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Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 437.012. County and Public Health District Fees

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

(a) A county or public health district may require the payment of a fee for issuing or renewing a permit.

(b) The fee charged by a county or public health district for issuing or renewing a permit may not exceed the amount necessary to recover the county's or district's cost under Subsection (d).

(c) Fees collected by a county under this chapter shall be deposited to the credit of a special fund of the county. Fees collected by a public health district under this chapter shall be deposited to the credit of a special fund created by the cooperative agreement under which the district operates.

(d) Fees deposited as provided by this section may be spent only for conducting inspections required by this chapter and issuing permits.

(e) This section does not apply to a county or public health district covered by Section 437.0123.

(f) A county or public health district may, by rule or order, adopt a variable scale to determine the fee charged for a permit under this section. In adopting a rule or order under this subsection, the county or public health district may consider:

(1) the size of the food service establishment, retail food store, mobile food unit, or roadside food vendor;

(2) the number of people employed at the food service establishment, retail food store, mobile food unit, or roadside food vendor; and

(3) the gross sales of the food service establishment, retail food store, mobile food unit, or roadside food vendor.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., ch. 458 (H.B. 2755), § 4(1).

(h) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., ch. 458 (H.B. 2755), § 4(1).

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