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TITLE 4AGRICULTURE
PART 1TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 12WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
SUBCHAPTER GSERVICE TECHNICIANS
RULE §12.61Authority and Responsibilities

(a) Employment. A service technician shall be employed by a service company before that individual can perform device maintenance activities.

(b) Responsibilities. In addition to the responsibilities and authority provided in the Code, Chapter 13, a service technician shall:

  (1) test devices to ensure compliance with this chapter;

  (2) use test standards that have been certified on an annual basis by the department or laboratory approved by the department; and

  (3) place a department-approved security seal on devices to prevent any unauthorized access to the adjusting mechanism unless otherwise authorized by the department.


Source Note: The provisions of this §12.61 adopted to be effective September 2, 1996, 21 TexReg 7960; amended to be effective July 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 4589; amended to be effective December 16, 2013, 38 TexReg 9009; amended to be effective March 5, 2023, 48 TexReg 1030

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