Tex. Health & Safety Code § 481.154 · Subchapter E. FORFEITURE
RULES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The director may adopt reasonable rules and procedures, not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, concerning:
(1) summary forfeiture and summary destruction of controlled substance property or plants;
(2) establishment and operation of a secure storage area;
(3) delegation by a law enforcement agency head of the authority to access a secure storage area; and
(4) minimum tolerance for and the circumstances of loss or destruction during an investigation.
(b) The rules for the destruction of controlled substance property or plants must require:
(1) more than one person to witness the destruction of the property or plants;
(2) the preparation of an inventory of the property or plants destroyed; and
(3) the preparation of a statement that contains the names of the persons who witness the destruction and the details of the destruction.
(c) A document prepared under a rule adopted under this section must be completed, retained, and made available for inspection by the director.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 141, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 152 (S.B. 722), Sec. 6, eff. May 21, 2007.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.481.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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