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TX Health & Safety Code § 142.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 142 - Home and Community Support Services|Subchapter C. Disposal of Controlled Substance Prescription Drugs by Hospice Service Provider|Section 142.044. Authorized Disposal

Sec. 142.044.  AUTHORIZED DISPOSAL.  (a)  If the license holder has complied with Section 142.042(b) with respect to a patient, a health care professional employee who has completed the training under Section 142.043(b) may confiscate and dispose of a patient's controlled substance prescription drug if:(1)  the patient has died; (2)  the drug has expired; or(3)  the patient's physician has given written instructions that the patient should no longer use the drug.(b)  The employee confiscating the controlled substance prescription drug shall dispose of the drug in a manner consistent with recommendations of the United States Food and Drug Administration and the laws of this state.(c)  The disposal of a controlled substance prescription drug under this section must occur at the location at which the drug was confiscated and be witnessed by another person 18 years of age or older.(d)  After disposing of the controlled substance prescription drug, the employee shall document in the patient's record:(1)  the name of the drug; (2)  the dosage of the drug the patient was receiving;(3)  the route of controlled substance prescription drug administration;(4)  the quantity of the controlled substance prescription drug originally dispensed and the quantity of the drug remaining; and(5)  the time, date, and manner of disposal.(e)  An employee shall document in a patient's file if a family member of the patient prevented the confiscation and disposal of a controlled substance prescription drug as authorized under this section.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 829 (H.B. 2594), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 144.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 144 - Renderers|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 144.003. Construction of Other Laws

Sec. 144.003.  CONSTRUCTION OF OTHER LAWS.  (a)  This chapter does not affect:(1)  Chapter 141, Agriculture Code;  or(2)  any state law or a rule of any public regulatory body that relates to the control of water or air pollution.(b)  This chapter does not affect a municipality's power to regulate by ordinance rendering businesses within the boundaries of the municipality.  However, each rendering establishment, related station, transfer station, dead animal hauler, or renderable raw material hauler subject to a municipal ordinance shall comply with this chapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 485, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 144.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 144 - Renderers|Subchapter C. Operating Procedures|Section 144.021. General Requirements for Rendering Operations

Sec. 144.021.  GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RENDERING OPERATIONS.   Each rendering establishment, related station, transfer station, dead animal hauler, or renderable raw material hauler shall adopt operating procedures that:(1)  provide for the sanitary performance of rendering operations and processes;(2)  prevent the spread of infectious or noxious materials; and(3)  ensure that finished products are free from disease-producing organisms.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 485, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0416, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 3.005, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 144.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 144 - Renderers|Subchapter C. Operating Procedures|Section 144.022. Records

Sec. 144.022.  RECORDS.  (a)  Each rendering establishment, related station, or dead animal hauler shall have a dead animal log that meets the requirements prescribed by department rule. The name of the rendering establishment, related station, or dead animal hauler must be on the front of the log.(b)  A rendering establishment, related station, or dead animal hauler that receives a dead animal shall enter the following information in the log:(1)  the date and time of the pickup of the dead animal;(2)  the name of the driver of the collection vehicle;(3)  a description of the dead animal;(4)  the location of the dead animal, including the county; and(5)  the owner of the dead animal, if known.(c)  The rendering establishment, related station, or dead animal hauler shall also keep a record in the log, or in an appendix to the log, of the general route followed in making the collection.(d)  The log is subject to inspection at all reasonable times by the department or a person with written authorization from the department.(e)  This section does not apply to a renderable raw material hauler.|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. 3.0417, eff. April 2, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 3.006, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 144.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 144 - Renderers|Subchapter C. Operating Procedures|Section 144.023. Vehicles

Sec. 144.023.  VEHICLES.  (a)  A vehicle used to transport dead animals or renderable raw materials to or from a rendering establishment must:(1)  be leak-proof and maintained in a manner that precludes the creation of a nuisance;  and(2)  comply with each applicable requirement for operation on the public roads or highways, including applicable insurance requirements and gross vehicle weight limitations.(b)  A collection vehicle shall be held to a minimum number of stops, and the stops shall be brief, while traveling to the establishment with dead animals or renderable raw materials.  Each collection vehicle shall be washed and sanitized at the end of each day's operations.(c)  A truck bed used to transport dead animals or renderable raw materials shall be thoroughly washed and sanitized before use for the transport of finished rendered products.  A truck bed used to transport dead animals or renderable raw materials to a rendering establishment, or to transfer finished rendered products from an establishment, shall, before being used to transport any product intended for human consumption, be thoroughly sanitized with a bactericidal agent that is safe for use in a rendering establishment.  A truck bed may not be used to transport dead animals or renderable raw materials at the same time the truck bed or any part of the truck bed is used to transport any product intended for human consumption, notwithstanding the manner in which part of the truck bed is sealed or separated from the remainder of the bed.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 3.030(3), eff. September 1, 2015.(e)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 3.030(3), eff. September 1, 2015.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 485, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 3.007, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 3.008, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 3.030(3), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 144.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 144 - Renderers|Subchapter C. Operating Procedures|Section 144.024. Treatment of Dead Animals or Renderable Raw Materials

