Tex. Agric. Code § 132.021 · Subchapter B. LICENSING
LICENSE REQUIRED.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person may not buy or sell eggs in this state for the purpose of resale without first obtaining a license from the department.
(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) a hatchery buying eggs exclusively for hatching purposes;
(2) a hotel, restaurant, or other public eating place where all eggs purchased are served by the establishment;
(3) a food manufacturer purchasing eggs for use only in the manufacture of food products, except for a person who operates a plant for the purpose of breaking eggs for freezing, drying, or commercial food manufacturing;
(4) an agent employed and paid a salary by a person licensed under this chapter; or
(5) a retailer selling eggs to the ultimate consumer of the eggs.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1316, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 7.04, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.132.htm
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