### OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY QENERAL OF TEXAS
AIJSYIN



### Eonorabla @eo. U. Cox 8t6t@ Health 

### Offiaer Almla, Taral



### iiealth limritea 0r 

### IIPPTOY~ 0f uty ionto the

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Ordin anar

8baptad

hy de, doee this lawap ply

to



### any rsation6

orgroridone

la 

### ch lro 

### unaonrtitutioml?

sOOtion c 0r 

### hdm.~ mob, 

### panal o060, 

### lprovlaerrEOIcn. coo. we car, Page 8

permitted 

### to be l

erred to 

### tie publlo, shall 

### furnishgo aayproon 

### $t illoh, roorpteolo, or otsnoll

used in batIn&, drinking, Or .OLLreying rood if ouch dish. rea

### edabla, or otimil hca 

### not been washed arter eaah 

### l 

### ervloo Until elcan to tke right **and** touch in warn water aontcinln~g acen 

### or l lkoll 0leanSer. After ueiming, ell **glK88c8,** dishes, ollveruare, 

### l ad other reaepttalea and otenollo ohall ba 

### plead p wire rakesand 

### fnaneroed ln a St111bath of clear wetar heated to 

### a lPiBiwur temereture of ppr r t 1 t tbr tinuteo. or two tinuteo

or a **860 et**  t 1804. 

### Vwn remora~l rror the hot water. all -h 

### ~~~l&~i,~olirerwari, uul other reaip6aolaoan& otenolloshellbe storedin ouch a 

## mmner as 

### not **to** 

### becomerontaxlaatrd. Froorlded that the StateBoard 

### of Eealthmay approveother rauelly errectire 

### 16~thods of treatment by steeni Qr **hot** water thet **n;ect** with the **Qlnimum r.aulr.-**  

### me&o ror 

### the octetso? the rmbllc 

### heolth.co prescribed by the 3tete BO d f Eealth. that are not lnccnolatent 

### with %o’Aot 

### when paper rcoeptocles.

ice cream 

### ooneo,or okcr olnglo w rood or oarrice utensila em used for oervlx drinks, they mot 

### be ke t in **a** oaaitary mar, Eeated rrom bust, 

### r&0, and 

### other oont5Ielaa-

. "Provided that the **provi5lon0 of**  **this 8eo**  

### tion shall 

### not apply to 

### ouch 

### eotabllahmento as described herein thet uou elootriaallT operated &iohwaohlo,g and glaoowoohlng omohine0, that **88-** complioh these purposao mechnoloally.~ 

### (Underl oorl a g

ours) 4
The requlrmento of the **above** 

### quoted 

### oootlon a **,ro** alear and 

### omubl~ouo.

Dloheo rea taoleo and uhonoilo, all defined 

### in 8eation 

### 1 (i), (3, anb to) or the Aotp;Y;ytFb vloe, must 

### be umshed 

### *in mrm wet- aonta allcall @leanoer*

berore 

### they **oan** 

### larfully **be uoeb**  again. 

### This lo a standard 

### raqulmnant or the Aat.

The Oeoond nqulrermnt lo that **liter** 

### @leeniX% the dioher maoiptaeleo,and utenoilo 'be 9laoed in *in eases aad keroed in a still bath OS aleer watep Of **PM** oorlbed **taeperature.** 

### This is 82.~0 a &andard roqulrement~Eon4 (ko. U. Cox, 

### Page 8



### Thereare ,m+msla 

### so?tlon t. _- ~. In the first pleoo, tnere 10 we 

### l anorlty vested lo the 

### &ate Booard

of Bealthto wapprete 

### other equally **erreetln** 

### methodsof treatment 0~8) 

### as ray be pnr 

### (lladrrooorlng erd or Xalth 

## anb t&et 

## tre net 

### incons1eten: vltt, 

### the AQt. Seoozdly 

### l otobliahmenta ~81~ eleotrleall~ operated diohveoh& and ~asowiahlng zmohlneo arc exoapted rmc. the repuirerents 

### of the oactlon.

The firat quootion prepouaded is whether the +et requires 

### the we by mtin g l 

### otabl~obme&gcp a= car&in gti Of .quimnt ror 0016&dyi116 vith the iritun~:on of the

. Qeotio8 

### I! nqulreo %ira aoges* 

### r0r l8aeroioii 

### or da8fng Purpooeo aaleon the **%tate Board**  

### of Eetilth apprmeo **Other** equally effeotl~e uthedo or treatoient by atoe& **or** hot water that meet with **the** a113.a rswtra;;snts for the Mt@tT of 

### the publla 

### haslth.

There oan be PO question but 

### thet the law nakbo 

### itaaadatorr to rinse 418hr8, 

### moeptholerr, and utenollo 

### ‘Uter rl*aning” l If the 

### Who Board or Boelth 

### l pprovoo l oubstltute nwthod of **diobwaoti5 and**  

### riaoth6 **- by**  

### otoum **or** hct 

### water treakent to tbat set out 

### In Smat$ont, as it is on~owerhl to do, it In5 tbe reaponoiblll~~ of seelag that the prpoos~~ of the Aat aa 

### the alntaun! r@qulrueato 

### .ror the 

### flUSty of the publio health are pot OOntroTenOd.
The answer to your rirat queotion is thst Artiolfl OOOb 

### 0r tbe Penal Cots, Vtrnan~o Aoo. GriPline1 Ytatuteo, doer not require the uee of any oertain 

### kind of *q&meat ter om~lytng ,r;ftb the pnr4mnmt objective of the law 1. lw the otorilloetion of dishes, ceaept4aleo, utenollo, 4th the eraoption **OS** *tire **oa5eon** 

