{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-432.012","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 432.012","heading":"POWERS OF DEPARTMENT.","body":"The department may:\n(1) enter into contracts or agreements necessary to implement this chapter;\n(2) conduct inspections and secure samples;\n(3) establish and maintain educational programs for salvage operators and salvage brokers; and\n(4) compile and publish statistical and other studies on the nature and scope of the salvage industry in this state.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES","SUBTITLE A. FOOD AND DRUG HEALTH REGULATIONS","CHAPTER 432. FOOD, DRUG, DEVICE, AND COSMETIC SALVAGE ACT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.432.htm#432.012","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"94ff93a04627eea1ca016f02cbd74513d348ee1087c7ef08f431241419f3267c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-432.011","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-432.013"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}