Texas Agriculture Code

§ 132.006 — OUT-OF-STATE INSPECTION OF RECORDS AND EXPENSES

AG § 132.006Title 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS · Part A. BEES AND NONLIVESTOCK ANIMAL INDUSTRY · Ch. 132. EGGS · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a)If the grade determination and size determination required by Section 132.041 of this code is performed at a location outside of this state, the records relating to eggs of a Texas licensee at that location are subject to inspection by the department as the department considers necessary.

(b)A licensee whose out-of-state location is inspected shall reimburse the department for actual and necessary expenses incurred during the inspection. If a licensee fails to pay those expenses before the 11th day following the day on which the licensee receives an invoice from the department, the department may:

(1)automatically cancel the person's license; or

(2)deny a license to any person who is connected with a person whose license is canceled because of a violation of this section.

(c)The actual and necessary expenses of the department for each inspection of an out-of-state location may not exceed:

(1)the actual and necessary expenses for food, lodging, and local transportation of the inspector; and

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Legislative history

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1315, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 915, ch. 216, Sec. 1, Sept. 1, 1983; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1073, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 235, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.