Texas Agriculture Code § 141.074 Records; Additional Reports; Audits

Sec. 141.074. RECORDS; ADDITIONAL REPORTS; AUDITS. (a) For the purpose of determining the accurate tonnage of commercial feed distributed in this state or identify or verify tonnage reports, the service may require each licensee to maintain records or file additional reports.

(b) The service is entitled to examine at reasonable times the records maintained under this section.

(c) Unless otherwise authorized by the service, a licensee shall preserve and maintain the records under this section in usable condition for at least two years. The service may require a licensee to retain the records for a period longer than two years if the service determines it to be in the public interest.

(d) If a licensee is located outside this state, the licensee shall maintain records required under this section in this state or pay all costs incurred in the auditing of the records at another location. The service shall promptly furnish to the licensee an itemized statement of any costs incurred in an out-of-state audit and the licensee shall pay the costs before the 31st day following the date of the statement.

(e) A record or report maintained or filed under this section is confidential and not subject to required disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1329, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Renumbered from Sec. 141.075 and amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1868, ch. 349, art. 2, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1983. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 314, Sec. 12, eff. Jan. 1, 1996.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 967 (H.B. 1733), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2005.

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