35 | | Date |
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| 36 | 36 | | _____________________ |
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| 37 | 37 | | Governor |
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