{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-440.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 440.002","heading":"PURPOSE.","body":"The legislature finds that a statewide licensing act is needed to:\n(1) regulate manufacturers of frozen desserts, imitation frozen desserts, products sold in semblance of frozen desserts, or mixes for those products;\n(2) provide for uniformity of inspections of the premises of frozen dessert manufacturers;\n(3) protect the health and safety of consumers by preventing the manufacture or distribution of frozen desserts, imitation frozen desserts, products sold in semblance of frozen desserts, or mixes for those products that do not meet state standards or related requirements of purity or labeling; and\n(4) assist manufacturers in meeting state standards or related requirements.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 167, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES","SUBTITLE A. FOOD AND DRUG HEALTH REGULATIONS","CHAPTER 440. FROZEN DESSERTS MANUFACTURER LICENSING ACT","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.440.htm#440.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"8a7351fcf301be632aed5087e7fd488d7868925c01d39d63a218053a68990a59","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-440.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-440.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}