Texas Agriculture Code

§ 76.116 — SUSPENSION, MODIFICATION, OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE

AG § 76.116Title 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS · Part B. HORTICULTURAL DISEASES AND PESTS · Ch. 76. PESTICIDE AND HERBICIDE REGULATION · Art. E. USE AND APPLICATION

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(a)The head of a regulatory agency that licensed or certified an applicator may suspend, modify, or revoke a license or certificate, assess an administrative penalty, place on probation a person whose license or certificate has been suspended, reprimand a licensee or certificate holder, or take a combination of those actions if the head of the agency finds that the licensee or certificate holder has:

(1)made a pesticide recommendation or application inconsistent with the pesticide's labeling or with the restrictions on the use of the pesticide imposed by the state or the Environmental Protection Agency;

(2)operated in a faulty, careless, or negligent manner;

(3)refused, or after notice, failed to comply with an applicable provision of this chapter, a rule adopted under this chapter, or a lawful order of the head of a regulatory agency by which the licensee is licensed;

(4)refused or neglected to keep and maintain the records required by this chapter or to make reports when and as required by this chapter;

(5)failed to maintain financial responsibility as required by this chapter;

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Legislative history

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1201, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 230, Sec. 99, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 3.15, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1369, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.