### ror **lmeroing** purpooeo 

### wherethe method 

### okplop!& ror sterilization 

### 10 

### the standard ~thob Of washing r& rintfng pteocribed in 

### Seotlont of the Jet and where the Btcto **Board** oi Beclth has not unotioned a diil@roat an4 equally effective method of 

### treatment br otmzd or hot aster 

### ror aarrying cut 

### the 

### lntentlon of the LtglfllsfPre as authorized in 8eetion B of Artiole **7OOb.**

**The** osaond question **Ia** wltothor **or** 

# not the atat **Board** or Health is linited under Artlale **700b to**  the ifloUlog of approval 

### or anf steam or **hot** rater 

### l torilioatien tc 

### the excluolan

**of** 

### all obomiool

otoano.

## Bon. oeo. u. car, Page

wr **again quote** 

**Vrovidab** that

._ 

### 4

the rirat

p reY he

l r 08atf on

Br 

### th8 che8e*ra 0r mhith r~ -_ .__ -. 

### mrzote omer mua11y~err~ectave aiathoaa

or traata&t by steam or hct water that Qa6t 

### with the rinl- 'mm zeaulrtumt.8

for tba ra?ctY 

### of the oublithtalUI, th, that 

### a8 ~raacrlba&

by the 

### StateBoi& 0f~Eaei1 art 

### not inaonaiattnt with thish@. ours). (mldrraaorlng

The 

### language

la olaar 

### an? oxplialt to 't& ofroot that 

### if tha Board of Raalthauthgrizra a 

### aubatituta method r0r the atendardmathod af waa~in"umnwater eoontalnioing 

### 8oap or alktli~tlaanatP+ and rlnaln6

by lmnmralon 

### in 

## water of a 

### praaoribed tem paratura, l 

### ald aubatit uta n& h odof treat

### aeat must 

### b8 ***br steam**  

### or 

### hot water*.

To aaoertain~tht

rue intentof the Legi&letura l

### nQ to bateralne 

### whetheror not washing and l terilisatlon of 

### dlahea,reorptaolaa, and utanalla

**by** 

### ohaxdoalauna is axoludod

Wler~Artlrla ?OOb, m m8t look to tht 

### history of the 

### rtcrniretlon

of JiBhassot. The origlnel

lawwts H. 9. I%. 645, hag. Sea., 

### 48th La!. , &eta 

### 1937,pg 667, oh. .S53ktlale 7OOa of tha Panal 00d0,V*~O~*S ReYlSd 

### CriUl~l &tUtaa.

seation8 reads l

### m followarRon. ho. 8. Cox, Page 8



### "ProvIUeii

the prwIalona 0r 

### tbia 6aotloa Shall not apply to 

### a ua h l atebllahmtnta, 

### as deoorlbvd horein, that 

### we l leatrleally operated 

### diabmshlng,en5 glaaawaahIn6 meohlnaa, that 

### l ooo?zpllsh thsae 

### $mrpoaaa mooheDIoaU~.n
It till be noted that In 8oatloa 8 of the sow repea108 krtlclt 700a 

### there matho ab l toriliaatlon 

### warn prided for: firat, washing in **map or**  

### l **lkal.ine** solution **aM** rlnalng In clean 

### wster; aacond, 

### l 

### teriliration

by hbat or **boiling** waf*r; third, 

### ~aot’klng la a ablorlno aolutlon 

### or 

### a 8trangth of not 

### leas than one 

### htwlrad (100) 

### parts per tillloa ror not leas than 

### rive (S) minutes, aubaequent to 

### any us..*

&title 7008 

### ma rSp88ld by Art1818 

### 1OOb. WsUon L:

### of Artiolt 

### 7OOb8dopt.8 tbt rfrat **method of**  **&otlorr 8**  **(d** 

### &tic18 7008, quoted above, as a #tnndar&, but authorleoa the 

## Board of Health to 

### approrc the 

### l eo onfl mSthob or 

### Sectlo&8 o? Article 700s 

### as a aubatltute nethod. The new Act makes no reference to the third method of Article 700(a), Seetlon t, 

### 1. ?. ohlorlnb 8olutIon sotkIng.

There 

### Is 

### no eactpeiron 

### the oonolution that 

### the ~w~ayra crcluded tibia pit&hoc

l 

### ltharby Int0ntIon

or **br** 

### The **wisdom of**  **t** 

### particular **law Is**  **not far**  **thhr** oourtc 

### or'tho

Attornef~ kitral*a 

### t¶epart?pant **to decide.**  

### It ma wlthlr!

the 

### power of tba Leglalatura to l 

### lirrilaate

a8 **a** method of 

### l

agitation 

### ~tbc8OakIng at alahsa in a ahlorine lolutlon*
In answer to your 

### question IfumberEC,thareforo, it Is our opinion Wit under the ergrsaa wording of SectIOn g 05 Artlale 700b the Stats Boa& of Health 18 lImIted to 

