Tex. Health and Safety Code § 436.025
EMERGENCY ORDER
Texas · Texas Health and Safety Code · Status: effective
Cite this
- Citation
- Tex. Health and Safety Code § 436.025, EMERGENCY ORDER, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/673266
- Permanent ID
ys:prov:673266@1- SHA-256
e231dd1dd8098a864f72302420d2ed9a6974ff9918e7ce0c58cfd75399d62570
The hash is SHA-256 of this version's text, with every run of whitespace collapsed to a single space and the ends trimmed. The ID always leads back here, and checking it says whether the text you cited is still the current version.
Full text
(a) The department may issue an emergency order that mandates or prohibits the taking, processing, or sale of molluscan shellfish or crabmeat in the department's jurisdiction if:
(1) the processing or sale of the molluscan shellfish or crabmeat creates or poses an immediate threat to human life or health; and
(2) other procedures available to the department to remedy or prevent the threat will result in unreasonable delay.
(b) The department may issue the emergency order without notice and hearing if the department or a person designated by the department determines that issuing the emergency order without notice and hearing is necessary under the circumstances.
(c) If an emergency order is issued without a hearing, the department shall determine the earliest time and place for a hearing at which the emergency order shall be affirmed, modified, or set aside. The hearing shall be held under department rules.
(d) This section prevails over Section 12.001.