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Laws and Rules - Meat Safety

Texas Laws

Health and Safety Code

  • Chapter 433 - Texas Meat and Poultry Inspection Act (HTML)
  • Chapter 433 - Texas Meat and Poultry Inspection Act (PDF, 142KB)
  • Chapter 144 - Texas Renderers' Licensing Act (HTML)
  • Chapter 144 - Texas Renderers' Licensing Act (PDF, 170KB)

Rules and Regulations

Title 25, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 221

  • §221.11 - Federal Regulations on Meat and Poultry Inspection
  • §221.12 - Meat and Poultry Inspection
  • §221.13 - Enforcement and Penalties
  • §221.14 - Custom Slaughter and Processing; Very Low Volume Poultry/Rabbit Slaughter Operations
  • §221.15 - Inspection of Alternate Source Food Animals
  • Subchapter A - Transporting Dead Animals and Rendering

Federal Regulations

For information on Federal Regulations, please refer to the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service.

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