### the isaufng cf approml to nwthoda of 

### trwttment by 

### storm or hot water alone in lieu of the standard rcethod of treatment 

### mot out 

### In said section.

In 

### ennwerto ymr third woatIon, it IS our opinion 

### tbat QaLrlea

and paatmrIzIngplantsfallwithin th6 dsfinitlon of *fsotorp In &t&on 1 (f) o?.hrti6la 9OOb rvhleh

1~ oludsa all plaosa In which la 

### osrrlsd on the btaSimSS ot mmu

### taoturing or preparing food f?r himan oonrumption, *ad M thererora nubjtot to 

### the terms, provIsIona, raqufmment~, a oonditlone of Article OOOb.

Station li

### reads as rollowe!.



### Eon. Gto. 1. 00x. Pago 6

340 pcraoas, firm, 6orporation, or 6raool6- tlon 

### orerating, xuanagliry, 

### or 

### conducting my 

### food feotory 

### or Naee where r00t 

### la aanuraotured ahau 080 or keep for use 

### cay blah other lnetment, 

### or any foed 

### otsnall, ladlo, 

### or grlnSlng mohine 6~~ implesnt that has not been mashed 6nd aterllized, a8 ~nmidcd in the FreOedlXW s00tion 

### 0r this 

### 4t r0r dish68 sad oth6r artlolea 

### before each uae, of keep for uwt. 

### or u6e any illah,utensil, or 

### other l ticle ror r00a 

### that 1s oreaekod, 

### brcktn, ohipp.6, 

### or othorwiao dmagod IE a mnaer to 

### render proper 0166nlng 

### or aterlllzlng doubtful or lmpoa~lblo.~
A ml1 

### doaerlptloa or the word.Velr~ 16 gl~en in tha oaae of 

### Aaaooaioted fndolznity Corporttion ~0. alaon (Tax.) 51 s. w. (ma) si4, 319, at r0im8:

The 

### ward *dairy* 1s betine& 

### in ~obator*a #aw fntornctlonnl Dlotlonery 

### aa fcllowat The place, 

## roost, ar hourr whore milk la 

### kept 

### and tooaverted into butter or oheeao; the 

### dopartzeent**0r rsmln~**  **or q**  a rem ttit is 

### ooncsrnod with t% pmluctlon of ndlk, butt6r, end 

### ohooaot Ana In the century Dlctlomry end Cyalopidla publlahed in January, lg99,' la d6flrieC aa: That branoh ar 

### ramlng which 1s 6oonoaxns&with the production of dlk en0 It8 oomor6ion intO butter annd ohesse; a house or room whore ore60 

### and rnllk are kept end me&o into butter rob ohooao; a ahop where butter, silk, etc., era aold.*


### A m&elryw 

### or peateurizine plnnt I6 plainly a W66e whore toed is mnutsaturedw under A.rtlclo 900b Sootlon 5, or l plsoe *in whiab 

### 1s oerrlsd 00 the business of &BnUf6Otudag or preparing rood ror oormmptlon* under hrtiolo 900b (f).



### It 18 

### uot to bt read tat0 the 8tatUtO t?letit8 

### term end pruvialona apply aloly 

### to plaoea where 

### the food preperetl or proooas6a la to be aonsuxed cn the prwidaoa. ‘I%0 

### bet IS a sanitary meeaure for the health, **ana** la not aimed exolt~sl~e Erotootlon of the publio y at the rterllla6tion Of afahoa 

### ln oat&~ plasoa where 

### r00u la 008mi7iee on the pr6- El8.8. Furthermore, the tom8 wutenal16C and "r6osp~~l~~"
**aa** roll **am** ~dishtaw auggeet the broad en4 all-rmbmcl~ 860 0 or the statute which hue rar t6tPon 6nb should not b6 aonatrusa in ts purpoee publi0 awla maaaer which mulb.

.



### IfOh Coo. 

### Wb Cot, Pam 

### 9

Qefest its aelutsry ~-~oaca ?.I&? the obvloca intention or 

### the &Fd Sleturc. There **1~** 

### absolutely no 

## wia roaoon 

### ror aak:ng my exceytlcns urder 

### tkt hot.

ha for your fourth question, we dam it 

### lnadvlaable ta answer it because 

### bi Its 

### gtnarcl netwe, but infom you that if there la any 

### apecltlo Frovlclcr: of the 

### A&, the mlldlty of which you heYe grcuda fcr quobtion, we would be glad to haYt #aEd pOffite& out to UB and 8 re

### quo& mabe as 

### to u ru.lfEgon 

### its conatltutlonallty.

Trurtlng that we have rullg nnswereE the 

### first three inquirier or your request, we are

Yours very truly
ATTCFRZY OLrn?L. CP ?Zxh!3 

### By (8) DI!X STiXJT

Clok Stout Aaaiatant