Agriculture Code § 122.053

Sec. 122.053. INSPECTIONS. (a) The department may randomly inspect land where hemp is grown to determine whether hemp is being cultivated in compliance with this chapter. (b) The department may enter onto land described by Section 122.103(a)(1), conduct inspections, and collect and test plant samples. (c) Using participation fees set and collected under Section 122.052(a)(3), the department shall pay the cost of inspections under this section. (d) The Department of Public Safety may inspect, collect samples from, or test plants from any portion of a plot to ensure compliance with this chapter. A license holder shall allow the Department of Public Safety access to the plot and the property on which the plot is located for purposes of this subsection. (e) If, after conducting an inspection or performing testing under this section, the department or the Department of Public Safety determines any portion of a plot is not compliant with this chapter, the department or the Department of Public Safety may report the license holder to the other department or to the attorney general. Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 764 (H.B. 1325), Sec. 2, eff. June 10, 2019.