By: Guillen H.B. No. 4163
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the applicability of certain city requirements to
agricultural operations.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 251.0055 (c), Agriculture Code, is
amended by adding Subdivision (5) to read as follows:
(c) A city may not impose a governmental requirement that
directly or indirectly:
(1) prohibits the use of a generally accepted
agricultural practice listed in the manual prepared under Section
251.007, except as provided by Subsections (a) and (b);
(2) prohibits or restricts the growing or harvesting
of vegetation for animal feed or forage, except as provided by
Subsection (d);
(3) prohibits the use of pesticides or other measures
to control vermin or disease-bearing insects to the extent
necessary to prevent an infestation; or
(4) requires an agricultural operation be designated
for:
(A) agricultural use under Section 1-d, Article
VIII, Texas Constitution; or
(B) farm, ranch, wildlife management, or timber
production use under Section 1-d-1, Article VIII, Texas
Constitution; or
(5) requires the owner or lessees of an agricultural
operation to mow, bale, shred, or hoe material on the right-of-way
of a portion of a public road that is adjacent to agricultural
operation.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.