OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS
AUSTIN
aROVER SLLLLRS
ATlOlWn 0LNcu.L
Bon. s. 8. YoDoaal4, Ccaalraloarr
Dopar6marIt of &rioulwlrD
Aurt in ( Trxae
Your 109trr oi tan
faotr and rrqurrtr our opini
ioulrr rrterenoe
291, rhlah etato@,
rhdl met at ruoh
p order’ : la thl8
ollagr station, ttlr
n& a mrrtln(l at thlm time, it will ooia-
at holdin 8eve?al 0th~ rrt-a thtorybout t& !%mte,
8n4 it will uterfoll~ n4uoo uo omrall lxponr** Of
8.14 DMr4. It mul4 k hl@;l dorlrrb:r to hrra thr
Irl.14Isrportrr rtotlen.4 at teriour polntr over the
?trto, to see8 with tbo kard rt thir tlmo for l PB-
rral 4irrurrlor of pr04p*otiv* *arm-m, luportla
roqdnrak and *eohaiquo.
Hon. J. P. MoDonmld, peg*2 56
To would mpproolmto your rdtloo me to whethor
Or not, in tho light d th r lboro tmotm on4 prod-
81one oi the Pi014 So04 Law, thlr trlp would bo m~a-
lldorod mm etato buminomm end whrthor or not the
%ed lnd Plant Doer& lnrabrrr lnd inrpootorl ooula
bo rolmburmtd out of Stoto fund8 for lxponmoo
inaurrmd.w
300. llr ot Chapter 378 of tho Aotm ot thr b9th Iaglm-
lmturo, 1945, the Approprlotioa Aot tar Stmto Dopmrtroate, pago
943, prorldom that *no trmtollng rxpon8eo lhmll k mlmIao4,
lllouo4 or pm14 ualoe8 laourrod rhllo trorollng on Stat8 buolnom8,”
Your 1nqoLry lo thorotorolnsworo4 br l 4otormlaotlon
ot rhothor or not tho pro em04 trip to hllmm by tho nb8borr of
tho Stat. Sod on4 Pleat L r4 and aortain lnopootorm of tho Do-
pmrtaont of Agrloultaro 18, in toot, a trip tho )urpomo oi rhloh
I8 *Etato bumlaomm.~
Ii anewor to your lnqulr7, w aumt tlrmt look to tho
dutiom of tho strto rood an4 Plmnt Board, Artlolo 57 of the
Rovlmod Clrll Stmtutom ot Texem, 1925, mm lmended, reoam 88
tollor8t
'Thr Stoto So04 ma4 Plmnt Boar4 (tormorlf do81 -
net.4 mm the Stmto Boar4 of Plmnt Brooder Xxomlnorm f
shall bo ooa ornod, lx-ottloio OS the Chlmt of the
Dlrlmlon ot % 1016 Sord QortltiomtlonOS the Stmte
Dopmrtmont ot Agtloulturo, tho lioa6of tho Doportmant
OS Conmtlom of tho hgrloulturml lad Moohanloml College
of Twx88, end tho He06 ot the Dopmrtment ot Plmnt
Industry of the hxm8 Tmoh~ol~gIomlCollogo. Zml4 Board
85011 lloot lnnumll~ one of their number mm ohrlrmmn
and another 08 lo r r o ter The~. Boer4 ohm11 omot at
muoh tlnmm end plooom 08 the oholrmon mel ardor, All
rpplioent8 tar lloenee 08 Roglmt*rod Plmnt Broodor en4
Cortlfls4 Seed Orowmr mhmll turrlmh muoh lnformmtloa
mm tho Bomrd mey nqulre en4 lhmll mppoor 1a porron
brtorc lol4 Board it the &orb roquomtm it. Thm Bomra
lhmll promorlbm thm Qu8litie8tionm ot InrpootorB thmt
~rnr be arplorod nadmr thlm 108.~
a:..
