Tex. Health & Safety Code § 438.005 · Subchapter A. UNPACKAGED FOODS
SALE OF UNPACKAGED FOOD; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
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(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally sells unpackaged food in a manner that does not comply with Section 438.003 or a rule adopted under Section 438.004.
(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.438.htm
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