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TITLE 4 - AGRICULTURE
PART 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 27 - TEXAS CITRUS PEST AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
SUBCHAPTER G - ORGANIC CITRUS RULES
SECTION/RULE §27.704 - Communication with Organic Citrus Producers; Notification of Organic Production
Chapter Review Date 09/21/2006

(a) All organic citrus (transitional, certified or decertified) must be registered with the Corporation. Organic citrus producers must include:(1) Producer's name;(2) Organic certifier's name, address, phone number;(3) Legal description of the property;(4) Physical location of the property; and(5) Total acreage.(b) In the event of a change in the certifier, citrus producer must notify the Corporation within thirty days.(c) All notifications required within the statute will apply to organic producers.(d) For all new orchards added, the citrus producer must register the citrus and meet all notification requirements.(e) The Corporation will communicate with all citrus producers of certified organic or transitional groves in active pest management zones to discuss suppression activities in and around the production of such crops and to plan measures to minimize problems such as drift.

Source Note: The provisions of this §27.704 adopted to be effective December 6, 2015, 40 TexReg 8637.

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