(a) The correct practice of irrigation as a science and profession is essential for the protection and conservation of the water resources of the state and shall be conducted by individuals who are held to the highest ethical standards. The legislature has vested the commission with the authority and duty to establish and enforce standards of professional conduct and ethics for practitioners in the irrigation industry.
(b) Every applicant for an irrigator, irrigation technician, or irrigation inspector license shall become fully informed of the obligations and responsibilities inherent in the practice of irrigation as outlined by these standards of conduct. Each licensed irrigator, irrigation technician, or irrigation inspector is deemed to have notice of these standards of conduct and is required to abide by the standards.

Source Note: The provisions of this §344.20 adopted to be effective January 1, 2009, 33 TexReg 5713; amended to be effective July 26, 2020, 45 TexReg 4986