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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437.0165: CRIMINAL PENALTY: VIOLATION OF DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIREMENT.

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  1. HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
  2. TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
  3. SUBTITLE A. FOOD AND DRUG HEALTH REGULATIONS
  4. CHAPTER 437. REGULATION OF FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, RETAIL FOOD STORES, MOBILE FOOD UNITS, AND ROADSIDE FOOD VENDORS

(a) A person commits an offense if the person operates a food service establishment, retail food store, mobile food unit, or temporary food service establishment without a permit that is required by the department under Section 437.0055.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(c) Each day on which a violation occurs constitutes a separate offense.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 617, Sec. 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:17Z. Source file · JSON

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