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Texas Agriculture Code - Chapter 103 Produce Recovery FundLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Agriculture Code > Texas Agriculture Code - Chapter 103 Produce Recovery Fund Sponsored LinksIn this chapter: (1) "Board" means the Produce Recovery Fund Board. (2) "Fund" means the produce recovery fund. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1274, ch. ... (a) The produce recovery fund is a special trust fund with the comptroller administered by the department, without appropriation, for the payment of claims against ... (a) The Produce Recovery Fund Board is composed of five members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. Two members ... (a) The board shall: (1) advise the department on all matters relating to the fund, including the fund's budget and the revenues necessary to accomplish ... (a) A person who deals with a license holder under Chapter 101 in the purchasing, handling, selling, and accounting for sales of perishable commodities and ... For purposes of this chapter, the amount due an aggrieved party by a license holder is not affected by a final judgment of a bankruptcy ... (a) After a claim is initiated, the department shall investigate the complaint and determine the amount due the aggrieved party. If the amount determined by ... (a) If the amount determined by the department's investigation to be due the aggrieved party is not disputed by the license holder or the aggrieved ... (a) In making payments from the fund the department can pay the aggrieved party all of the first $2,000 of any claim and no more ... (a) If the department pays a claim against a license holder, the license holder shall: (1) reimburse the fund immediately or agree in writing to ... If the department pays a claim against a license holder, the department is subrogated to all rights of the aggrieved party against the license holder ... (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a license holder licensed under Chapter 101 shall pay an annual fee to the fund as provided ... With the advice of the board, the department shall adopt rules, consistent with this chapter, for the payment of claims from the fund. Acts 1981, ... (a) A person commits an offense if the person acts or assumes to act as a license holder under Chapter 101 without first paying the ... (a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to obtain a benefit for himself or to harm another, he: (1) institutes a claim under ... (a) A person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty not to ... (a) An officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of agriculture may not be a member of the board. ... (a) It is a ground for removal from the board if a member: (1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required ... The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall provide to members of the board, as often as necessary, information regarding their qualification for office under this ... (a) Before a member of the board may assume the member's duties and before the member may be confirmed by the senate, the member must ... Last modified: August 11, 2007 |