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TITLE 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
PART 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
CHAPTER 229 - FOOD AND DRUG
SUBCHAPTER 229.703.html - null
SECTION/RULE §229.703 - Permits
Chapter Review Date 08/08/2023

The department or the local health department may issue a permit to a farmer or food producer who sells food at a farmers' market. Regardless of what the permit is called, the following parameters from Texas Health and Safety Code §437.0065(c) apply. The permit:(1) must be valid for a term of not less than one year;(2) may impose an annual fee in an amount not to exceed $100.00 for issuance or renewal; and(3) must cover sales at all farmers' markets, farm stands, and farms within the jurisdiction of the permitting authority.

Source Note: The provisions of this §229.703 adopted to be effective August 3, 2014, 39 TexReg 5760; amended to be effective October 9, 2022, 47 TexReg 6583.

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