Sec. 144.024.  TREATMENT OF DEAD ANIMALS OR RENDERABLE RAW MATERIALS.  (a)  Dead animals or renderable raw materials received by a rendering establishment shall either be immediately placed in the rendering process or stored for not more than 48 hours in a manner that precludes the creation of a nuisance or a malodorous condition.(b)  Cooking or other dehydration operations shall be conducted in a manner that prevents the survival of disease-producing organisms in the processed material.  Adequate and suitable means for the treatment of cooking vapors shall be provided and operated in a manner that controls odors.(c)  All cooked or finished materials shall be kept apart from areas where dead animals or renderable raw materials are kept in a manner that prevents contamination.(d)  If a person intends to use oil or grease as an ingredient in livestock feed or in topical cosmetic products, the person may not contaminate or commingle waste cooking greases or recyclable cooking oils with grease trap waste, grit trap waste, or any other substance that would render the greases or oils harmful or otherwise unsuitable for use as an ingredient in livestock feed or in topical cosmetic products.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 485, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 144.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 144 - Renderers|Subchapter C. Operating Procedures|Section 144.025. Floors

Sec. 144.025.  FLOORS.  (a)  During operations, the floors in processing areas shall be kept reasonably free from processing wastes, including:(1)  blood; (2)  manure; (3)  scraps; (4)  grease; (5)  water; (6)  dirt;  and(7)  litter.(b)  The floors shall be thoroughly cleaned at the end of each day's operations.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 144.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 144 - Renderers|Subchapter C. Operating Procedures|Section 144.026. Waste Treatment

Sec. 144.026.  WASTE TREATMENT.  (a)  Waste shall be handled and disposed of in a manner that prevents contamination of:(1)  the water supply; (2)  processing equipment; (3)  packaging materials;  and(4)  finished products.(b)  Liquid waste shall be treated in the manner required by the department and disposed of in a manner approved by department rule.|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. 3.0418, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 144.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 144 - Renderers|Subchapter C. Operating Procedures|Section 144.027. Employee Facilities

Sec. 144.027.  EMPLOYEE FACILITIES.  (a)  Adequate and convenient toilet facilities for employees shall be located in an establishment.(b)  An adequate number of lavatory facilities for employees to wash their hands shall be provided at convenient locations in the establishment and must be supplied with warm water under pressure and with soap or another detergent.(c)  A drinking water supply shall be provided at convenient locations in the establishment for the use of employees.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 3.009, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 144.028 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 144 - Renderers|Subchapter C. Operating Procedures|Section 144.028. Hygiene Requirements

Sec. 144.028.  HYGIENE REQUIREMENTS.  A person engaging in rendering processes or operations shall wear washable garments and accessories and conform to hygienic practices.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 144.029 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 144 - Renderers|Subchapter C. Operating Procedures|Section 144.029. Sanitary Conditions Required

Sec. 144.029.  SANITARY CONDITIONS REQUIRED.  (a)  The premises of a rendering establishment shall be kept clean and neat, in good repair, and reasonably free from:(1)  undue collection of refuse; (2)  waste materials; (3)  rodent infestation; (4)  insect breeding places; (5)  standing water;  and(6)  other objectionable conditions.(b)  Equipment and utensils shall be provided as necessary for the rendering establishment to conduct operations in a sanitary manner.(c)  Rodents, roaches, and other vermin shall be controlled.(d)  Hide storage facilities shall be in closed areas separate from all other areas.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 144.030 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 144 - Renderers|Subchapter C. Operating Procedures|Section 144.030. Collection Container Requirements

Sec. 144.030.  COLLECTION CONTAINER REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  A container in which dead animals or renderable raw materials are accumulated by a producer at collecting points for pickup by a dead animal hauler or renderable raw material hauler must remain on the premises at each collecting point.(b)  The owner of the containers shall maintain the containers in a leak-proof and sanitary condition and shall replace them as necessary.(c)  The transportation, delivery, transfer, loading, and off-loading of dead animals and renderable raw materials shall be performed in a manner that prevents the release of animal parts and spills or leaks of renderable raw materials from containers.  A release of dead animal parts or spill or leak of renderable raw materials shall immediately be cleaned up and reported in the log required by Section 144.022.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 485, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 144.078 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 144 - Renderers|Subchapter G. Administrative and Enforcement Provisions; Penalties|Section 144.078. Injunction

Sec. 144.078.  INJUNCTION.  (a)  The attorney general may bring an action in any district court of this state that has jurisdiction and venue for an injunction to compel compliance with this chapter or to restrain any actual or threatened violation of this chapter.(b)  The court may enter an order or judgment to award a preliminary or final injunction as it considers appropriate.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 3.030(15), eff. September 1, 2015.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 485, Sec. 21, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 3.010, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 3.030(15), eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 144.079 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 144 - Renderers|Subchapter G. Administrative and Enforcement Provisions; Penalties|Section 144.079. Prohibited Acts

