Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.111
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.111, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 13.111. REPAIR OR DESTRUCTION OF INCORRECT COMMERCIAL WEIGHING OR MEASURING DEVICES.
Official statutory text
(a) If, in the judgment of the department, a commercial weighing or measuring device found to be incorrect is not capable of being repaired, the department may condemn, seize, and destroy the device.
(b) If, in the judgment of the department, an incorrect commercial weighing or measuring device is capable of being repaired, the department shall place on the device a tag or other mark with the words "Out of Order." The owner or user of the commercial weighing or measuring device may not use it until it is reinspected and released for use by the department or inspected and released for use in any other manner authorized by department rule.
(c) The owner, operator, or user of a commercial weighing or measuring device may not destroy, replace, or otherwise dispose of a device declared to be incorrect or condemned under this section except as provided by department rule.
(b) If, in the judgment of the department, an incorrect commercial weighing or measuring device is capable of being repaired, the department shall place on the device a tag or other mark with the words "Out of Order." The owner or user of the commercial weighing or measuring device may not use it until it is reinspected and released for use by the department or inspected and released for use in any other manner authorized by department rule.
(c) The owner, operator, or user of a commercial weighing or measuring device may not destroy, replace, or otherwise dispose of a device declared to be incorrect or condemned under this section except as provided by department rule.
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