SECTION 265.25. Inspections

(a) Inspections and corrections. An employee or agent of the department may enter any property for which a license is issued in accordance with the Act, property for which a license application to operate a youth camp is pending, or property on which a youth camp is operating without a license to investigate and inspect conditions relating to the health and safety of the campers. An employee or agent of the department who enters a youth camp to investigate and inspect conditions shall:

(1) notify the person in charge of the camp of the inspector's presence and shall present proper credentials;

(2) notify the person in charge of the camp or the person's designee of any violations as they are discovered; and

(3) allow the camp to correct the violations while the investigation and inspection is occurring.

(b) Investigation or inspection may not be delayed. An employee or agent of the department may not extend or delay an investigation or inspection in order to allow the youth camp to correct a violation noted during the investigation or inspection.

(c) Interference with an inspection. A department representative in pursuance of his/her official duties is not required to seek permission to conduct inspections or investigations. It is a violation of the Act for a person to interfere with, deny, or delay an inspection or investigation conducted by a department representative.

Source Note: The provisions of this §265.25 adopted to be effective April 16, 2006, 31 TexReg 3049