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Boa. J. Y. MoDonmld, page 3
Avtlole ~9~prorl4mm for lpplloetlonm to bm pnmontoa
to t&o Stata Sood en4 Plant Boor4 for rogfotrotioa 08 *Rogio-
tar04 Cottonm9o4 Er9e40ra, on4 AsL 61 prorl4or for like oppll-
motion8 to the Board for rmglmtrmtlonam *Certified Cottonsred
~rouorm*. Roeh of rush l pplimontm lo roqulnd to furnish the
Bar:4 oertoln lnforamtion mm lmt tarlh in there Artlrlrm. Ar-
tlolr 63 l pooltlom that thm Bomrd lmhmll prmporm lultmblo?oru
et oppliostion for n~otrrtlon ta aottonseo4 Broo4e?o on4
Cottonmoo Orowerm on4 mholl omtmbllohruler and nguletlonm,
tomtm and ltan4ordm to eorrl into ltirot the papomem of thlm
low, I . l*
Artlml@ 67 pw~ldm~ fbr the mona#Urtlo~ of rm#lmtrr-
tloa at a RoRlmtoro~Oottonmoo4 koodor or Cortltiod Oottonmood
Wyr b the Oomrimm~onor of Agrleultun ona fo r ls l p~ol from
ommimmlonor~r 6eolmta9ito the stat. 3806 0~4 PloM kor4.
SamtIcs 2 of Artiolm 670 protldrm to+ tke ngimtwtiom
of plant breadore by tho Oomalmmloaor of Agletiturm whoa the
mpplloetlonhoe born opprotod by tho Stoto coo4 on4 Plmnt Board.
Llko provlmloa la credo for tho rr(lmtrrtfon of lertltlod me94
6rovorm,
Sootion 3 of Artiole 67m, roebe am followsI
Vho ~tato Board of Pleat Breedor !!roainerm orrmte4
br the Chrpter 2 of Tftlr 4, Vol. I, of Roviood Clril
Otrtutmm of 1923 to be hmremftmr oallod the Stmte %e&
and Plmnt Board, mhmll osrtlfy to tbo Caaalmmioaorof
Agrloulturo tho nmcom of persona, flrrem,lmmooimtfon,or
oorporotionm vto en l li&blo to quolif~ OS Rc(liatoro4
Plant, Broo4orc, rn4 non08 or pormonm, firma, emmooio-
tlono or oorporotlonm rho lro sllglblr to quolltf,88
Cortltlod Soed drowerm; It mbmll promiulgrto ruloe,rog-
ulatlonm, trot and ltondordm goremnin~ the pm4uotion
of Ro~mtrro& Ploatln( Nod rm4 Oertitid Ploint;Ln
soo4l ohm11 prepare llritmblo blank forma to be un f la
amtin8 l ppllmot~on to? rmmogmltlon 88 Roglmtm,n6 Pltnt-
~odoro end Oortltlo4 Ssd browerm, en4 mhmll promoribm
the qurllrlortionmof immpmotorm to k rsglorod under
tho provlolono of thlm Amt [Art. 670; P.Q. &t.l~!i%j;
I
Eon.- J. 35. MoDonald, pa&a L
it ahali hbar
and pool upon all applioationr for
~egiat~rae Plant Brradera end ahiri0e Seed Orowrra
Bororo oertltylu thr 8amo to thr Corriaalonaror
&rlaulturo) lt shall aolloot a tow or Ton ((lO.00)
Dollars ircm laah rpplloant and bopOOtt aa~. In the
Ctato Troaaury; it shall praaarlba tear to oovar tha
aoat O?ldmio ia to rthla lq Art (Ad. 67aj P. a. Art.
15558), vhloh rho11 not OX0006 CVOntprito (251) aonto
par so r er o rlotton, nor more than ono por ooat of tbo
rota11 raluo OS the lvo r a gproduatloa
o OS mush othar
rirle road on luoh land al)mar ba lppllod aa, and ahall
hat0 rtif powor and lfktkorit~ to dotumh &ho 011 -
bilitr or poraaaa, firma, raaoairtlo~a or oorporat Pof18
lpplylaa ior rroogaltlon as Raglatrrad Plant Braodors
or a0rtirire 5006 Qrowora. Berm* oortilyliig any lp
plloant it shall oonaldar his or its raputatlon rar
honest-P,aomprtonay sad tOiF 4rollni5,his or lta iaoll-
~t.188ror produalng plantin aaed ot a hi& dagroo of
purltP and lxaal1onoo, tho quality of plantlnd a,ard
ownrd or oontrallrd by thr lpplloant to ba uaad in tho
produatloa oi Ragiaterad Planting rood or certified
Pl8ntlng Seed, Provldad that tho produotlon of Carti-
rlee saa4 ahall bo not loss than tha dogroo oi purit?
and lxoo1~0n08 88t ior Eeglaterod Case and la the aon-
aldaratlon or an applloant for reoognltlon 88 a Roglatarod
Plant Broodar it ahall lntoatlgato his lkill aa a Plant
Breeder Or tko skill oi aanaone 1x1 his or its amplo)8eat.’
l3yArtlolo 63, the Comml#alonor or Agrloulture lo raqulrad
to employ a rt.urioiantauakr 0r oompotont lnapootora to inspect
ri0id0 o? oobton, an5 r00mtir0 r0r glnnlna, rtorlng and handling
oottonaeed. By Saatlon k(a) oi Artlola 670, the Commlaalonrr d
Agrloulture la dlrootwl to appoint @ lurrlolant number or lnapoa-
tora, nomlnatrd by thr !7trto Food and Plant board to oarry into
lrr00t the provialona or the roglotretioa law.
