The Code, §74.113, provides the foundation with the authority to collect assessments for each eradication zone as part of the foundation's duties. The Code, §74.121, provides that each person within an active eradication zone growing cotton shall furnish to the foundation, upon request, information concerning the size and location of all commercial and noncommercial cotton. The Code, §74.118, provides the department with the authority to require participation in an established eradication program. The Code, §74.115, provides the department with the authority to place a lien on cotton produced and harvested that year from acreage that is subject to an assessment that is due and unpaid. The Code, §74.115, also provides the department with the authority to assess administrative penalties for failure to pay an assessment when due, and the Code, §74.118, provides the department with the authority to assess administrative penalties for failure to comply with department rules regarding participation in cost sharing and acreage reporting. The Code, §74.116, provides the department with the authority to establish criteria for exemption from penalties assessed under the Code, §74.115.

Source Note: The provisions of this §3.70 adopted to be effective May 19, 1998, 23 TexReg 4902.