(a) Each individual licensee and apprentice shall carry his or her license or registration card at all times when performing structural pest control activities.
(b) Upon request, each individual licensee and apprentice shall present his or her license or registration card to:
  (1) a customer;
  (2) an employee of the department;
  (3) an employee of the Department of State Health Services;
  (4) an employee of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; or
  (5) a state or federal law enforcement officer.
(c) Upon request, each individual licensee and apprentice shall present a state driver's license, state identification card, or other government issued photo identification to a customer to verify the licensee's or apprentice's identity.
(d) Upon request, a business licensee shall present or provide access to its business license at its place of business to:
  (1) a customer;
  (2) an employee of the department;
  (3) an employee of the Department of State Health Services;
  (4) an employee of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; or
  (5) a state or federal law enforcement officer.
(e) Each business and individual licensee and apprentice shall maintain the license or registration card so that all information on the license or card is legible and shall apply with the department for a replacement license or card within ten (10) calendar days of any information on the license or card becoming illegible.
(f) A business or individual licensee or apprentice shall not add to, alter, deface, or otherwise modify any information placed on any license or registration card by the department.
(g) A business licensee shall prominently display its business license number on all vehicles used by the business licensee for customer contact or service. For purposes of this section, prominently displayed means:
  (1) permanently affixed (use of magnetic devices to adhere license numbers shall not meet the requirements of this section);
  (2) preceded by "Texas Pest Control License #" or "TPCL #;"
  (3) on either both front fenders or both front door panels;
  (4) in letters and numbers no less than two (2) inches in height and one (1) inch in width; and
  (5) in a color that contrasts with the background color of the vehicle.
(h) A vehicle shall display the business license number of each business for which the vehicle is used.

Source Note: The provisions of this §7.141 adopted to be effective December 21, 2015, 40 TexReg 9116; amended to be effective January 16, 2023, 48 TexReg 129