TITLE 4.AGRICULTURE

Part 1. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Chapter 2. LICENSING

Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

The Texas Department of Agriculture (the department) adopts amendments to §2.1 and §2.4, concerning licensing by the department, and the repeal of §2.2, concerning an expiration date for Chapter 2, without changes to the proposal published in the June 3, 2005, issue of the Texas Register (30 TexReg 3188).

The amendment to §2.1(a) is adopted to correct a typographical error in the spelling of "statute." The amendments to §2.1(d) are adopted to update statutory citations for sections previously found in the Texas Civil Statutes, that are now found in the Texas Occupations Code. The amendment to §2.4(a) is adopted to make the section consistent with the current agency practice of requiring that licensees notify the department in writing of any change of address. The repeal of §2.2 is adopted to eliminate an unnecessary section. The Texas Government Code, §2001.039 now provides for a review, revision or readoption of agency rules, making this section unnecessary.

No comments were received on the proposal.

4 TAC §2.1, §2.4

The amendments to §2.1 and §2.4 are adopted under Texas Agriculture Code (the Code), §12.016, which provides the department with the authority to adopt rules as necessary for the administration of its powers and duties under the Code.

This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on July 21, 2005.

TRD-200502976

Dolores Alvarado Hibbs

Deputy General Counsel

Texas Department of Agriculture

Effective date: August 10, 2005

Proposal publication date: June 3, 2005

For further information, please call: (512) 463-4075


4 TAC §2.2

The repeal of §2.2 is adopted under Texas Agriculture Code (the Code), §12.016, which provides the department with the authority to adopt rules as necessary for the administration of its powers and duties under the Code.

This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on July 21, 2005.

TRD-200502975

Dolores Alvarado Hibbs

Deputy General Counsel

Texas Department of Agriculture

Effective date: August 10, 2005

Proposal publication date: June 3, 2005

For further information, please call: (512) 463-4075