{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-438.041","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 438.041","heading":"DEFINITION.","body":"In this subchapter:\n(1) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(80), eff. April 2, 2015.\n(2) \"Food handler\" means a food service employee who works with unpackaged food, food equipment or utensils, or food-contact surfaces.\nActs 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1299 (S.B. 552), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1639(80), 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 D. FOOD SERVICE PROGRAMS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.438.htm#438.041","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"0f61a5d2096545b4d213908780433b7c29417ccab18c11fa6897b2c143991201","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-438.037","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-438.042"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}