{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-438.015","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 438.015","heading":"USE OF DAMAGED DISHES, RECEPTACLES, OR UTENSILS.","body":"A public eating or drinking establishment or a person who operates or manages a food factory may not use or keep for use a dish, receptacle, or utensil that is made or damaged in a manner that makes cleaning or sterilizing the item impossible or doubtful.\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 B. CLEANING AND STERILIZATION OF FOOD SERVICE ITEMS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.438.htm#438.015","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"d616ead88d7af233e2474f6bc82c1eb88e57c0a62f106eb3cf23bfcbf80b3e65","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-438.014","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-438.016"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}