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TITLE 4 - AGRICULTURE
PART 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL PROCEDURES
SUBCHAPTER J - AGRICULTURAL LIEN DISPUTES
SECTION/RULE §1.604 - Attendance; Conduct; Authority To Settle
Chapter Review Date 01/10/2017

(a) Party representatives with authority to negotiate a settlement and all other persons necessary to negotiate a settlement must attend the settlement conference in person or virtually through video conferencing.(b) Parties and their representatives attending the settlement conference shall attend in good faith and make a good faith effort to settle the dispute.(c) If a party declines to attend a settlement conference, the department shall notify the requesting party of that fact and issue a closing report on the matter.

Source Note: The provisions of this §1.604 adopted to be effective September 22, 1997, 22 TexReg 9242; amended to be effective February 7, 2023, 48 TexReg 505.

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