Tex. Agriculture Code § 12A.201
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 12A.201, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 12A.201. INFORMAL PROCEEDINGS.
Official statutory text
(a) The department by rule shall adopt procedures governing:
(1) informal disposition of a contested case under Section 2001.056, Government Code; and
(2) an informal proceeding held in compliance with Section 2001.054, Government Code.
(b) The department shall offer the opportunity to conduct an informal settlement conference by telephone.
(c) The department shall:
(1) provide a license holder sufficient opportunity to indicate whether the terms of a proposed order are acceptable to the license holder;
(2) indicate in the notice of violation that the license holder has the opportunity described by Subdivision (1); and
(3) allow a license holder who does not agree with a proposed order to request an informal settlement conference.
(1) informal disposition of a contested case under Section 2001.056, Government Code; and
(2) an informal proceeding held in compliance with Section 2001.054, Government Code.
(b) The department shall offer the opportunity to conduct an informal settlement conference by telephone.
(c) The department shall:
(1) provide a license holder sufficient opportunity to indicate whether the terms of a proposed order are acceptable to the license holder;
(2) indicate in the notice of violation that the license holder has the opportunity described by Subdivision (1); and
(3) allow a license holder who does not agree with a proposed order to request an informal settlement conference.
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