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*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

aROVER SLLLLRS ATlOlWn 0LNcu.L

Bon. s. 8. YoDoaal4, Ccaalraloarr

Dopar6marIt of &rioulwlrD

Aurt in ( Trxae

Your 109trr oi tan

faotr rrqurrtr our opini

ioulrr rrterenoe 291, rhlah etato@, rhdl met at ruoh p order’ : la thl8 ollagr station, ttlr n& a mrrtln(l at thlm time, it will ooia- at holdin 8eve?al 0th~ rrt-a thtorybout t& !%mte, 8n4 will uterfoll~ n4uoo uo omrall xponr** Of 8.14 DMr4. It mul4 k hl@;l dorlrrb:r to hrra thr Irl.14 Isrportrr rtotlen.4 at teriour polntr over ?trto, to see8 with tbo kard rt thir tlmo for PB- rral 4irrurrlor of pr04p*otiv* *arm-m, luportla *eohaiquo. roqdnrak

Hon. J. P. MoDonmld, peg*2 To would mpproolmto your rdtloo me to whethor Or not, in tho light d thr l boro tmotm on4 prod- 81 one oi the Pi014 So04 Law, thlr trlp would bo m~a- ldorod mm etato buminomm end whrthor or not %ed nd Plant Doer& lnrabrrr nd inrpootorl ooula bo rolmburmtd out of Stoto fund8 for xponmoo inaurrmd.w

300. llr ot Chapter 378 of tho Aotm ot thr b9th Iaglm- lmturo, 1945, the Approprlotioa Aot tar Stmto Dopmrtroate, pago 943, prorldom *no trmtollng rxpon8eo hmll k mlmIao4, llouo4 or pm14 ualoe8 laourrod rhllo trorollng on Stat8 buolnom8,”

Your 1nqoLry lo thorotoro nsworo4 br 4otormlaotlon ot rhothor not tho pro em04 trip to hllmm tho nb8borr of tho Stat. Sod on4 Pleat L r4 and aortain lnopootorm of tho Do- pmrtaont of Agrloultaro 18, in toot, a trip tho )urpomo oi rhloh I8 *Etato bumlaomm.~

Ii anewor to your lnqulr7, w aumt tlrmt look to dutiom of strto rood an4 Plmnt Board, Artlolo 57 of the Rovlmod Clrll Stmtutom ot Texem, 1925, mm mended, reoam tollor8t

'Thr Stoto So04 ma4 Plmnt Boar4 (tormorlf do81 - net.4 mm the Stmto Boar4 of Plmnt Brooder Xxomlnorm f shall bo ooa ornod, x-ottloio OS the Chlmt of the Dlrlmlon ot % 1016 Sord Qortltiomtlon OS the Stmte Dopmrtmont ot Agtloulturo, tho lioa6 of tho Doportmant OS Conmtlom of tho hgrloulturml ad Moohanloml College of Twx88, end tho He06 ot Dopmrtment ot Plmnt Industry of hxm8 Tmoh~ol~gIoml Collogo. Zml4 Board 85011 loot nnumll~ one their number mm ohrlrmmn and another 08 l o r r oter~. The Boer4 ohm11 omot at muoh tlnmm end plooom oholrmon mel ardor, All rpplioent8 tar lloenee 08 Roglmt*rod Plmnt Broodor en4 Cortlfls4 Seed Orowmr mhmll turrlmh muoh lnformmtloa mm tho Bomrd mey nqulre en4 hmll mppoor 1a porron brtorc ol4 Board &orb roquomtm it. Thm Bomra hmll promorlbm thm Qu8litie8tionm ot InrpootorB thmt ~rnr be arplorod nadmr thlm 108.~ *3 a:..

