Sec. 141.104. INDEPENDENT ANALYSIS OF SAMPLE. (a) If the service finds through chemical analysis or another method that a commercial feed is in violation of a provision of this chapter, the service shall notify the manufacturer or other person who caused the feed to be distributed. The notice must be in writing and give full details of the service's findings.

(b) A person who receives a notice under this section may request that the service submit portions of the sample analyzed to other chemists for independent analysis. After receiving a request, the service shall submit two portions of the sample analyzed to two qualified chemists selected by the service. If requested, the service shall also submit one portion of the sample to the person requesting independent analysis. A request under this subsection must be filed with the service before the 16th day following the day on which the notice is given under Subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Each of the chemists selected by the service shall analyze the portion of the sample and certify findings to the service under oath. The findings shall be prepared in duplicate and the service shall forward one copy of each chemist's findings to the person who requested the independent analysis.

(d) The three chemical analyses obtained under this section may be considered in determining whether a violation of this chapter has occurred.

(e) Except as provided by this subsection, the person requesting independent analysis shall pay the cost of the analysis. If, as a result of the independent analysis, the service determines that a violation has not occurred, the service shall pay the cost of the analysis.

Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1331, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Renumbered from Sec. 141.105 and amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1873, ch. 349, art. 2, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1983.