Sec. 481.152. SEIZURE, SUMMARY FORFEITURE, AND SUMMARY DESTRUCTION OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PLANTS. (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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