Texas statute
Tex. Health & Safety Code § 481.152 — Seizure, summary forfeiture, and summary destruction or other disposition of controlled substance plants
Current through 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)
Part of Chapter 481: TEXAS CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT, Texas Health and Safety Code.
Full text of Tex. Health & Safety Code § 481.152
Statutory text current through the 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Texas.
(a) Controlled substance plants are subject to seizure and summary forfeiture to the state if: (1) the plants have been planted, cultivated, or harvested in violation of this chapter; (2) the plants are wild growths; or (3) the owners or cultivators of the plants are unknown. (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to unharvested peyote growing in its natural state. (c) If a person who occupies or controls land or premises on which the plants are growing fails on the demand of a peace officer to produce an appropriate registration or proof that the person is the holder of the registration, the officer may seize and summarily forfeit the plants. (d) If a controlled substance plant is seized and forfeited under this section, a court may order the disposition of the plant under Section 481.159 , or the department, a criminal justice agency, or a peace officer may summarily destroy the property under the rules of the department or dispose of the property in lieu of destruction as provided by Section 481.161 .
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