Sec. 71.004.  EMERGENCY QUARANTINES.  (a)  The department may establish an emergency quarantine without notice and public hearing if the department determines that a public emergency exists in which there is the likelihood of introduction or dissemination of an insect pest or plant disease that is dangerous to the interests of horticulture and agriculture in this state.
(b)  The department may establish the emergency quarantine at the boundaries of the state or in other areas within the state.
(c)  The emergency quarantine and rules adopted in order to prevent the introduction or spread of the pest or disease are effective immediately on establishment or adoption.
(d)  An emergency quarantine shall be established in accordance with the provisions related to emergency rulemaking in Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1151, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.
Amended by: 
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 9.15, eff. September 1, 2009.