{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-438.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 438.005","heading":"SALE OF UNPACKAGED FOOD; CRIMINAL PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally sells unpackaged food in a manner that does not comply with Section 438.003 or a rule adopted under Section 438.004.\n(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.","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#438.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"4413f65c5b11e212032cf87cbfb1d2b0e082eb1adeeb12b6ee4167aa41e82a6e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-438.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-438.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}