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Texas Agriculture Code - Chapter 132 EggsLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Agriculture Code > Texas Agriculture Code - Chapter 132 Eggs In this chapter: (1) "Egg" means a chicken egg. (2) "Person" means an individual, firm, corporation, cooperative, or any other type of business entity. (3) ... This chapter does not apply to a person selling only eggs that are produced by the person's own flock and for which the person does ... (a) The department shall administer this chapter and adopt and enforce necessary rules. (b) The department may: (1) prescribe record forms and require the reporting ... Standards for the inspection and regulation of shell eggs, including quality, grade, and size of shell eggs, shall: (1) be at least equal to those ... (a) The department shall prescribe methods of selecting samples of lots or containers of eggs. The methods must be: (1) reasonably calculated to ensure a ... (a) If the grade determination and size determination required by Section 132.041 of this code is performed at a location outside of this state, the ... (a) The department shall initiate negotiations for and enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Texas Department of Health to coordinate regulatory programs and ... (a) A person may not buy or sell eggs in this state for the purpose of resale without first obtaining a license from the department. ... (a) A person who is required by Section 132.021 of this code to be licensed shall apply to the department for licensing in the category ... Before receiving a license required by this chapter, an applicant whose home office or principal place of business is outside this state shall file with ... A license issued or renewed under this chapter expires on the first anniversary of the date of issuance or renewal. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. ... (a) An applicant for an initial license shall pay the license fee prior to the issuance of the license. (b) An applicant for the renewal ... (a) The license fee for each plant operated by a dealer-wholesaler is provided by department rule. (b) The fee for an initial dealer-wholesaler's license shall ... (a) The license fee for each plant operated by a processor is provided by department rule. (b) The fee for an initial processor's license shall ... The department shall charge a license fee, as provided by department rule, for a broker. Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1318, ch. 388, § 1, ... (a) Grades and sizes established for eggs sold in this state must be established by candling and weighing by a person licensed under this chapter. ... Eggs offered for sale shall be: (1) classified as Texas eggs or shipped eggs, as applicable; and (2) graded and weighed according to: (A) consumer ... (a) A person licensed under this chapter who first establishes the grade, size, and classification of eggs offered for sale or sold in this state ... (a) A container in which eggs for human consumption are offered for retail or wholesale must be legibly labeled with a statement showing: (1) the ... (a) Eggs shall be handled under reasonably sanitary conditions in compliance with the rules of the department. (b) After being received from the producer, shell ... Shipped eggs coming into Texas in cartons ready for retail sale must be at least Grade A, as established by a Texas licensee. Shipped eggs ... (a) Eggs offered for sale that are not in a carton must be in a container that: (1) contains all information required by Section 132.044 ... (a) A licensed dealer-wholesaler or processor shall keep on file for two years a complete record of all eggs bought and sold, including: (1) the ... A licensed dealer-wholesaler or processor shall: (1) deliver with each transaction, sale, or delivery a signed invoice stating the date, quantity, grade, and size of ... (a) If the department determines that eggs are not in compliance with this chapter, the department shall issue and enforce an order to stop the ... (a) A person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty not to ... (a) The department shall revoke, modify, or suspend a license, assess an administrative penalty, place on probation a person whose license has been suspended, or ... (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates a provision of this chapter. (b) An offense under this chapter is a misdemeanor punishable ... (a) A person commits an offense if the person sells, in bulk or in containers, eggs that are not denatured and are inedible for any ... (a) A person commits an offense if the person uses the prefix "U.S." on grades and weight classes of shell eggs that are not graded ... (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) advertises or sells shell eggs below the quality of Grade A by describing the eggs ... Last modified: August 10, 2007 |