Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 481.181
Inspections


(a)

The director may enter controlled premises at any reasonable time and inspect the premises and items described by Subsection (b) in order to inspect, copy, and verify the correctness of a record, report, or other document required to be made or kept under this chapter and to perform other functions under this chapter. For purposes of this subsection, “reasonable time” means any time during the normal business hours of the person or activity regulated under this chapter or any time an activity regulated under this chapter is occurring on the premises. The director shall:

(1)

state the purpose of the entry;

(2)

display to the owner, operator, or agent in charge of the premises appropriate credentials; and

(3)

deliver to the owner, operator, or agent in charge of the premises a written notice of inspection authority.

(b)

The director may:

(1)

inspect and copy a record, report, or other document required to be made or kept under this chapter;

(2)

inspect, within reasonable limits and in a reasonable manner, the controlled premises and all pertinent equipment, finished and unfinished drugs, other substances, and materials, containers, labels, records, files, papers, processes, controls, and facilities as appropriate to verify a record, report, or document required to be kept under this chapter or to administer this chapter;

(3)

examine and inventory stock of a controlled substance and obtain samples of the controlled substance;

(4)

examine a hypodermic syringe, needle, pipe, or other instrument, device, contrivance, equipment, control, container, label, or facility relating to a possible violation of this chapter; and

(5)

examine a material used, intended to be used, or capable of being used to dilute or adulterate a controlled substance.

(c)

Unless the owner, operator, or agent in charge of the controlled premises consents in writing, the director may not inspect:

(1)

financial data;

(2)

sales data other than shipment data; or

(3)

pricing data.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1099, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Source: Section 481.181 — Inspections, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­481.­htm#481.­181 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

481.001
Short Title
481.002
Definitions
481.003
Rules
481.031
Nomenclature
481.032
Schedules
481.033
Exclusion from Schedules and Application of Act
481.034
Establishment and Modification of Schedules by Commissioner
481.035
Findings
481.036
Publication of Schedules
481.037
Carisoprodol
481.061
Federal Registration Required
481.062
Exemptions
481.065
Authorization for Certain Activities
481.067
Records
481.068
Confidentiality
481.070
Administering or Dispensing Schedule I Controlled Substance
481.071
Medical Purpose Required Before Prescribing, Dispensing, Delivering, or Administering Controlled Substance
481.072
Medical Purpose Required Before Distributing or Dispensing Schedule V Controlled Substance
481.074
Prescriptions
481.075
Schedule Ii Prescriptions
481.076
Official Prescription Information
481.077
Chemical Precursor Records and Reports
481.080
Chemical Laboratory Apparatus Record-keeping Requirements
481.101
Criminal Classification
481.106
Classification of Controlled Substance Analogue
481.108
Preparatory Offenses
481.111
Exemptions
481.119
Offense: Manufacture, Delivery, or Possession of Miscellaneous Substances
481.120
Offense: Delivery of Marihuana
481.121
Offense: Possession of Marihuana
481.122
Offense: Delivery of Controlled Substance or Marihuana to Child
481.123
Defense to Prosecution for Offense Involving Controlled Substance Analogue
481.124
Offense: Possession or Transport of Certain Chemicals with Intent to Manufacture Controlled Substance
481.125
Offense: Possession or Delivery of Drug Paraphernalia
481.126
Offense: Illegal Barter, Expenditure, or Investment
481.127
Offense: Unauthorized Disclosure of Information
481.128
Offense and Civil Penalty: Commercial Matters
481.129
Offense: Fraud
481.130
Penalties Under Other Law
481.131
Offense: Diversion of Controlled Substance Property or Plant
481.132
Multiple Prosecutions
481.133
Offense: Falsification of Drug Test Results
481.134
Drug-free Zones
481.135
Maps as Evidence of Location or Area
481.136
Offense: Unlawful Transfer or Receipt of Chemical Precursor
481.137
Offense: Transfer of Precursor Substance for Unlawful Manufacture
481.138
Offense: Unlawful Transfer or Receipt of Chemical Laboratory Apparatus
481.139
Offense: Transfer of Chemical Laboratory Apparatus for Unlawful Manufacture
481.140
Use of Child in Commission of Offense
481.141
Manufacture or Delivery of Controlled Substance Causing Death or Serious Bodily Injury
481.151
Definitions
481.152
Seizure, Summary Forfeiture, and Summary Destruction or Other Disposition of Controlled Substance Plants
481.153
Seizure, Summary Forfeiture, and Summary Destruction or Other Disposition of Controlled Substance Property
481.154
Rules
481.159
Disposition of Controlled Substance Property or Plant
481.160
Disposition of Excess Quantities
481.161
Disposition of Controlled Substance Property or Plant in Lieu of Destruction
481.181
Inspections
481.182
Evidentiary Rules Relating to Offer of Delivery
481.183
Evidentiary Rules Relating to Drug Paraphernalia
481.184
Burden of Proof
481.185
Arrest Reports
481.186
Cooperative Arrangements
481.201
Research Program
481.202
Review Board Powers and Duties
481.203
Patient Participation
481.204
Acquisition and Distribution of Controlled Substances
481.205
Rules
481.301
Imposition of Penalty
481.302
Amount of Penalty
481.303
Report and Notice of Violation and Penalty
481.304
Penalty to Be Paid or Informal Hearing Requested
481.305
Formal Hearing
481.306
Decision
481.307
Options Following Decision: Pay or Appeal
481.308
Stay of Enforcement of Penalty
481.309
Collection of Penalty
481.310
Decision by Court
481.311
Remittance of Penalty and Interest
481.312
Release of Bond
481.313
Administrative Procedure
481.314
Disposition of Penalty
481.351
Interagency Prescription Monitoring Work Group
481.352
Members
481.353
Meetings
481.354
Report
481.0355
Emergency Scheduling
481.0621
Exceptions
481.0755
Written, Oral, and Telephonically Communicated Prescriptions
481.0756
Waivers from Electronic Prescribing
481.0761
Rules
481.0762
Monitoring by Regulatory Agency
481.0763
Registration by Regulatory Agency
481.0764
Duties of Prescribers, Pharmacists, and Related Health Care Practitioners
481.0765
Exceptions
481.0766
Reports of Wholesale Distributors
481.0767
Advisory Committee
481.0768
Administrative Penalty: Disclosure or Use of Information
481.0769
Criminal Offenses Related to Prescription Information
481.0771
Records and Reports on Pseudoephedrine
481.1131
Cause of Action for Sale or Provision of Synthetic Cannabinoid
481.1191
Civil Liability for Engaging in or Aiding in Production, Distribution, Sale, or Provision of Synthetic Substances
481.1245
Offense: Possession or Transport of Anhydrous Ammonia
481.1285
Offense: Diversion of Controlled Substance by Registrants, Dispensers, and Certain Other Persons
481.07635
Continuing Education
481.07636
Opioid Prescription Limits

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

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