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TITLE 4 - AGRICULTURE
PART 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 3 - BOLL WEEVIL ERADICATION PROGRAM
SUBCHAPTER J - ORGANIC COTTON RULES
SECTION/RULE §3.609 - Payment of Assessment
Chapter Review Date 01/10/2017

(a) Organic growers who plant certified organic or transitional cotton will be required to pay an assessment in accordance with the Code, Chapter 74, Subchapter D, and rules adopted thereunder. This assessment will be in the amount set for the entire zone and will be billed in the same manner as all cotton grown in the zone.(b) Agreements negotiated under §3.607 of this chapter (relating to Eligibility for Indemnification) may include provisions for payment of an assessment or reduction of payment to an organic grower in the amount of an assessment for that acreage.

Source Note: The provisions of this §3.609 adopted to be effective June 14, 2000, 25 TexReg 5621; amended to be effective June 26, 2023, 48 TexReg 3405.

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