Boa. J. Y. MoDonmld, page 3 for l pplloetlonm to bm pnmontoa Avtlole ~9~prorl4mm t&o Stata Sood en4 Plant Boor4 for rogfotrotioa 08 *Rogio- tar04 Cottonm9o4 Er9e40ra, on4 AsL 61 prorl4or for like oppll- motion8 the Board for rmglmtrmtlon am *Certified Cottonsred ~rouorm*. Roeh of rush pplimontm lo roqulnd furnish Bar:4 oertoln lnforamtion mm mt tarlh in there Artlrlrm. Ar- tlolr 63 pooltlom thm Bomrd mhmll prmporm ultmblo ?oru et oppliostion for n~otrrtlon ta aottonseo4 Broo4e?o on4 Cottonmoo Orowerm on4 mholl omtmblloh ruler and nguletlonm, tomtm and tan4ordm to eorrl into tirot papomem of thlm low, I . *

Artlml@ 67 pw~ldm~ fbr mona#Urtlo~ of rm#lmtrr- tloa at a RoRlmtoro~ Oottonmoo4 koodor or Cortltiod Oottonmood the Oomrimm~onor of Agrleultun ona fo r l s p~ol from Wyr b mmlonor~r 6eolmta9i to stat. 3806 0~4 PloM kor4. ommi SamtIcs 2 of Artiolm 670 protldrm to+ tke ngimtwtiom of plant breadore tho Oomalmmloaor of Agletiturm whoa the mpplloetlon hoe born opprotod by tho Stoto coo4 on4 Plmnt Board. Llko provlmloa la credo for rr(lmtrrtfon of ertltlod me94 6rovorm,

Sootion 3 of Artiole 67m, roebe am followsI Vho ~tato Board of Pleat Breedor !!roainerm orrmte4 br the Chrpter 2 of Tftlr 4, Vol. I, of Roviood Clril Otrtutmm of 1923 be hmremftmr oallod the Stmte %e& and Plmnt Board, mhmll osrtlfy to tbo Caaalmmioaor of Agrloulturo tho nmcom of persona, flrrem, mmooimtfon,or oorporotionm vto en li&blo to quolif~ OS Rc(liatoro4 rn4 non08 or pormonm, firma, emmooio- Plant, Broo4orc, tlono oorporotlonm rho ro sllglblr to quolltf, Cortltlod Soed drowerm; It mbmll promiulgrto ruloe,rog- ulatlonm, trot and tondordm goremnin~ pm4uotion of Ro~mtrro& Ploatln( Nod rm4 Oertitid Ploint;Ln soo4l ohm11 prepare lritmblo blank forma to be un f la amtin8 ppllmot~on to? rmmogmltlon 88 Roglmtm,n6 Pltnt- ~odoro end Oortltlo4 Ssd browerm, en4 mhmll promoribm the qurllrlortionm immpmotorm k rsglorod under tho provlolono of thlm Amt [Art. 670; P.Q. &t.l~!i%j;

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Eon.- J. 35. MoDonald, pa&a L

it ahali hbar and pool upon all applioationr for end ahiri0e Seed Orowrra ~egiat~rae Plant Brradera Bororo oertltylu thr 8amo to thr Corriaalonar or &rlaulturo) lt shall aolloot a tow or Ton ((lO.00) Dollars ircm aah rpplloant and bopOOtt aa~. In Ctato Troaaury; it shall praaarlba tear to oovar tha aoat O? l dmioiato rlq thla Art (Ad. 67aj P. a. Art.

15558), vhloh rho11 not OX0006 CVOntprito (251) aonto par so re r o r l otton, nor more than ono por ooat of tbo rota11 raluo OS the l vo rago produatloa OS mush othar road on uoh land al) mar ba ppllod aa, ahall rirle hat0 rtif powor and fktkorit~ dotumh &ho 011 - bilitr or poraaaa, firma, raaoairtlo~a or oorporat of18 P pplylaa as Raglatrrad Plant Braodors ior rroogaltlon or a0rtirire Qrowora. Berm* oortilyliig any p plloant it shall oonaldar his or its raputatlon rar honest-P, aomprtonay sad tOiF 4rollni5, his or lta iaoll- ~t.188 ror produalng plantin aaed ot a hi& dagroo of purltP and xaal1onoo, tho quality of plantlnd a,ard ownrd or oontrallrd by thr pplloant ba uaad in produatloa oi Ragiaterad Planting rood or certified Pl8ntlng Seed, Provldad tho produotlon of Carti- rlee saa4 ahall bo not loss than tha dogroo oi purit? xoo1~0n08 88t ior Eeglaterod Case and la the aon-

aldaratlon or an applloant for reoognltlon 88 a Roglatarod Plant Broodar it ahall lntoatlgato his kill aa a Plant Breeder Or tko skill oi aanaone 1x1 his or its amplo)8eat.’

l3y Artlolo 63, Comml#alonor or Agrloulture lo raqulrad to employ a rt.urioiant auakr 0r oompotont lnapootora to inspect ri0id0 o? oobton, an5 r00mtir0 r0r glnnlna, rtorlng and handling oottonaeed. By Saatlon k(a) oi Artlola 670, the Commlaalonrr d Agrloulture la dlrootwl appoint @ urrlolant number or lnapoa- tora, nomlnatrd thr !7trto Food and Plant board oarry into rr00t the provialona the roglotretioa law.

