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Committee on Agriculture & Livestock

Jurisdiction:

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;
  • (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.