1. (a) Associate auctioneers must be employed by, and under the direct on-premises supervision of a licensed Texas auctioneer. An associate auctioneer shall offer his services only to a Texas licensed auctioneer. There must be a legitimate employee-employer relationship between the associate and the licensed auctioneer.
2. (b) An associate auctioneer must participate in all aspects of the auction business involving the laws of this state. To satisfy the eligibility requirements for an Auctioneer license under the Texas Occupations Code, §1802.052(a)(3)(B) an associate auctioneer must be licensed for two years and bid-call in at least 10 auctions, and must participate in, but not have sole responsibility for each of the following tasks at least once: appraising, inventorying, advertising, property make ready, site selection and preparation, lotting, registration, clerking, cashiering, bid-calling, ring working, property check out, security, accounting, and managing an escrow account.
3. (c) Any change of employment by a licensed associate auctioneer must be submitted to the department's Austin office prior to such action, and a letter must be submitted by the former employer stating the areas in which the associate auctioneer participated and the number of auction sales at which the associate participated as bid-caller.
4. (d) To obtain a license as an associate auctioneer an applicant must either be a citizen of the United States or a legal alien.
5. (e) Licenses expire one year from the date of issuance and must be renewed by that date to avoid late renewal fees.

Source Note:The provisions of this §67.21 adopted to be effective April 17, 1992, 17 TexReg 2393; amended to be effective June 1, 1993, 18 TexReg 3241; amended to be effective December 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 10456.