Sec. 431.053. CONDEMNATION OF PERISHABLE ARTICLES. (a) The department shall immediately condemn or render by any means unsalable as human food an article that is a nuisance under Subsection (b) and that the department finds in any room, building, or other structure or in a vehicle.
(b) Any meat, seafood, poultry, vegetable, fruit, or other perishable article is a nuisance if it:
(1) is unsound;
(2) contains a filthy, decomposed, or putrid substance; or
(3) may be poisonous or deleterious to health or otherwise unsafe.
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. 3.0954, eff. April 2, 2015.
Section: Previous 431.047 431.048 431.049 431.0495 431.050 431.051 431.052 431.053 431.054 431.055 431.056 431.057 431.058 431.0585 431.059 NextLast modified: September 28, 2016