Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437.01965
COTTAGE FOOD VENDOR
Texas · Texas Health and Safety Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437.01965, COTTAGE FOOD VENDOR, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/673358
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(a) A cottage food vendor may sell food produced by a cottage food production operation in accordance with Section 437.0194(a-1) directly to consumers at a farmers' market, a farm stand, a food service establishment, or any retail store.
(b) A cottage food vendor who sells food described by Subsection (a) must display in a prominent place near the location where the food is offered for sale a sign with the following disclosure:
"THIS PRODUCT WAS PRODUCED IN A PRIVATE RESIDENCE THAT IS NOT SUBJECT TO GOVERNMENTAL LICENSING OR INSPECTION."
(c) Food produced by a cottage food production operation and sold by a cottage food vendor must include on the label the date the food was made.
(d) A cottage food vendor that purchases food from a cottage food production operation at wholesale shall register with the department in the form and manner the department prescribes. The executive commissioner may adopt rules to implement this subsection.