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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES |
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Subtitle A. FOOD AND DRUG HEALTH REGULATIONS |
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Chapter 431. TEXAS FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT |
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Subchapter K. GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS AND RULEMAKING AUTHORITY |
Sec. 431.2471. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH PEACE OFFICERS
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(a) The department may employ a peace officer to administer and enforce this chapter.
(b) The department may not employ a peace officer under this section unless:
(1) the employee will enforce the food and drug portions of this chapter;
(2) the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education certifies the employee as qualified to be a peace officer;
(3) the commissioner recommends the employee to the department as being qualified to enforce the food and drug laws within the jurisdiction of the department; and
(4) the employee also serves simultaneously as the director of the food and drugs division of the department.
(c) A person employed as a peace officer under this section has the powers, privileges, and immunities of a peace officer while carrying out the employee's duties under this chapter.