Sec. 76.006.  PESTICIDE EXAMINATION AND TESTING.  (a)  The department may contract with a state college or university, state agency, or commercial laboratory for examination of a pesticide.  The department shall let contracts with commercial laboratories under this subsection on the basis of competitive bidding.
(b)  The department may make or provide for sample tests of a pesticide on request and may charge and collect a fee for the tests in an amount necessary to cover expenses incurred in making or providing for the tests.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1191, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1369, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.