{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-437b.054","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437B.054","heading":"HEALTH INSPECTION.","body":"(a) Not later than the 14th day after the date the department receives a complete mobile food vendor license application, the department or a governmental entity acting under a collaborative agreement as provided by Subchapter D shall conduct a health inspection of each of the applicant's food vending vehicles listed on the application. The department may not issue a license to an applicant whose vehicle does not pass a health inspection.\n(b) The department shall ensure that:\n(1) an applicant's food vending vehicle is safe for preparing, handling, and selling food; and\n(2) an applicant is in compliance with all applicable laws and the rules adopted under those laws.\nAdded by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 744 (H.B. 2844), Sec. 2, eff. July 1, 2026.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES","SUBTITLE A. FOOD AND DRUG HEALTH REGULATIONS","CHAPTER 437B. MOBILE FOOD VENDORS","SUBCHAPTER B. LICENSE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.437B.htm#437B.054","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"e323f4a47a05859c2ead5fbee259644417f74b33db3b5ee98bd5da05de1a7df1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-437b.053","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-437b.055"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}