By: Moncrief S.B. No. 62
2001S0008/1
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
1-1 relating to county and public health district fees in certain
1-2 populous counties.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Subsection (a), Section 437.0123, Health and
1-5 Safety Code, is amended to read as follows:
1-6 (a) A county that has a population of at least one [2.8]
1-7 million or a public health district at least part of which is in a
1-8 county that has a population of at least 2.8 million may require
1-9 the payment of a fee for issuing or renewing a permit or for
1-10 performing an inspection to enforce this chapter or a rule adopted
1-11 under this chapter. A county with a population of at least 2.8
1-12 million may require a trained food manager to be on duty during
1-13 each day of operation of a food service establishment. The
1-14 training required of food managers can be no more extensive than
1-15 that specified under Subchapter D, Chapter 438. A food service
1-16 establishment that handles only prepackaged food and does not
1-17 prepare or package food may not be required to have a certified
1-18 food manager under this section.
1-19 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001.