H.B. No. 1761
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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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1761 was passed by the House on April
14, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 1, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 1761 was passed by the Senate on May
10, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor