Sec. 435.005. INSPECTION OF MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS BY OTHER ENTITIES. (a) The department may contract with a county or municipality to act as the agent of the department to inspect milk and milk products and to perform other regulatory functions necessary to enforce this subchapter.
(b) A municipality, county, or other political subdivision may test and inspect milk or milk products. In the absence of a contract under Subsection (a), the municipality, county, or other political subdivision must pay the cost of the test or inspection.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1080, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Food, Drugs, Alcohol, and Hazardous Substances
Subtitle A - Food and Drug Health Regulations
Subchapter A. Milk Offered for Sale and Milk Grading
Section 435.0015. Applicability of Other Law
Section 435.002. Grading of Milk and Milk Products
Section 435.003. Milk Specifications
Section 435.004. Inspection of Milk and Milk Products by Department
Section 435.005. Inspection of Milk and Milk Products by Other Entities
Section 435.006. Permit to Sell Milk
Section 435.007. Use of Misleading Label
Section 435.008. Milk for Resale
Section 435.012. Refusal to Grant Permit; Suspension or Revocation of Permit