1. (a) Authority. A licensed service company is authorized to place devices into service and remove out-of-order tags.

2. (b) Responsibilities. A licensed service company shall:

   1. (1) ensure compliance with this chapter and that the device is suitable for its intended use:

   2. (2) submit a prescribed service report to the appropriate Texas Department of Agriculture regional office, within ten days of:

      1. (A) calibrating or repairing a device that lacks a department seal or a security seal;
      2. (B) removing or replacing the security seal on a device; or
      3. (C) performing any work on a portion or an accessory of a device when such accessory or portion is so designed that its operation affects the accuracy of the device;
      4. (D) calibrating or repairing a device that was placed out-of-order by the department.
   3. (3) notify the department in writing within ten days of a change of name, address, or business location; and
   4. (4) provide security seals approved by the department to an individual employed as a registered technician.

Source Note:The provisions of this §12.42 adopted to be effective September 2, 1996, 21 TexReg 7959; amended to be effective April 11, 2000, 25 TexReg 2991; amended to be effective November 11, 2003, 28 TexReg 9809.