Texas Register
TITLE 25 HEALTH SERVICES
PART 1DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
CHAPTER 229FOOD AND DRUG
SUBCHAPTER FFFARMERS' MARKETS
RULE §229.703Permits
ISSUE 10/07/2022
ACTION Final/Adopted
Preamble Texas Admin Code Rule
The department or the local health department may issue a permit to a farmer or food producer who sells food at a farmers' market. Regardless of what the permit is called, the following parameters from Texas Health and Safety Code §437.0065(c) apply. The permit:

  (1)must be valid for a term of not less than one year;

   (2)may impose an annual fee in an amount not to exceed $100.00 for issuance or renewal; and

   (3)must cover sales at all farmers' markets, farm stands, and farms within the jurisdiction of the permitting authority.

The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on September 19, 2022

TRD-202203791

Cynthia Hernandez

General Counsel

Department of State Health Services

Effective date: October 9, 2022

Proposal publication date: June 10, 2022

For further information, please call: (512) 834-6753

 

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