It la thua apparent that thr dutiaa of tha Board may ba
luenarlaod as rallm0t
(11 To pa00 oa thr qualltloatlon or lupoatoa~
(21 To prrpan rulkblo roraa of lppllaotlon ror
redlatretlon~
(3) to rrrtlry to tha am 0010n0r or 4rla~turo
tha aamos oi thoaa poreom vho hwo lppllod
an4 rho a r mfound lUglb1.r to ba raclatarod
aa the nglatrrrd plant brredora or oartlflod
8.~4 povera~
.
59
Hon. J. P. Y(oDonald, paga 5
(4) To promulgata ruloa, ro ulationa, toot8
8nd standard8 gwor atn( the produatlfm
(5) To hoar and p8aa on all rpplloatloar for
ra~atratloa~
(6) And to rat 8a an 8ppellrto bertd rhrn tho
Cosadaaloau ot Ag?loaltu?o ha 8aba
tit to eaaorl a ngi8trrtlon.
?b uo fo n, la lwvw ii th a pwpoao
to y o ur la q a lr y, of
tho Boar&~8 meeting In Dallar 18 to porton 8af oi tha dutio8 out-
lined abeto, wo boll, and you rrb 8d~lroU that tha aena 18 mBtato
buainoaa* wlthla tha ~08al.ng et tho oarrtat Appropriation Bill.
*a the fa a trltatod la your lottor, that the Board will “later-
rior proapootlro 8ood growosaw, it would lppe8r that the Board
would bo rotin& la oompllonao ‘4th Artlaler 57, 59, 61 and 67r
(So. 3) in l rourlry thr lnioamatlon raqulnd ima lppllaanta tar
raglatratlon as orrtlrlad 6rowrra or braodua. It la polnt~e out,
howrtu, that thou Art10100 nlatr rtrlatly to ~Dlfoanta and
not to pro8pootlro drorora wbo are not applloanta. Also, rrau thr
faata ltatod in your latter, it UOUid 8ppOar that tho PLWtf5( Or
the Board tight also ba for tba purpoao oi prcml&3tla@ rules,
ragulatlona, toat and @tand@rd@ as raqvind ot it undrr thr law.
Ii anl or thaao dutlaa aro to ba poriormod br tho Boud l;rDal.;a#,
thou pu ua 8drlaod that tha auno la WBtato bualnaaaw.
Board datazalnaa that Its bualnoaa oan ba tranarstod aora orpael-
tlouall in Dallas than et lomo other point, thr trarrllng lrpanaoa
or tho Board are allorablr u&&or the law.
With rotrranoa to tha rxpenaaa of tho ln8pootora, tho
faata stated in your lattar atom to lndloata that they lra to bo
lalloe to Dallas at the lartana~ sad raquort oi tha Etato ?ord
and plrnt Do8ra to mart vlth it an6 to ei80u08 lproapertita
loroa(o8, i.n8portlon nqmlromontr, an& toehaiqu**. In thl8 aonaea-
tlon ua mall your attontlon to the p?o+ldom of Artlolra 63 on&
67a whlah prod&r that lll ruoh iarpeotorr lr o l p p OintO6 by and lr o
naponalblo to JOU ma Ooudaalanor of &loultua, nthaz than the
Stat0 bee and Plaat boar4. Wo thoniora ldviro you that it in thr
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l&n. J. R. McDonald, paga 6
datrrmlnatlon 0r yof2.r admlnlatratlro ~laarotlon, you aeoler
that it will bo ldVWLt~g Oto OUB0aU Four lnapootora in to
Ddlar ror a roport and tot lnatruetlonr, ruoh a trip would,
l.n tho oplnlon OS thla Dopartmant, bo wStrto bualnoaam, tharabr
lnrbllag thr tr a vr llr lrpona8a
y of auoh lrupooto?a to Dallas to
), paid iTa !!%atO fUid8.
Tours wry trul?,
A~QERRRAL 01 Tqhs
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&Q.-A+!+
BF David “untoh,
Lm:rt Molatont.
Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion
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