(a) The commissioner or an authorized agent may detain or embargo bedding if the commissioner or authorized agent finds or has probable cause to believe that the bedding violates the Act or these regulations.
(b) The commissioner or an authorized agent shall affix to the detained or embargoed bedding a notice or other appropriate marking indicating that:
  (1) the bedding violates or is suspected of violating the Act or these regulations; and
  (2) the bedding has been detained or embargoed.
(c) The notice or marking on detained or embargoed bedding must warn all persons not to use the bedding, remove the bedding from the premises, or dispose of the bedding by sale or otherwise until permission for use, removal, or disposal is given by the commissioner, the authorized agent, or a court.
(d) A person may not use detained or embargoed bedding, remove detained or embargoed bedding from the premises, or dispose of detained or embargoed bedding by sale or otherwise without permission of the commissioner, the authorized agent, or a court.
(e) The commissioner or an authorized agent shall remove the notice or other marking from detained or embargoed bedding if the commissioner or authorized agent finds that the bedding does not violate the Act or these regulations.

Source Note: The provisions of this §205.13 adopted to be effective October 3, 1999, 24 TexReg 8181