Sec. 161.063.  RULES.  (a)  The board may adopt rules that are not inconsistent with this chapter and that it considers necessary or advisable.  The board shall adopt rules and procedures that it considers necessary to ensure the integrity of the program.
(b)  The rules shall be considered a part of this chapter and violation of the rules subject the offender to prosecution under Sections 161.401 through 161.403 of this code.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2657, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 798, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.