- (a) Noncommercial cotton shall not be planted in an eradication zone in which field operations of the Boll Weevil Eradication Program are in effect without a waiver issued in writing by the State Plant Board.
(b) Application for a waiver shall be submitted in writing and the board’s decision to grant or deny the waiver may be based on the following:
- (1) Location of growing area;
- (2) Pest conditions in the growing area;
- (3) Size of the growing area;
- (4) Accessibility of the growing area; and
- (5) Any stipulations set forth in a compliance agreement between the applicant and the board that are necessary to the Boll Weevil Eradication Program.