Tex. Government Code § 411.0185
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§ 411.0185. AUTHORIZED INSPECTION OF CARGO TANKS CONTAINING CERTAIN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section:
(1) "Cargo tank" has the meaning assigned by Section 162.001, Tax Code.
(2) "Crime laboratory" and "forensic analysis" have the meanings assigned by Article 38.35, Code of Criminal Procedure.
(3) "Petroleum product" means crude oil or condensate.
(b) A commissioned officer of the department who receives training described by Subsection (c) may conduct a comprehensive inspection of any cargo tank used or suspected of being used to transport a petroleum product on a public road or railroad in this state. An officer who conducts an inspection under this subsection may obtain a sample of the petroleum product or suspected petroleum product being transported in the cargo tank and submit the sample to a crime laboratory, or any other laboratory capable of testing petroleum products in the manner required by this section, for forensic analysis.
(c) The commission by rule shall develop a training program for commissioned officers to perform comprehensive inspections described by Subsection (b). The training program must include instruction regarding the proper method for an officer to safely obtain a sample of a petroleum product from a cargo tank.
(d) The department may accept gifts and grants from any source to fund forensic analyses of petroleum products under this section.
(1) "Cargo tank" has the meaning assigned by Section 162.001, Tax Code.
(2) "Crime laboratory" and "forensic analysis" have the meanings assigned by Article 38.35, Code of Criminal Procedure.
(3) "Petroleum product" means crude oil or condensate.
(b) A commissioned officer of the department who receives training described by Subsection (c) may conduct a comprehensive inspection of any cargo tank used or suspected of being used to transport a petroleum product on a public road or railroad in this state. An officer who conducts an inspection under this subsection may obtain a sample of the petroleum product or suspected petroleum product being transported in the cargo tank and submit the sample to a crime laboratory, or any other laboratory capable of testing petroleum products in the manner required by this section, for forensic analysis.
(c) The commission by rule shall develop a training program for commissioned officers to perform comprehensive inspections described by Subsection (b). The training program must include instruction regarding the proper method for an officer to safely obtain a sample of a petroleum product from a cargo tank.
(d) The department may accept gifts and grants from any source to fund forensic analyses of petroleum products under this section.
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