Sec. 72.002.  ADMINISTRATION;  RULES.  (a)  The department shall administer this chapter in order to control or eradicate the Mexican fruit fly in this state and to protect all premises in this state from that pest.
(b)  The department may adopt rules as necessary for the administration of this chapter.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1165, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.
Amended by: 
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 9.16, eff. September 1, 2009.