In addition to the definitions set out in the Texas Agriculture Code and the Texas Administrative Code, the following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
- (1) Compliance Agreement--A written signed agreement in which a person engaged in growing, distributing, or moving quarantined articles agrees to comply with conditions specified in the agreement concerning the basis upon which a certificate or permit may be issued for movement of quarantined articles.
- (2) Distribute--Offer for sale or lease, hold for sale or lease, sell, lease, barter, offer to buy, buy, offer to supply, or supply.
- (3) Free Area--An area not quarantined for a pest or disease.
- (4) Host--Any plant or plant product designated in the quarantine upon or in which the quarantined pest completes its life cycle or is dependent for completion of any portion of its life cycle.
- (5) Infested--Officially determined to be contaminated by a pest using methods prescribed by the department.
- (6) Move--To ship, offer for shipment, receive for transportation, carry, or otherwise transport, move, or allow to be moved.
- (7) Permit--In addition to its ordinary meaning, a permit shall include any authorized state or federal quarantine compliance stamp, limited permit, or trip ticket.
- (8) Pest--All living stages of the insect, disease, or other pest organism of plants or plant products against which the quarantine is directed.
- (9) Phytosanitary Certificate--A document issued by the department regarding the pest condition of plants, parts of plants or plant products required for movement within this state or by other states or foreign countries for such products exported from this state.
- (10) Phytosanitary Growing Season Inspection Certificate--A document issued by the department regarding the pest condition of field grown crops.
- (11) Quarantined Articles--Any article of any character as described in the quarantine carrying or capable of carrying the plant pest against which the quarantine is directed.
Source Note:The provisions of this §19.1 adopted to be effective September 2, 1996, 21 TexReg 7802.