Sec. 103.011. FEE. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a license holder licensed under Chapter 101 shall pay an annual fee to the fund as provided by department rule.
(b) A person registered as a marketing association organized under Chapter 52 that handles citrus fruit only for its members is exempt from payment of the fee under this section.
(c) The fee required by Subsection (a) is in addition to any licensing fee paid and is due at the time of making the license application. The department may not issue a license to a person who fails to pay the fee.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1277, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 2.51, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 358, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 5.29, eff. September 1, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Production, Processing, and Sale of Horticultural Products
Subtitle D - Handling and Marketing of Horticultural Products
Chapter 103 - Produce Recovery Fund
Section 103.004. Duties of the Board
Section 103.005. Initiation of Claim
Section 103.0055. Bankruptcy of Merchant or Retailer
Section 103.006. Investigation; Hearing on Claim
Section 103.007. Payment of Claim
Section 103.008. Limits on Claim Payments
Section 103.009. Reimbursement of Fund and Payment to Complaining Party by Licensee
Section 103.010. Subrogation of Rights
Section 103.013. Penalty for Failure to Pay Fee
Section 103.014. Penalty for False Claims
Section 103.015. Civil Penalty; Injunction
Section 103.016. Board Conflict of Interest
Section 103.017. Removal of Board Member