Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion ( 1946 )

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:.. 57 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 .. 60 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 \ * &Q.-A+!+ BF David “untoh, Lm:rt Molatont.