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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to food service establishment, temporary food service |
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establishment, and retail food store permits for certain |
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small-scale businesses. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 437, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 437.0063 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 437.0063. SMALL-SCALE BUSINESS PERMIT EXEMPTIONS. (a) |
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In this section: |
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(1) "Food producer" has the meaning assigned by |
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Section 437.020. |
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(2) "Small-scale business" means a legal entity |
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established by a farmer or food producer with less than $1.5 million |
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in annual gross revenue. |
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(b) The department, a county, or a public health district |
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may not require a small-scale business to: |
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(1) obtain, or pay a permitting fee for, more than one |
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permit to operate a temporary food service establishment; or |
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(2) obtain a permit or pay a permitting fee to operate |
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a food service establishment, temporary food service |
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establishment, or retail food store, if the business is licensed as |
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a food manufacturer under Subchapter J, Chapter 431. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |