Program
Protect Your Investment When Moving Equipment
Inspection for the movement of regulated articles within Texas is required when leaving a quarantined area may be obtained by contacting the Foundation at 800-687-1212. The number is answered, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. After hours, you may leave a message or call your local TBWEF office.
Cotton harvesting equipment and other equipment associated with the production and transport of cotton, as well as gin equipment, may be moved through a restricted area provided the equipment is free of hostable material, seed cotton and boll weevils in any stage of development by one of the following methods:
a. removal by hand;
b. high-pressure air cleaning;
c. high-pressure washing; or
d. fumigation of regulated articles as prescribed by the Texas Department of Agriculture.