Sec. 12.016.  RULES.  The department may adopt rules as necessary for the administration of its powers and duties under this code.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1020, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 1.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.