§ 431.2471 Texas Department of Health Peace Officers

§ 431.2471. Texas Department of Health Peace Officers

    (a) The department may employ a peace officer to administer and enforce this chapter.

    (b) The department may not employ a peace officer under this section unless:

        (1) the employee will enforce the food and drug portions of this chapter;

        (2) the Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education certifies the employee as qualified to be a peace officer;

        (3) the commissioner recommends the employee to the department as being qualified to enforce the food and drug laws within the jurisdiction of the department; and

        (4) the employee also serves simultaneously as the director of the food and drugs division of the department.

    (c) A person employed as a peace officer under this section has the powers, privileges, and immunities of a peace officer while carrying out the employee's duties under this chapter.