Texas § 431.053 CONDEMNATION OF PERISHABLE ARTICLES.

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§ 431.053 — CONDEMNATION OF PERISHABLE ARTICLES.

Texas § 431.053

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 431.053 (2026).

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Sec. 431.053. CONDEMNATION OF PERISHABLE ARTICLES.

(a)The department shall immediately condemn or render by any means unsalable as human food an article that is a nuisance under Subsection (b) and that the department finds in any room, building, or other structure or in a vehicle.

(b)Any meat, seafood, poultry, vegetable, fruit, or other perishable article is a nuisance if it:

(1)is unsound;

(2)contains a filthy, decomposed, or putrid substance; or

(3)may be poisonous or deleterious to health or otherwise unsafe.

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Sec. 431.053. CONDEMNATION OF PERISHABLE ARTICLES. (a) The department shall immediately condemn or render by any means unsalable as human food an article that is a nuisance under Subsection (b) and that the department finds in any room, building, or other structure or in a vehicle.
(b) Any meat, seafood, poultry, vegetable, fruit, or other perishable article is a nuisance if it:
(1) is unsound;
(2) contains a filthy, decomposed, or putrid substance; or
(3) may be poisonous or deleterious to health or otherwise unsafe.

Legislative History

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 3.0954, eff. April 2, 2015.