Texas § 438.004 STRICTER RULES.

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§ 438.004 — STRICTER RULES.

Texas § 438.004

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Bluebook

Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 438.004 (2026).

Text

Sec. 438.004. STRICTER RULES.

(a)The executive commissioner by rule may establish requirements stricter than the requirements prescribed by Section 438.003 for the display and sale of unpackaged foods if the transmission of a disease infestation or contamination is directly related to a method of displaying and selling unpackaged food authorized by this subchapter.

(b)The stricter requirement must be:

(1)adopted according to laboratory evidence supporting the specific relationship between the disease infestation or contamination and the method of dispensing the unpackaged food; and

(2)applied uniformly to all nonexempted food sources and dispensing methods.

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Sec. 438.004. STRICTER RULES. (a) The executive commissioner by rule may establish requirements stricter than the requirements prescribed by Section 438.003 for the display and sale of unpackaged foods if the transmission of a disease infestation or contamination is directly related to a method of displaying and selling unpackaged food authorized by this subchapter.
(b) The stricter requirement must be:
(1) adopted according to laboratory evidence supporting the specific relationship between the disease infestation or contamination and the method of dispensing the unpackaged food; and
(2) applied uniformly to all nonexempted food sources and dispensing methods.

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. 3.1130, eff. April 2, 2015.