Texas Agriculture Code 12A.052 – Complaint and Violation Analysis
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Terms Used In Texas Agriculture Code 12A.052
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Department: means the Department of Agriculture. See Texas Agriculture Code 1.003
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
The department shall analyze complaints filed with and violations discovered by the department to identify any trends or issues related to certain violations, including:
(1) the reason for each complaint or violation;
(2) how each complaint or violation was resolved; and
(3) the subject matter of each complaint or violation that was not within the jurisdiction of the department and how the department responded to the complaint or violation.