- (a) A person may not sell or offer, expose, or otherwise distribute for sale vegetable seed for planting purposes in this state unless the person possesses a valid vegetable seed license issued under this section.
- (b) The department may fix by rule and collect a fee for the issuance of a vegetable seed license.
- (c) An applicant for a vegetable seed license shall apply for the license on forms prescribed by the department.
- (d) A vegetable seed license expires on the first anniversary of the date on which it was issued or renewed.
- (e) A person who sells or offers, exposes, or otherwise distributes for sale vegetable seed in containers bearing the name and address of a licensee under this section is not required to be licensed under this section.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1131, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 44 (H.B. 901), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.