1. (a) Employment. A registered technician shall be employed by a licensed service company or a licensed inspection company before that individual can place a device into service, remove an out-of-order tag or perform inspections of LPG meters or ranch scales.

2. (b) Responsibilities. A registered technician shall:

   1. (1) test devices to ensure compliance with this chapter;
   2. (2) use test standards that have been certified on an annual basis by the department or laboratory approved by the department; and
   3. (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.