{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-438.153","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 438.153","heading":"REQUEST FOR OFFICIAL DETERMINATION.","body":"(a) On receipt of a written request regarding the applicability to a specific circumstance of a regulation or the requirements for compliance with the regulation, the department or local health jurisdiction shall provide an official written determination regarding the applicability of the regulation or the requirements for compliance with the regulation to the requestor not later than the 30th day after the date the department or local health jurisdiction receives the request.\n(b) An official determination made under this section is valid until the regulation that is the subject of the determination is amended by statute, department rule, or local health jurisdiction regulation.\nAdded by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 918 (H.B. 1392), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 309 (H.B. 2107), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.","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 H. INFORMATION ON DEPARTMENT OR LOCAL HEALTH JURISDICTION FOOD REGULATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.438.htm#438.153","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"1aabd4ecd12ae826c3cd75fbf1ff52d580915c8f56659a5e71b1d3215c57fa62","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-438.152","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-438.154"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}