88R11094 MCF-D
 
  By: Hefner H.B. No. 2971
 
 
 
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
 
AN ACT
  relating to the delivery of cottage food by mail.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 437.001(2-b), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
               (2-b)  "Cottage food production operation" means an
  individual, operating out of the individual's home, who:
                     (A)  produces at the individual's home, subject to
  Section 437.0196:
                           (i)  a baked good that is not a time and
  temperature control for safety food, as defined by Section
  437.0196;
                           (ii)  candy;
                           (iii)  coated and uncoated nuts;
                           (iv)  unroasted nut butters;
                           (v)  fruit butters;
                           (vi)  a canned jam or jelly;
                           (vii)  a fruit pie;
                           (viii)  dehydrated fruit or vegetables,
  including dried beans;
                           (ix)  popcorn and popcorn snacks;
                           (x)  cereal, including granola;
                           (xi)  dry mix;
                           (xii)  vinegar;
                           (xiii)  pickled fruit or vegetables,
  including beets and carrots, that are preserved in vinegar, brine,
  or a similar solution at an equilibrium pH value of 4.6 or less;
                           (xiv)  mustard;
                           (xv)  roasted coffee or dry tea;
                           (xvi)  a dried herb or dried herb mix;
                           (xvii)  plant-based acidified canned goods;
                           (xviii)  fermented vegetable products,
  including products that are refrigerated to preserve quality;
                           (xix)  frozen raw and uncut fruit or
  vegetables; or
                           (xx)  any other food that is not a time and
  temperature control for safety food, as defined by Section
  437.0196;
                     (B)  has an annual gross income of $50,000 or less
  from the sale of food described by Paragraph (A);
                     (C)  sells the foods produced under Paragraph (A)
  only directly to consumers; and
                     (D)  delivers products to the consumer:
                           (i)  at the point of sale or another location
  designated by the consumer; or
                           (ii)  by mail.
         SECTION 2.  Section 437.0194(b), Health and Safety Code, is
  amended to read as follows:
         (b)  A cottage food production operation may sell a food
  described by Section 437.001(2-b)(A) in this state through the
  Internet or by mail order only if[:
               [(1)  the consumer purchases the food through the
  Internet or by mail order from the operation and the operator
  personally delivers the food to the consumer; and
               [(2)]  subject to Subsection (c), before the operator
  accepts payment for the food, the operator provides all labeling
  information required by Section 437.0193(d) and department rules to
  the consumer by:
               (1) [(A)]  posting a legible statement on the
  operation's Internet website;
               (2) [(B)]  publishing the information in a catalog; or
               (3) [(C)]  otherwise communicating the information to
  the consumer.
         SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.