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Texas Agriculture Code - AGRIC § 101.003. License Required

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a person may not handle perishable commodities, as owner, agent, or otherwise, without a license or an identification card issued by the department.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) a retailer, unless the retailer:

(A) has annual sales of perishable commodities that comprise 50 percent or more of the retailer's total sales; or

(B) employs a buying agent who buys directly from a producer;

(2) a producer who handles or deals exclusively in the producer's own products;

(3) a person shipping less than six standard boxes of citrus fruit in any one separate shipment;

(4) a person who ships a noncommercial shipment of perishable commodities; or

(5) a person who purchases perishable commodities and pays for the perishable commodities in United States currency before or at the time of delivery or taking possession.

(c) A person who purchases perishable commodities without a license, as owner, agent, or otherwise, does not violate this section if the person obtains a license not later than the 30th day after the date the person first purchases perishable commodities.

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