(a) The department hereby adopts by reference as quarantined areas those counties in Texas, or portions thereof, listed as regulated areas in the most current federal imported fire ant quarantine as adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture, and found at 7 Code of Federal Regulations 301.81-3. A copy of the regulation may be obtained at the Texas Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 12847, Austin, Texas 78711.
(b) In addition to the areas described in subsection (a) of this section, Archer, Baylor, Brooks, Brown, Cameron, Callahan, Clay, Coke, Coleman, Concho, Crane, Crockett, Delta, Dimmit, Duval, Ector, Fisher, Haskell, Hidalgo, Howard, Irion, Jack, Jones, Kenedy, Kimble, Kinney, Lamar, La Salle, Mason, Martin, Maverick, McCulloch, Midland, Mills, Mitchell, Montague, Nolan, Palo Pinto, Reagan, Red River, Runnels, San Saba, Schleicher, Scurry, Shackelford, Starr, Stephens, Terrell, Throckmorton, Upton, Val Verde, Ward, Webb, Wilbarger, Willacy, Winkler, Young, and Zavala counties in Texas, and the area of the City of Lubbock located within Highway 27 to the East, Ursuline Street to the North, Milwaukee Street to the West and 98 Street to the South are quarantined.

Source Note: The provisions of this §19.101 adopted to be effective September 2, 1996, 21 TexReg 7805; amended to be effective February 26, 1997, 22 TexReg 1801; amended to be effective March 6, 2001, 26 TexReg 1833; amended to be effective May 21, 2009, 34 TexReg 2947