1. (a) Exemption. As specified in the Act §554.009, vehicles assigned to or used by the compliance or investigation divisions for enforcement of pharmacy laws and rules are exempt from bearing the inscription required in Article 6701m-1 of Texas Civil Statutes. These vehicles are to be used primarily in the inspection of pharmacies and the investigation of violations of state and federal laws and rules relating to the practice of pharmacy. In addition, as specified in §554.009, of the Texas Pharmacy Act, the vehicles may be registered with the Texas Department of Transportation in an alias name for investigative personnel.
2. (b) Purpose. The purpose of exempting these vehicles from the inscription requirements of Article 6701m-1 is to increase the effectiveness of agency compliance officers and investigators in detecting and investigating violations of state and federal laws relating to the practice of pharmacy, thereby allowing compliance and investigative personnel to accomplish their tasks undetected, and to provide a greater degree of safety for these staff and the state property being used in the enforcement and a greater degree of case integrity.

Source Note:The provisions of this §281.15 adopted to be effective December 30, 1998, 23 TexReg 13073; amended to be effective December 27, 2000, 25 TexReg 12688.