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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 433.001. Short Title - Sec. 433.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...
Section 433.002. Policy - Sec. 433.002. POLICY. (a) Meat and meat food products are...
Section 433.003. Definitions - Sec. 433.003. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Animal food manufacturer"...
Section 433.004. Adulteration - Sec. 433.004. ADULTERATION. A carcass, part of a carcass, meat,...
Section 433.005. Misbranding - Sec. 433.005. MISBRANDING. (a) A livestock or poultry product is...
Section 433.006. Exemption for Personal Use or Donation to Nonprofit Food Bank - Sec. 433.006. EXEMPTION FOR PERSONAL USE OR DONATION TO NONPROFIT...
Section 433.007. Construction With Other Law - Sec. 433.007. CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER LAW. (a) This chapter prevails...
Section 433.008. Rules - Sec. 433.008. RULES. (a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules...
Section 433.009. Fees - Sec. 433.009. FEES. The department may collect fees for overtime...
Subchapter B. Inspection and Other Regulation
Section 433.021. Inspection Before Slaughter - Sec. 433.021. INSPECTION BEFORE SLAUGHTER. (a) To prevent the use...
Section 433.022. Inspection of Carcasses - Sec. 433.022. INSPECTION OF CARCASSES. (a) To prevent the use...
Section 433.023. Investigation of Disease Findings; Quarantine - Sec. 433.023. INVESTIGATION OF DISEASE FINDINGS; QUARANTINE. (a) The department...
Section 433.024. Inspection of Processing and Slaughtering Establishments - Sec. 433.024. INSPECTION OF PROCESSING AND SLAUGHTERING ESTABLISHMENTS. (a) The...
Section 433.0245. Requirements for Certain Low-Volume Livestock Processing Establishments - Sec. 433.0245. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN LOW-VOLUME LIVESTOCK PROCESSING ESTABLISHMENTS. (a)...
Section 433.025. Inspection of Meat Food Products - Sec. 433.025. INSPECTION OF MEAT FOOD PRODUCTS. (a) To prevent...
Section 433.026. Night Inspection; Hours of Operation - Sec. 433.026. NIGHT INSPECTION; HOURS OF OPERATION. (a) The department...
Section 433.027. Inspectors - Sec. 433.027. INSPECTORS. (a) The department shall hire inspectors of...
Section 433.028. Refusal to Inspect - Sec. 433.028. REFUSAL TO INSPECT. (a) The department may withdraw...
Section 433.029. Articles Not Intended for Human Consumption - Sec. 433.029. ARTICLES NOT INTENDED FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION. (a) Under...
Section 433.030. Detention - Sec. 433.030. DETENTION. (a) The department may detain a carcass,...
Section 433.031. Seizure - Sec. 433.031. SEIZURE. (a) A carcass, part of a carcass,...
Section 433.032. Storage and Handling - Sec. 433.032. STORAGE AND HANDLING. (a) The executive commissioner may...
Section 433.033. Equine Products - Sec. 433.033. EQUINE PRODUCTS. A person may not sell, transport,...
Section 433.034. Records - Sec. 433.034. RECORDS. (a) A person engaged for intrastate commerce...
Section 433.035. Inspection and Other Regulation of Exotic Animals in Interstate Commerce - Sec. 433.035. INSPECTION AND OTHER REGULATION OF EXOTIC ANIMALS IN...
Subchapter C. Labeling and Other Standards
Section 433.041. Labeling Passed Products - Sec. 433.041. LABELING PASSED PRODUCTS. (a) When meat or a...
Section 433.042. Sale of Mislabeled Articles Prohibited - Sec. 433.042. SALE OF MISLABELED ARTICLES PROHIBITED. A person may...
Section 433.043. Standards of Labeling, Composition, and Fill - Sec. 433.043. STANDARDS OF LABELING, COMPOSITION, AND FILL. (a) If...
Section 433.044. Order to Cease False or Misleading Practice - Sec. 433.044. ORDER TO CEASE FALSE OR MISLEADING PRACTICE. (a)...
Section 433.045. Protection of Official Device, Mark, and Certificate - Sec. 433.045. PROTECTION OF OFFICIAL DEVICE, MARK, AND CERTIFICATE. A...
Subchapter D. Miscellaneous Prohibitions
Section 433.051. Slaughter or Preparation Not in Compliance With Chapter - Sec. 433.051. SLAUGHTER OR PREPARATION NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER....