It la thua apparent that thr dutiaa of tha Board may ba uenarlaod as rallm0t (11 To pa00 oa thr qualltloatlon or lupoatoa~ (21 To prrpan rulkblo roraa of ppllaotlon ror redlatretlon~

(3) rrrtlry to tha am 0010n0r or 4rla~turo tha aamos oi thoaa poreom vho hwo ppllod an4 rho arm found Uglb1.r to ba raclatarod aa the nglatrrrd plant brredora or oartlflod 8.~4 povera~

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Hon. J. P. Y(oDonald, paga ruloa, toot8

(4) To promulgata ro ulationa, n( produatlfm 8nd standard8 gwor at (5) To hoar and p8aa on all rpplloatloar for ra~atratloa~

(6) And rat 8a an 8ppellrto bertd rhrn tho Cosadaaloau ot Ag?loaltu?o ha 8aba to eaaorl a ngi8trrtlon. tit ?buofon, la l wvw to your laqalry, ii tha pwpoao of tho Boar&~8 meeting In Dallar 18 to porton 8af oi tha dutio8 out- lined abeto, wo boll, and you rrb 8d~lroU that tha aena 18 mBtato buainoaa* wlthla tha ~08al.ng et tho oarrtat Appropriation Bill.

*a the fa atr l tatod la your lottor, that the Board will “later- rior proapootlro 8ood growosaw, it would ppe8r that the Board would bo rotin& la oompllonao ‘4th Artlaler 57, 59, 61 and 67r 3) in rourlry lnioamatlon raqulnd ima ppllaanta (So. thr tar It la polnt~e out, raglatratlon as orrtlrlad 6rowrra or braodua. and howrtu, not to pro8pootlro that thou Art10100 nlatr rtrlatly to ~Dlfoanta drorora wbo are not applloanta. Also, rrau thr UOUid 8ppOar that tho PLWtf5( Or faata tatod in your latter, it Board tight also ba for tba purpoao oi prcml&3tla@ rules, @tand@rd@ as raqvind thr law. ragulatlona, toat ot undrr Ii anl or thaao dutlaa aro to ba poriormod br tho Boud l;rDal.;a#, thou pu ua 8drlaod that tha auno la WBtato bualnaaaw.

Board datazalnaa that bualnoaa oan ba tranarstod aora orpael- Its than et omo other point, thr trarrllng rpanaoa tlouall in Dallas tho Board are allorablr u&&or law.

With rotrranoa tha rxpenaaa ln8pootora, faata stated in your lattar alloe atom lndloata they ra to bo Dallas at lartana~ sad raquort oi tha Etato ?ord mart vlth it an6 to ei80u08 proapertita and plrnt Do8ra oroa(o8, i.n8portlon nqmlromontr, an& toehaiqu**. In thl8 aonaea- tlon ua mall your attontlon to the p?o+ldom of Artlolra on& l r o l p pOintO6 by l r o 67a whlah prod&r ll ruoh iarpeotorr to JOU ma Ooudaalanor of &loultua, nthaz than the naponalblo Stat0 bee and Plaat boar4. Wo thoniora dviro you that it in thr

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datrrmlnatlon 0r yof2.r admlnlatratlro ~laarotlon, you aeoler will bo l dVWLt~gOOUB to 0aU Four lnapootora in to Ddlar ror a roport and tot lnatruetlonr, ruoh a trip would, l.n tho oplnlon OS thla Dopartmant, bo wStrto bualnoaam, tharabr nrbllag thr travrllry l rpona8a of auoh lrupooto?a Dallas to ), paid iTa !!%atO fUid8.

Tours wry trul?, A~QERRRAL 01 Tqhs \ * &Q.-A+!+ BF David “untoh, Molatont. Lm:rt