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Tex. Agric. Code § 251.003 (2026)

Established Date Of Operation

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Sec. 251.003. ESTABLISHED DATE OF OPERATION. For purposes of this chapter, the established date of operation is the date on which an agricultural operation commenced agricultural operations.

Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2595, ch. 693, Sec. 21, eff. Aug. 31, 1981.

Amended by:

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 135 (H.B. 2308), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 2005–2011 · leading case: Aguilar v. Trujillo, 162 S.W.3d 839 (Tex. App. 2005).
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Aguilar v. Trujillo, 162 S.W.3d 839 (Tex. App. 2005). “Tex.AgRIC.Code Ann. § 251.003. We do not read Section 251.”
Cal-Co Grain Co., Inc., Warren Whatley, Harold L. Evans, & Lester Frazier v. Richard Whatley & Wife, Glenda Whatley (Tex. App. 2006). · cites it 3× “" Tex. Agric. Code Ann. § 251.003 (Vernon 2004); Holubec , 111 S.”
Kenneth F. Gomez v. State (Tex. App. 2006). “Tex. Agric. Code Ann. § 251.003 (West 2004).”
David W. Bergin, Et Ux, Erin Bergin, Individually & as Next Friends of John David Bergin & Lauren Bergin, Minors v. Texas Beef Grp. (Tex. App. 2011). “Tex. Agric. Code Ann. § 251.003 (West 2004).”
David W. Bergin, Et Ux, Erin Bergin, Individually & as Next Friends of John David Bergin & Lauren Bergin, Minors v. Texas Beef Grp. (Tex. App. 2011). “Tex. Agric. Code Ann. § 251.003 (West 2004).”
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