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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