Texas Parks and Wildlife Code - Section 11.0261. Prohibition Against Acceptance Of Gifts, Gratuities, And Other Things Of Value; Exception
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§ 11.0261. PROHIBITION AGAINST ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS,
GRATUITIES, AND OTHER THINGS OF VALUE; EXCEPTION. (a) Except as
provided by Subsection (b), a person who is a member of the
commission or an employee of the department may not accept a gift,
gratuity, or other thing of value, including travel, from a person
who:
(1) is employed by or participates in the management
of a business entity or other organization that receives funds from
the department;
(2) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more
than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other
organization that receives funds from the department;
(3) is a person a significant portion of whose
business consists of furnishing goods or services to an entity or
organization described by Subdivision (1) or (2); or
(4) is an agent, representative, attorney, employee,
officer, owner, director, or partner of an entity, organization, or
person described by Subdivision (1), (2), or (3).
(b) A department employee may accept reimbursement for
travel expenses from the official nonprofit partner designated by
the commission under Section 11.205 if:
(1) the employee has sufficiently documented the
expense; and
(2) the expense arose out of the performance of an
activity related to an employee's official duties regarding the
partner.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 968, § 22, eff. Sept. 1,
2001.
Section: 11.021 11.022 11.023 11.024 11.025 11.0255 11.026 11.0261 11.0262 11.027 11.0271 11.0272 11.028 11.029 11.030
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