Agriculture & Livestock Committee
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Committee Members
Jurisdiction:
Sec. 1. AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK. The committee shall
have nine members, with jurisdiction over all matters pertaining
to:
(1) agriculture, horticulture, and farm husbandry;
(2) livestock and stock raising, and the livestock
industry;
(3) the development and preservation of forests, and
the regulation, control, and promotion of the lumber industry;
(4) problems and issues particularly affecting rural
areas of the state, including issues related to rural economic
development and the provision of and access to infrastructure,
education, and health services; and
(5) the following state agencies: the Department of
Agriculture, the Texas Animal Health Commission, the State Soil and
Water Conservation Board, the Texas A&M Forest Service, the Texas
administrator for the South Central Interstate Forest Fire
Protection Compact, the Texas Apiary Inspection Service, Texas A&M
AgriLife Research, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, the State Seed and Plant Board,
the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners, the Texas A&M
Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, the Produce Recovery
Fund Board, the board of directors of the Texas Boll Weevil
Eradication Foundation, Inc., and the Texas Wildlife Services.