Texas Agriculture Code 167.053 – Hearing
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(a) A person is entitled to request and obtain a hearing for the purpose of protesting an order to treat by filing a sworn application with the supervising inspector of the county in which the animals are located. The application must be filed not later than the 10th day after the day on which the order was received.
(b) Following a hearing, the commission shall transmit its written decision to the supervising inspector, who shall transmit it to the protesting person by delivering it in person or by mailing it by registered mail to the address shown in the hearing application. If the commission overrules the protest, the person to whom the order was directed shall comply with the order.
Terms Used In Texas Agriculture Code 167.053
- 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
- sworn: includes affirm or affirmed. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) If the commission’s decision is delivered in person, a person whose protest is overruled shall begin treatment of the animals on the first treatment date in the order that is more than two days after the day on which the decision is received. If the decision is delivered by mail, the person shall begin treatment on the first treatment date in the order that is more than four days after the day on which the decision was deposited in the mail.