TITLE 4. AGRICULTURE

PART 1. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

CHAPTER 7. PESTICIDES

SUBCHAPTER B. REGISTRATION

4 TAC §7.10

The Texas Department of Agriculture (the Department) adopts amendments to the Texas Administrative Code, Title 4, Part 1, Chapter 7, Subchapter B (Registration), §7.10, relating to Registration of Pesticides. The amendments to §7.10 are adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the December 12, 2025 issue of the Texas Register (50 TexReg 7965) and will not be republished.

The adopted amendments to §7.10 add a new subsection(g) to the rule allowing pesticide registrants to cancel a registration of a pesticide by either discontinuing its registration or initiating a recall to remove it from the channels of trade, as well as make conforming formatting changes to the remainder of the rule. The adopted amendments to §7.10 align this rule with Section 76.041 of the Texas Agriculture Code.

The Department did not receive any public comments concerning the proposed amendments.

The amendments are adopted pursuant to Section 76.004 of the Texas Agriculture Code (Code), which allows the Department to adopt rules for carrying out provisions of Chapter 76 of the Code.

Chapter 76 of the Texas Agriculture Code is affected by the adoption.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on March 16, 2026.

TRD-202601230

Susan Maldonado

General Counsel

Texas Department of Agriculture

Effective date: April 5, 2026

Proposal publication date: December 12, 2025

For further information, please call: (512) 463-6591