Texas § 437B.004 RULES.

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§ 437B.004 — RULES.

Texas § 437B.004

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 437B.004 (2026).

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Sec. 437B.004. RULES. The executive commissioner may adopt rules to implement this chapter. The rules must be narrowly tailored to address a demonstrable health or safety risk and may not:

(1)limit the number of mobile food vendor licenses the department may issue;

(2)address the hours of operation for mobile food vendors;

(3)restrict a mobile food vendor's propane capacity below the capacity state law allows for commercial vehicles; or

(4)require a mobile food vendor to:

(A)operate outside a specific perimeter of a commercial establishment or restaurant;

(B)enter into any agreement with a commercial establishment or restaurant, except as necessary to properly dispose of grease and other cooking waste;

(C)have an operational handwashing sink in the vehicle of a vendor who sells only

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Sec. 437B.004. RULES. The executive commissioner may adopt rules to implement this chapter. The rules must be narrowly tailored to address a demonstrable health or safety risk and may not:
(1) limit the number of mobile food vendor licenses the department may issue;
(2) address the hours of operation for mobile food vendors;
(3) restrict a mobile food vendor's propane capacity below the capacity state law allows for commercial vehicles; or
(4) require a mobile food vendor to:
(A) operate outside a specific perimeter of a commercial establishment or restaurant;
(B) enter into any agreement with a commercial establishment or restaurant, except as necessary to properly dispose of grease and other cooking waste;
(C) have an operational handwashing sink in the vehicle of a vendor who sells only prepackaged food;
(D) associate with a commissary if the vehicle carries the equipment necessary to comply with state law and properly disposes of grease and other cooking waste;
(E) provide the vendor's fingerprints as a condition of holding a mobile food vendor license;
(F) install a global positioning system tracking device on the vehicle;
(G) keep the vehicle in constant motion except when serving customers;
(H) submit to an additional fire inspection a vehicle the vendor demonstrates has passed a state or local fire inspection within the preceding 12 months; or
(I) submit to health inspections other than an inspection the department, or a local authority under a collaborative agreement, conducts unless the department is investigating a reported foodborne illness.
SUBCHAPTER B. LICENSE