Sec. 486.004. FEES. (a) The department shall collect fees for:
(1) the issuance of a certificate of authority under this chapter; and
(2) an inspection performed in enforcing this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter.
(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall set the fees in amounts that allow the department to recover the biennial expenditures of state funds by the department in:
(1) reviewing applications for the issuance of a certificate of authority under this chapter;
(2) issuing certificates of authority under this chapter;
(3) inspecting and auditing a business establishment that is issued a certificate of authority under this chapter; and
(4) otherwise implementing and enforcing this chapter.
(c) Fees collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of a special account in the general revenue fund and appropriated to the department to implement and enforce this chapter.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 282 (H.B. 164), Sec. 9, eff. August 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1252, eff. April 2, 2015.
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