H.B. No. 2947
AN ACT
relating to the definition of agricultural operations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 251.002(1), Agriculture Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(1) "Agricultural operation" includes the following
activities:
(A) cultivating the soil;
(B) producing crops for human food, animal feed,
planting seed, or fiber;
(C) floriculture;
(D) viticulture;
(E) horticulture;
(F) silviculture;
(G) wildlife management;
(H) raising or keeping livestock or poultry;
[and]
(I) planting cover crops or leaving land idle for
the purpose of participating in any governmental program or normal
crop or livestock rotation procedure; and
(J) the commercial sale of animals, as defined by
Section 252.001 of this code.
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, 2023.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2947 was passed by the House on May
12, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 1, 2 present, not
voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
I certify that H.B. No. 2947 was passed by the Senate on May
22, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
APPROVED: _____________________
Date
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Governor