Sec. 144.079.   PROHIBITED ACTS.  (a)  A person may not receive, hold, slaughter, butcher, or otherwise process any animal as food for human consumption in a building or compartmented area of a building used as a rendering establishment or related station.(b)  A person may not steal, misappropriate, contaminate, or damage recyclable cooking oil or containers of recyclable cooking oil.(c)  A renderer, hauler, or any other person may not knowingly take possession of stolen recyclable cooking oil.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 485, Sec. 22, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 3.011, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 147.0001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 147 - E-Cigarette Retailer Permits|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 147.0001. Definitions

Sec. 147.0001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Commercial business location” means the entire premises occupied by a permit applicant or a person required to hold a permit under this chapter.(2)  "E-cigarette" has the meaning assigned by Section 161.081.(3)  "E-cigarette retailer" means a person who engages in the business of selling e-cigarettes to consumers, including a person who sells e-cigarettes to consumers through a marketplace.(4)  "Marketplace" has the meaning assigned by Section 151.0242, Tax Code.(5)  "Permit holder" means a person who obtains a permit under Section 147.0052.(6)  “Place of business” means:(A)  a commercial business location where e-cigarettes are sold;(B)  a commercial business location where e-cigarettes are kept for sale or consumption or otherwise stored; or(C)  a vehicle from which e-cigarettes are sold.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 994 (S.B. 248), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 147.0002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 147 - E-Cigarette Retailer Permits|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 147.0002. Inapplicability to Certain Products

Sec. 147.0002.  INAPPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN PRODUCTS.  This chapter does not apply to a product described by Section 161.0815.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 994 (S.B. 248), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 147.0003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 147 - E-Cigarette Retailer Permits|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 147.0003. Hearings

Sec. 147.0003.  HEARINGS.  Unless otherwise provided by this chapter, the comptroller shall conduct all hearings required by this chapter in accordance with Chapter 2001, Government Code.  The comptroller may designate one or more representatives to conduct the hearings and may prescribe the rules of procedure governing the hearings.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 994 (S.B. 248), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 147.0004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 147 - E-Cigarette Retailer Permits|Subchapter A. General Provisions|Section 147.0004. Rules

Sec. 147.0004.  RULES.  The comptroller may adopt rules to implement this chapter, including rules exempting a person who sells e-cigarettes to consumers through a marketplace from the requirements of this chapter.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 994 (S.B. 248), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 147.0051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 147 - E-Cigarette Retailer Permits|Subchapter B. Permits|Section 147.0051. E-Cigarette Retailer Permit Required

Sec. 147.0051.  E-CIGARETTE RETAILER PERMIT REQUIRED.  (a)  A person may not engage in business as an e-cigarette retailer in this state unless the person has been issued a permit from the comptroller.(b)  An e-cigarette retailer shall obtain a permit for each place of business owned or operated by the e-cigarette retailer.  The comptroller may not issue a permit for a place of business that is a residence or a unit in a public storage facility.(c)  The comptroller shall prescribe the form and content of an application for a permit and provide the form on request.(d)  The applicant shall accurately complete all information required by the application and provide the comptroller with additional information the comptroller considers necessary.(e)  Each applicant that applies for a permit to sell e-cigarettes from a vehicle must provide the make, model, vehicle identification number, registration number, and any other information concerning the vehicle the comptroller requires.(f)  All financial information provided under this section is confidential and not subject to Chapter 552, Government Code.(g)  Permits for engaging in business as an e-cigarette retailer are governed exclusively by the provisions of this code.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 994 (S.B. 248), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 147.0052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 147 - E-Cigarette Retailer Permits|Subchapter B. Permits|Section 147.0052. Issuance of Permit

Sec. 147.0052.  ISSUANCE OF PERMIT.  (a)  The comptroller shall issue a permit to an applicant if the comptroller:(1)  has received an application and fee;(2)  does not reject the application and deny the permit under Section 147.0053; and(3)  determines that issuing the permit will not jeopardize the administration and enforcement of this chapter.(b)  The permit shall be issued for a designated place of business, except as provided by Section 147.0056.(c)  The permits are nonassignable.(d)  The permit must indicate the type of permit and authorize the sale of e-cigarettes in this state.  The permit must show that it is revocable and shall be forfeited or suspended if the conditions of issuance, provisions of this chapter, or rules of the comptroller are violated.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 994 (S.B. 248), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 147.0053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 2 - Health|Subtitle G - Licenses and Other Regulation|Chapter 147 - E-Cigarette Retailer Permits|Subchapter B. Permits|Section 147.0053. Denial of Permit

Sec. 147.0053.  DENIAL OF PERMIT.  The comptroller may reject an application and deny a permit if the comptroller finds, after notice and opportunity for hearing, any of the following:(1)  the premises where business will be conducted are not adequate to protect the e-cigarettes; or(2)  the applicant or managing employee, or if the applicant is a corporation, an officer, director, manager, or any stockholder who holds directly or through family or partner relationship 10 percent or more of the corporation's stock, or, if the applicant is a partnership, a partner or manager:(A)  has failed to disclose any information required by Sections 147.0051(d) and (e); or(B)  has previously violated provisions of this chapter.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 994 (S.B. 248), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|