Sec. 12.002.  DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURE.  The department shall encourage the proper development and promotion of agriculture, horticulture, and other industries that grow, process, or produce products in this state.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1017, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 208, Sec. 1, eff. May 21, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 265, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2003.