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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of a county to require a permit for |
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certain food service establishments. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 437.003, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 437.003. COUNTY AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE PERMIT. To |
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enforce state law and rules adopted under state law, the |
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commissioners court of a county by order may require food service |
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establishments, retail food stores, mobile food units, and roadside |
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food vendors to obtain a permit from the county if the food service |
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establishment, retail food store, mobile food unit, or roadside |
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food vendor is located: |
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(1) in an unincorporated area [areas] of the county, |
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including an area [areas] in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a |
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municipality; or |
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(2) on property or in a facility owned, operated, or |
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leased by [, to obtain a permit from] the county. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |