Bill Text: TX SB81 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Relating to food safety.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - See remarks for effective date [SB81 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SB81-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Relating to food safety.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - See remarks for effective date [SB81 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SB81-Engrossed.html
By: Nelson | S.B. No. 81 |
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relating to food manufacturers, food wholesalers, and warehouse | ||
operators required to hold a license. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 431.2211, Health and | ||
Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) A person is not required to hold a license under this | ||
subchapter if the person is: | ||
(1) a person, firm, or corporation that only harvests, | ||
packages, or washes[ |
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shipment at the location of harvest; | ||
(2) an individual who only sells prepackaged | ||
nonperishable foods, including dietary supplements, from a private | ||
home as a direct seller; | ||
(3) a person who holds a license under Chapter 432 and | ||
who only engages in conduct within the scope of that license; or | ||
(4) a restaurant that provides food for immediate | ||
human consumption to a political subdivision or to a licensed | ||
nonprofit organization if the restaurant would not otherwise be | ||
required to hold a license under this subchapter. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2012. |