Untitled Texas Attorney General Opinion

The Honorable John C. White Opinion No. H-764 Commissioner of Agriculture Texas Department of Agriculture Re: Whether persons who P. 0. Box 12847 sell citrus fruit from Austin, Texas 78711 door to door must be licensed under the Citrus Bonding and Licensing Act. Dear Commissioner White: You have requested our opinion concerning an apparent conflict between sections 22 and 4(b) (5) of article 118b, V.T.C.S., The Citrus Fruit Growers Act. Section 22 of the Act provides in part: The provisions of this Act shall not apply to a retailer of citrus fruit. . . . Section 4(b)(5), enacted by the 64th…