Texas § 437.003 COUNTY AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE PERMIT.

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§ 437.003 — COUNTY AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE PERMIT.

Texas § 437.003

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 437.003 (2026).

Text

Sec. 437.003. COUNTY AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE PERMIT. Subject to Section 437.0045 , to enforce state law and rules adopted under state law, the commissioners court of a county by order may require food service establishments, retail food stores, mobile food units, and roadside food vendors in unincorporated areas of the county, including areas in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, to obtain a permit from the county.

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Sec. 437.003. COUNTY AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE PERMIT. Subject to Section 437.0045 , to enforce state law and rules adopted under state law, the commissioners court of a county by order may require food service establishments, retail food stores, mobile food units, and roadside food vendors in unincorporated areas of the county, including areas in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, to obtain a permit from the county.

Legislative History

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 48 (S.B. 1008 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2025.