Texas § 431.226 REFUSAL TO GRANT LICENSE; SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE.

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§ 431.226 — REFUSAL TO GRANT LICENSE; SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE.

Texas § 431.226

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 431.226 (2026).

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Sec. 431.226. REFUSAL TO GRANT LICENSE; SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE.

(a)The department may refuse an application for a license or may suspend or revoke a license.

(b)The executive commissioner by rule shall establish minimum standards for granting and maintaining a license. In adopting rules under this section, the executive commissioner shall:

(1)ensure that the minimum standards prioritize safe handling of fruits and vegetables based on known safety risks, including any history of outbreaks of food-borne communicable diseases; and

(2)consider acceptable produce safety standards developed by a federal agency, state agency, or university.

(c)The refusal or the suspension or revocation of a license by the department and the appeal from that action are governed by the procedures

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Sec. 431.226. REFUSAL TO GRANT LICENSE; SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE. (a) The department may refuse an application for a license or may suspend or revoke a license.
(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish minimum standards for granting and maintaining a license. In adopting rules under this section, the executive commissioner shall:
(1) ensure that the minimum standards prioritize safe handling of fruits and vegetables based on known safety risks, including any history of outbreaks of food-borne communicable diseases; and
(2) consider acceptable produce safety standards developed by a federal agency, state agency, or university.
(c) The refusal or the suspension or revocation of a license by the department and the appeal from that action are governed by the procedures for a contested case hearing under Chapter 2001 , Government Code.

Legislative History

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 713, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(49), eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1317 (S.B. 81 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 3.0989, eff. April 2, 2015.