Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 25. HEALTH SERVICES |
PART 1. DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES |
CHAPTER 229. FOOD AND DRUG |
SUBCHAPTER FF. FARMERS' MARKETS |
SECTION 229.703. Permits
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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