16 Tex. Admin. Code § 62.10 - Definitions
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Act--Occupations Code,
Chapter 1952, concerning the registration of code enforcement
officers.
(2) Advisory
Committee--The Code Enforcement Officers Advisory Committee.
(3) Applicant--A person who applies for
registration under the Act.
(4)
Bite stick--A baton, club, or rod designed specifically to deter an animal
bite.
(5) Code enforcement--The
inspection of public or private premises for the purpose of:
(A) identifying environmental hazards,
including:
(i) fire or health
hazards;
(ii) nuisance
violations;
(iii) unsafe building
conditions; and
(iv) violations of
any fire, health, or building regulation, statute, or ordinance; and
(B) improving and rehabilitating
those premises with regard to those hazards.
(6) Code enforcement officer--An agent of
this state or a political subdivision of this state who engages in code
enforcement. This term does not include an agent of an agency of the federal
government.
(7) Code enforcement
officer in training (also referred to as Supervisee)--An agent of this state or
a political subdivision of this state who possesses less than one year of
full-time experience in the field of code enforcement and engages in code
enforcement under the supervision of a code enforcement officer. This term does
not include an agent of an agency of the federal government.
(8) Commission--The Texas Commission of
Licensing and Regulation.
(9)
Department--The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
(10) Executive Director--The executive
director of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
(11) Full-time experience--Employment,
self-employment, or independent contracting in the field of code enforcement
where the regularly assigned duties include code enforcement for a minimum of
32 hours per week.
(12)
Registrant--A person registered under the Act.
(13) Supervisor--A code enforcement officer
who supervises one or more code enforcement officers in training.
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