Texas Agriculture Code
§ 14.083 — DENIAL, REVOCATION, MODIFICATION, OR SUSPENSION OF LICENSE OR PROBATION
AG § 14.083Title 2. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE · Ch. 14. REGULATION OF PUBLIC GRAIN WAREHOUSE OPERATORS · Art. I. ENFORCEMENT
Statute text
View on source(a)The department may deny an application for a license or license renewal if the applicant fails to comply with a requirement of this chapter, a rule adopted by the department under this chapter, or a lawful order of the commissioner or the commissioner's designee.
(b)The department may revoke, modify, or suspend a license or assess an administrative penalty against, place on probation, or reprimand a license holder for a violation of this chapter, a rule adopted by the department under this chapter, or a lawful order of the commissioner or the commissioner's designee.
(c)In addition to or in lieu of a license suspension authorized by another provision of this chapter, if the department considers it necessary, the department may suspend a license and prohibit the movement of grain into or out of a warehouse for up to 30 days without a hearing. For good cause, a suspension under this subsection may be extended for additional periods of up to 30 days each, not to exceed a total of 90 days of suspension in a licensing period.
(d)During a period of license suspension or probation, the department may seal and restrict access to the warehouse operator's buildings, bins, or other similar structures used to receive, store, ship, or handle grain, for hire, and require the warehouse operator to:
(1)maintain additional information in the records of the warehouse or report regularly to the department on matters that are the basis of the suspension or probation;
(2)limit practice to the areas prescribed by the department;
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 168 (S.B. 248), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2011.