Section 433.052. Sale, Receipt, or Transportation of Articles Not in Compliance With Chapter - Sec. 433.052. SALE, RECEIPT, OR TRANSPORTATION OF ARTICLES NOT IN...
Section 433.053. Sale, Receipt, or Transportation of Poultry - Sec. 433.053. SALE, RECEIPT, OR TRANSPORTATION OF POULTRY. A person...
Section 433.054. Dead, Dying, Disabled, and Diseased Animals; Animals Dying in Manner Other Than Slaughter - Sec. 433.054. DEAD, DYING, DISABLED, AND DISEASED ANIMALS; ANIMALS DYING...
Section 433.055. Miscellaneous Prohibitions Applicable to Exotic Animals in Interstate Commerce - Sec. 433.055. MISCELLANEOUS PROHIBITIONS APPLICABLE TO EXOTIC ANIMALS IN INTERSTATE...
Section 433.056. Inedible Animal Products - Sec. 433.056. INEDIBLE ANIMAL PRODUCTS. A person in the business...
Subchapter E. Cooperation With Federal Government
Section 433.071. Responsible Agency - Sec. 433.071. RESPONSIBLE AGENCY. (a) The department is the state...
Section 433.072. Advisory Committees - Sec. 433.072. ADVISORY COMMITTEES. The commissioner may recommend to the...
Section 433.073. Technical and Laboratory Assistance and Training Program - Sec. 433.073. TECHNICAL AND LABORATORY ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING PROGRAM. The...
Section 433.074. Financing - Sec. 433.074. FINANCING. The department may spend state funds appropriated...
Subchapter F. Enforcement
Section 433.081. General Criminal Penalty - Sec. 433.081. GENERAL CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an...
Section 433.0815. Interference With Inspection; Criminal Penalties - Sec. 433.0815. INTERFERENCE WITH INSPECTION; CRIMINAL PENALTIES. (a) A person...
Section 433.082. Jurisdiction for Violation - Sec. 433.082. JURISDICTION FOR VIOLATION. The district court has jurisdiction...
Section 433.083. Investigation by Department - Sec. 433.083. INVESTIGATION BY DEPARTMENT. The department may investigate and...
Section 433.084. Evidence and Testimony - Sec. 433.084. EVIDENCE AND TESTIMONY. (a) For the purposes of...
Section 433.085. Report to Department - Sec. 433.085. REPORT TO DEPARTMENT. The department, by general or...
Section 433.086. Mandamus to Compel Compliance - Sec. 433.086. MANDAMUS TO COMPEL COMPLIANCE. On application of the...
Section 433.087. Depositions - Sec. 433.087. DEPOSITIONS. (a) The department may order testimony to...
Section 433.088. Compensation of Witness or Reporter - Sec. 433.088. COMPENSATION OF WITNESS OR REPORTER. A witness summoned...
Section 433.089. Immunity - Sec. 433.089. IMMUNITY. (a) A person is not excused from...
Section 433.090. Contempt - Sec. 433.090. CONTEMPT. (a) A person commits an offense if...
Section 433.091. False Report; Failure to Report; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 433.091. FALSE REPORT; FAILURE TO REPORT; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a)...
Section 433.092. Failure to Report; Civil Penalty - Sec. 433.092. FAILURE TO REPORT; CIVIL PENALTY. (a) If a...
Section 433.093. Unlawful Disclosure; Criminal Penalty - Sec. 433.093. UNLAWFUL DISCLOSURE; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A state officer...
Section 433.094. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 433.094. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The department may assess an...
Section 433.095. Administrative Penalty Assessment Procedure - Sec. 433.095. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE. (a) An administrative penalty...
Section 433.096. Payment of Administrative Penalty - Sec. 433.096. PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) Not later than...
Section 433.097. Refund of Administrative Penalty - Sec. 433.097. REFUND OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. On the date the...
Section 433.098. Recovery of Administrative Penalty by Attorney General - Sec. 433.098. RECOVERY OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. The...
Section 433.099. Injunction - Sec. 433.099. INJUNCTION. (a) If it appears that a person...
Section 433.100. Emergency Withdrawal of Mark or Suspension of Inspection Services - Sec. 433.100. EMERGENCY WITHDRAWAL OF MARK OR SUSPENSION OF INSPECTION...