Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437.0063
SMALL-SCALE FOOD BUSINESS PERMIT EXEMPTIONS
Texas · Texas Health and Safety Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437.0063, SMALL-SCALE FOOD BUSINESS PERMIT EXEMPTIONS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/673318
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(a) In this section:
(1) "Food producer" has the meaning assigned by Section 437.020.
(2) "Small-scale food business" means a legal entity established by a farmer or food producer with less than $1.5 million in annual gross revenue. The term includes a sole proprietorship, organization, association, corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited partnership, limited liability partnership, or limited liability company.
(b) A county, municipality, or public health district may not require a small-scale food business or an employee of a small-scale food business to obtain a permit or pay a permitting fee to operate a food service establishment, temporary food service establishment, retail food establishment, temporary retail food establishment, or retail food store if the business:
(1) holds a permit issued by the department for that purpose; or
(2) is licensed as a food manufacturer under Subchapter J, Chapter 431.
(c) This section preempts a county's, municipality's, or public health district's authority to regulate a small-scale food business in a manner that conflicts with this section.