Tex.
Agric. Code Section 103.002
Fund
(a)
The produce recovery fund is a special trust fund with the comptroller administered by the department, without appropriation, for the payment of claims against license holders, retailers, and persons required to be licensed under Chapter 101 (Handling and Marketing of Perishable Commodities).(b)
Fees collected under Section 101.008 (Term and Renewal of License) or 103.011 (Fee) and 50 percent of the fines collected under Section 101.020 (Penalties) or 103.013 (Penalty for Failure to Pay Fee) shall be deposited in the fund.(c)
The clerk of the county court or county court-at-law and the custodian of the county treasury funds shall keep separate records of all fines collected under Section 101.020 (Penalties) or 103.013 (Penalty for Failure to Pay Fee). On the first day of each January, April, July, and October, the custodian of the funds in the county treasury shall remit 50 percent of the fines collected under those sections to the comptroller of public accounts and the comptroller shall deposit that amount in the fund.(d)
No more than 10 percent of the fund may be expended during any one year for administration of the claims process.(e)
Interest or other income from investment of the fund shall be deposited to the credit of the fund.
Source:
Section 103.002 — Fund, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.103.htm#103.002 (accessed Apr. 20, 2024).
