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Agricultural Law

This site provides links to information sources on laws and legal issues of interest to the wine industry, including the Texas state code and Federal code.
 

Texas Law

• Agriculture Code
• Alcoholic Beverage Code
• The Complete Texas Statutes
• The Texas Constitution
• Texas Legislature Online

Environmental Laws Impacting Farmers and Ranchers
The United States attempts to handle environmental problems primarily by regulating the use of natural resources. In many ways this affects farmers and ranchers. This publication discusses the various federal regulatory approaches that have been implemented for air, water and land.

U.S. Law Resources

Wine Law

• Code of Federal Regulations - Wine
  Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
• Notices of Proposed Rulemakings
  Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
• Legal Reference Library.
  The Wine Institute of California produces this website with information on wine regulations, direct wine shipments, and American Viticultural Areas.

Pesticide Law

• Wright's PestLaw
  The law firm of Wright and Sielaty provides a comprehensive source of continuously updated pesticide related news and regulatory information, with over ten thousand full text documents and many other resources. Full access requires a subscription.

Labor Law

• Summary of Federal Laws and Regulations Affecting Agricultural Employers
  USDA Economic Research Service
• Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act
  U.S. Department of Labor

U.S. Agricultural Law

• Code of Federal Regulations - Agriculture
• AgricultureLaw.com
  The law firm of McLeod, Watkinson & Miller produces this website dedicated to providing farmers and ranchers with the most complete source of timely information and ideas on agricultural policy.
• National Center for Agricultural Law
  University of Arkansas
• Farmers' Legal Action Group
  Farmers’ Legal Action Group, Inc. is a nonprofit law center dedicated to providing legal services to family farmers and their rural communities in order to help keep family farmers on the land.

U.S. Law and Legislation - General

• United States Code
  A convenient searchable database from Cornell University.
• The Federal Register
  Complete text of new regulations and legal notices.
• Thomas Legislative Information on the Internet
  The Library of Congress provides searchable databases of pending legislation, the Congressional record, committee information, and much more.

International Wine Law

• International Wine Law Association
  The International Wine Law Association (AIDV) was founded in 1985 to provide an international forum for the study and discussion of legal issues concerning the viticultural community and the wine trade - world wide. With over 300 individual and organization members in more than 20 countries, the AIDV provides a wide range of activities: conferences in major wine-growing regions of the world, publications, and opportunities for contact with colleagues in wine law.

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