{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-438.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 438.004","heading":"STRICTER RULES.","body":"(a) The executive commissioner by rule may establish requirements stricter than the requirements prescribed by Section 438.003 for the display and sale of unpackaged foods if the transmission of a disease infestation or contamination is directly related to a method of displaying and selling unpackaged food authorized by this subchapter.\n(b) The stricter requirement must be:\n(1) adopted according to laboratory evidence supporting the specific relationship between the disease infestation or contamination and the method of dispensing the unpackaged food; and\n(2) applied uniformly to all nonexempted food sources and dispensing methods.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1130, 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 438. PUBLIC HEALTH MEASURES RELATING TO FOOD","SUBCHAPTER A. UNPACKAGED FOODS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.438.htm#438.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"21c135a4dd52396fb512ab16cc28116c36598955850febca202e09ead106a970","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-438.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-438.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}