Section 27.603 - Withdrawal of Approval to Use Bio-Control Methods(a) Groves meeting Corporation pest thresholds, and approved for bio-intensive control methods, must be treated within 48 hours of the Corporation's notification to the producer or designee, or the Corporation will withdraw approval in writing.(b) If pest numbers and/or infestation levels in a grove monitored by the Corporation in the grove(s) approved for bio-intensive control methods exceed those in a majority of groves within the Corporation's work unit by 25% for any period of time, the Corporation shall notify the producer of this event.(c) If, after discussion between the producer and the Corporation, no other alternative is available, the producer's approval to use a bio-intensive control method shall be withdrawn by the Corporation and notice of withdrawal provided to the producer in writing.(d) A producer may appeal the withdrawal of the certification to the Department within 5 days of receipt of the notice of withdrawal. The producer shall provide a notice of the appeal to the Corporation. The Corporation shall not treat the producer's field while TDA reviews the appeal. In making its decision on the appeal, the Department shall consider the impact the decision will have on the overall success of the suppression program in the zone.4 Tex. Admin. Code § 27.603
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 48, November 27, 2015, TexReg 8638, eff. 12/6/2015