Texas Agriculture Code 101.012 – Revocation, Modification, or Suspension of License or Identification Card
(a) The department shall revoke, modify, or suspend a license or identification card, assess an administrative penalty, place on probation a person whose license or identification card has been suspended, or reprimand a licensee or the transporting or buying agent of a licensee for a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted by the department under this chapter.
(b) If a suspension of a license or identification card is probated, the department may require the person to:
(1) report regularly to the department on matters that are the basis of the probation;
(2) limit practice to the areas prescribed by the department; or
(3) continue or renew professional education until the person attains a degree of skill satisfactory to the department in those areas that are the basis of the probation.
Terms Used In Texas Agriculture Code 101.012
- Department: means the Department of Agriculture. See Texas Agriculture Code 1.003
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) If the department proposes to revoke, modify, or suspend a person’s license or identification card, the person is entitled to a hearing conducted under Section 12.032. The decision is appealable in the same manner as provided for contested cases under Chapter 2001, Government Code.