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 Texas Department of Agriculture, 119 Cumberland Road, Austin, Texas 78704, 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;
   3. (3) submit to the appropriate regional office of the department within ten days, any out-of-order tags that have been removed by the registered technicians:
   4. (4) notify the department in writing within ten days of a change of name, address, or business location; and
   5. (5) 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.