Sec. 145.010. FEES  


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  • (a) The board shall collect a fee for:

    (1) a license issued or renewed; or

    (2) a license that is modified.

    (b) The board may charge prorated or annual fees.

    (c) The board by rule shall set the fees in amounts that allow the department to recover not less than 50 percent of the costs to the department in:

    (1) reviewing and acting on a license application;

    (2) modifying or renewing a license;

    (3) inspecting a licensed facility; and

    (4) implementing and enforcing this chapter or rules relating to this chapter.

    (d) The department shall use not less than 50 percent of the license fees collected for inspecting a licensed facility or enforcement of this chapter or a rule relating to this chapter. The remainder of the license fees collected shall be used to administer this chapter.

    (e) A license fee received by the department shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the food and drug registration fund. The fees are dedicated to the department for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 49, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 684, Sec. 8, eff. June 15, 1995.