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Certain dealers and handlers of perishable commodities must get written purchase information, keep those records for three years, and provide receipts on request; the department may inspect and demand proof of purchase.
Licensees and persons required to be licensed must keep complete sale records for perishable commodities, give demanded information by the 11th day after demand, and keep the records for at least three years after the sale; retailers are excepted from subsection (a).
The department must investigate alleged violations and may access and examine relevant records and places when enforcing this chapter.
A violator can owe a civil penalty up to $500 per violation, and the department can seek injunctive relief.
A civil action or criminal prosecution under this chapter must be brought in the county where the violation occurred, is occurring, or is threatened, or where the perishable commodities were received by the licensee, packer, or warehouseman.
This section makes certain licensing, identification-card, recordkeeping, and commodity-trading violations offenses.
This section says the chapter does not change how Chapter 15 of the Business & Commerce Code applies, and if a provision conflicts with that chapter, the whole chapter is void.
Vehicles hauling citrus fruit commercially on Texas highways must display identification signs showing the owner’s name or the lessee/operator’s name.
Drivers hauling citrus fruit commercially on state highways must carry a certificate or similar document while operating the vehicle.
This subchapter does not apply to certain citrus fruit hauling by the producer or the producer's employee in the producer's vehicle.
A person commits an offense by operating certain motor vehicles without the required identification or required certificate/document.
A person who violates the subchapter or a rule under it can be fined up to $500 per violation, and the department can seek injunctive relief to stop or prevent violations.
This section states a policy against unreasonable waste and inefficient use of citrus resources in Texas.
This subchapter applies only to certain citrus-fruit-producing counties that are contiguous and meet a minimum population threshold; it does not apply to citrus fruit grown elsewhere in the state.
The department may make marketing agreements and issue licenses for persons involved in certain intrastate citrus fruit commerce.
The department may hold a hearing about a marketing agreement or license, and it must make hearing evidence and the transcript available to interested parties.
The department may execute a marketing agreement or issue a license only after a hearing and only if it makes the required findings about citrus fruit supply, demand, producer returns, consumer prices, public welfare, and agricultural waste.
A citrus marketing agreement or license may set limits and allocation rules for citrus fruit in intrastate commerce, and if it allocates handler quantities it must use a uniform rule and fairly apportion the total amount among handlers.
The department may authorize administrative committees to help administer a license or program, and it may require those committees to file activity reports.
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