Sec. 1951.207.  INSPECTION OF LICENSE HOLDERS.
(a)  The department by rule shall adopt a policy that  requires a business holding a structural pest control business license to be inspected by a field inspector at least once:
(1)  in the business's first year of operation; and
(2)  every four years after the first year of operation.
(b)  The department by rule shall adopt a policy and guidelines for conducting an investigation under this chapter, including:
(1)  procedures for investigating a complaint concerning misuse of pesticides, including contamination by pesticides and human exposure to pesticides;
(2)  the circumstances in which a case should be referred to the:
(A)  Department of State Health Services;
(B)  Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; or
(C)  United States Environmental Protection Agency;
(3)  recommendations to consumers and applicators regarding cleanup after a spill or misapplication; and
(4)  procedures for residue sampling, including the circumstances in which to take a residue sample and the time in which the sample should be taken.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.
Amended by: 
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 890 (H.B. 2458), Sec. 1.21, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 7.09, eff. September 1, 2009.