{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-438.017","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 438.017","heading":"PROTECTION OF OTHER FOOD SERVICE ITEMS.","body":"(a) A paper receptacle, ice cream cone, or other single service utensil to be used for serving food or drink shall be kept in a sanitary manner, protected from dust, flies, and other contaminants.\n(b) A napkin, straw, toothpick, or other article may not be offered for the use of a person unless the article has been securely protected from dust, dirt, insects, rodents, and, as necessary and by all reasonable means, other contaminants.\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#438.017","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"2c911cda6c2da7191f5edac90cc2332dbae3569a5f13ec8099ba3cf46957703a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-438.016","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-438.018"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}