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Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 437.0063. Small-Scale Food Business Permit Exemptions

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

<Text of section effective July 1, 2026. >

(a) In this section:

(1) "Food producer" has the meaning assigned by Section 437.020.

(2) "Small-scale food business" means a legal entity established by a farmer or food producer with less than $1.5 million in annual gross revenue. The term includes a sole proprietorship, organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, or limited liability company.

(b) A county, municipality, or public health district may not require a small-scale food business or an employee of a small-scale food business to obtain a permit or pay a permitting fee to operate a food service establishment, temporary food service establishment, retail food establishment, temporary retail food establishment, or retail food store if the business:

(1) holds a permit issued by the department for that purpose;  or

(2) is licensed as a food manufacturer under Subchapter J, Chapter 431.

(c) This section preempts a county's, municipality's, or public health district's authority to regulate a small-scale food business in a manner that conflicts with this section.

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