Section 12.1 - DefinitionsThe terms in this section have the following meanings when used in this chapter unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) Act--Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 487.(2) Application--Includes an original application for a registration or license, or an application to renew a registration or license, issued under the Act.(3) Department--The Texas Department of Public Safety.(4) Director--An individual involved in decisions governing the operation or daily functions of the licensed dispensing organization, and any owner, partner, or shareholder of the business with an ownership interest that exceeds 10 percent.(5) Dispensing organization--An organization licensed to perform the regulated functions of cultivation, processing, and dispensing of low-THC cannabis.(6) Employee--An individual engaged by or contracting with a licensee to assist with any regulated function, whether or not compensated by salary or wage.(7) Licensee--An organization licensed under the Act.(8) Manager--An individual employed or otherwise engaged by a dispensing organization to supervise others in any portion of the regulated functions and processes.(9) Prescription--An entry in the compassionate-use registry that meets the requirements of Texas Occupations Code, Chapter 169.(10) Product--Any form of low-THC cannabis that is cultivated, handled, transported, processed, or dispensed, or raw materials used in or by-products created by the production or cultivation of low-THC cannabis.(11) Registrant--An individual registered with the department as a director, manager, or employee of a licensee; this term does not include a physician registered as a prescriber of low-THC cannabis.(12) Regulated premises--The physical areas under the control of a licensee, in which low-THC cannabis, or production related raw materials or by-products, are cultivated, handled, transported, processed, or dispensed.(13) SOAH--State Office of Administrative Hearings.37 Tex. Admin. Code § 12.1
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 02, January 8, 2016, TexReg 490, eff. 1/10/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 10, March 10, 2017, TexReg 1139, eff. 3/15/2017