{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-431.272","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.272","heading":"LICENSE REQUIRED; MINIMUM STANDARDS.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Section 431.273, a person may not operate as a distributor or manufacturer of devices in this state unless the person has a license from the department for each place of business.\n(b) A distributor or manufacturer of devices in this state must comply with the minimum requirements specified in the federal Act and in this chapter.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 440, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 1047, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0997, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES","SUBTITLE A. FOOD AND DRUG HEALTH REGULATIONS","CHAPTER 431. TEXAS FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT","SUBCHAPTER L. DEVICE DISTRIBUTORS AND MANUFACTURERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.431.htm#431.272","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"7cd456579f7a521961ab204daeca558074201836f82c612628bec7bdff340083","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-431.271","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-431.273"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}