1. (a) What claims can be filed. Only claims against a license holder or a person required to be licensed for loss or damages due to a violation of the terms or conditions of a contract for the sale of perishable commodities grown in Texas may be filed.
2. (b) Claims filed under the Perishable Agriculture Commodities Act that are accepted as formal complaints and adjudicated by the United States Department of Agriculture, or claims for which an aggrieved party has filed suit in a court of competent jurisdiction shall not be accepted.
3. (c) How to file. A claim shall be filed with the department on a prescribed complaint form and shall be accompanied by the fee required by §14.3 of this chapter (relating to Fees). The date of postmark, if mailed, or the date the complaint and fee are received by the department, if hand-delivered, shall be the date the claim is deemed filed.
4. (d) Statute of Limitations. A claim shall be barred if it is filed later than two years from the date the payment was due.

Source Note:The provisions of this §14.10 adopted to be effective August 13, 1997, 22 TexReg 7223; amended to be effective December 13, 1999, 24 TexReg 11101; amended to be effective September 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 5668; amended to be effective December 15, 2025, 50 TexReg 8042.