Sec. 481.161. DISPOSITION OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE PROPERTY OR PLANT IN LIEU OF DESTRUCTION. (a) Controlled substance property or plants subject to summary destruction or ordered destroyed by a court may be disposed of in accordance with this section. (b) A law enforcement agency or criminal justice agency may transfer the controlled substance property or plants to a crime laboratory to be used for the purposes of laboratory research, testing results validation, and training of analysts. (c) The crime laboratory to which the controlled substance property or plants are transferred under Subsection (b) shall destroy or otherwise properly dispose of any unused quantities of the controlled substance property or plants. (d) This section does not apply to evidence described by Section 481.160 (d). (e) The director may adopt rules to implement this section.
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