Current through Reg. 49, No. 50; December 13, 2024
Section 24.32 - Complaints(a) Any person with cause to believe that any provision of the Code or this chapter, related to the Department hemp program, has been violated or not complied with by a license holder, may file a complaint with the Department. The Department will accept either a written or oral complaint, but may require the completion and signing of a complaint form before conducting an investigation into the circumstances or situation giving rise to the complaint.(b) Upon receipt of an acceptable complaint, the Department will investigate the complaint and make a written report.(c) The Department's written report will be made available to the public to the extent authorized by the TPIA.(d) The Department shall, as soon as possible, notify the person(s) believed to be responsible for the acts, omissions, circumstance(s) and situation(s) described in the complaint, and the owner or lessee of the land where the incident(s) allegedly occurred of the existence of the complaint.(e) The Department will not find a violation based solely on the uncorroborated statements of an anonymous or unidentified complainant. However, the Department routinely investigates all such complaints. The Department will determine the extent of the investigation and resources which are necessary to address any particular complaint.4 Tex. Admin. Code § 24.32
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 10, March 6, 2020, TexReg 1670, eff. 3/11/2020