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(a) Registration to use the GO TEXAN certification mark may be revoked at any time if the mark is misused, as determined by the department.(b) Misuse of the GO TEXAN certification mark includes, but is not limited to:(1) use of the mark in the selling, advertising, marketing, packaging, or other commercial handling of a product or service for which registration to use the mark has not been granted by the department;(2) use of the mark in the selling, advertising, marketing, packaging, or other commercial handling of a product which is of a quality markedly inferior to that representative of similar products produced in Texas;(3) use of the mark that would either:(A) impair or frustrate the department's efforts to expand or encourage development of the markets for Texas agricultural and other products; or(B) fail to enhance the integrity and image of the GO TEXAN Program, as determined by the department; or(4) use of the mark in a manner violating any rule promulgated by the department.(c) Proceedings for the revocation of registration to use the GO TEXAN certification mark shall be conducted in the manner provided for contested cases by the Administrative Procedure Act, Texas Government Code, Chapter 2001, and Part 1, Chapter 1 of this title (relating to General Procedures).(d) A proceeding for revocation of registration to use the GO TEXAN certification mark shall not preclude the commissioner from pursuing any other remedies, including, where applicable, the penal and injunctive remedies provided for by law.