Tex. Health & Safety Code § 437.0165 · Chapter 437. REGULATION OF FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS, RETAIL FOOD STORES, MOBILE FOOD UNITS, AND ROADSIDE FOOD VENDORS
CRIMINAL PENALTY: VIOLATION OF DEPARTMENT PERMIT REQUIREMENT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A person commits an offense if the person operates a food service establishment, retail food store, mobile food unit, or temporary food service establishment without a permit that is required by the department under Section 437.0055.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
(c) Each day on which a violation occurs constitutes a separate offense.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 617, Sec. 6, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.437.htm
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