Texas Health & Safety Code - Section 141.007. Inspections
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§ 141.007. INSPECTIONS. (a) An employee or agent of the
department may enter any property for which a license is issued
under this chapter, property for which a license application to
operate a youth camp is pending, or property on which a youth camp
is in operation to investigate and inspect conditions relating to
the health and safety of the campers.
(b) An employee or agent who enters a youth camp to
investigate and inspect conditions shall notify the person in
charge of the camp of the inspector's presence and shall present
proper credentials. The department may exercise the remedies
authorized by Section 141.014(b) if the employee or agent is not
allowed to enter.
(c) The department may prescribe reasonable record-keeping
requirements for licensed youth camps, including a requirement that
the youth camp keep records relating to matters involving the
health and safety of campers. An employee or agent of the
department may examine, during regular business hours, any records
relating to the health and safety of campers.
(d) An employee or agent of the department who enters a
youth camp to investigate and inspect conditions shall:
(1) notify the person in charge of the camp or the
person's designee of any violations as they are discovered; and
(2) allow the camp to correct the violations while the
investigation and inspection is occurring.
(e) The department may not extend or delay an investigation
or inspection to allow the youth camp to correct a violation under
Subsection (d)(2).
(f) An employee or agent of the department performing an
investigation and inspection under this section may not report a
violation that is significant under the department's rules if the
violation is corrected during the investigation and inspection.
(g) A penalty may not be imposed on a youth camp for a
violation that is significant under the department's rules if the
violation is corrected during an investigation and inspection under
this section.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended
by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 636, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Section: 141.002 141.0021 141.003 141.0035 141.004 141.005 141.006 141.007 141.008 141.009 141.0095 141.0096 141.010 141.011 141.012
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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