(a) A person commits an offense if the person:
- (1) sells or offers to sell citrus budwood or a citrus nursery tree falsely claiming that it is certified or that it comes from a designated foundation grove;
- (2) uses, for commercial purposes, citrus budwood that is required by department rule to be certified and is not certified or does not come from a designated foundation grove; or
- (3) fails to comply with an order of the department issued under this chapter.
- (b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 358, Sec. 1, eff. June 8, 1995.
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1117, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 9.06, eff. September 1, 2009.