Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 86.0215
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 86.0215, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 86.0215. INSPECTIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) In this section, "permit holder" means a person holding a permit under Section 86.006.
(b) The commission by rule shall adopt a policy to guide the prioritization of inspections of permit holders based on risk to the state's natural resources.
(c) The policy adopted under this section must require that the department:
(1) determine the conditions under which an on-site inspection of a permit holder by the department is appropriate;
(2) develop an assessment tool for determining the appropriate frequency and intensity of department inspections of permit holders, based on key risk factors and indications of increased or decreased risk, such as repeated or remedied violations and failed or passed inspections; and
(3) document all inspections of permit holders and the results of those inspections and make the documentation available to all employees whose job descriptions include the regulation of permit holders.
(d) The policy adopted under this section may be combined with a policy adopted under Section 12.1025.
(b) The commission by rule shall adopt a policy to guide the prioritization of inspections of permit holders based on risk to the state's natural resources.
(c) The policy adopted under this section must require that the department:
(1) determine the conditions under which an on-site inspection of a permit holder by the department is appropriate;
(2) develop an assessment tool for determining the appropriate frequency and intensity of department inspections of permit holders, based on key risk factors and indications of increased or decreased risk, such as repeated or remedied violations and failed or passed inspections; and
(3) document all inspections of permit holders and the results of those inspections and make the documentation available to all employees whose job descriptions include the regulation of permit holders.
(d) The policy adopted under this section may be combined with a policy adopted under Section 12.1025.
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