Texas Agriculture Code

§ 101.003 — LICENSE REQUIRED

AG § 101.003Title 5. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS · Part D. HANDLING AND MARKETING OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTS · Ch. 101. HANDLING AND MARKETING OF PERISHABLE COMMODITIES

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(a)Except as otherwise provided by this section, a person may not handle perishable commodities, as owner, agent, or otherwise, without a license or an identification card issued by the department.

(b)This section does not apply to:

(1)a retailer, unless the retailer:

(A)has annual sales of perishable commodities that comprise 50 percent or more of the retailer's total sales; or

(B)employs a buying agent who buys directly from a producer;

(2)a producer who handles or deals exclusively in the producer's own products;

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Legislative history

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 5.10, eff. September 1, 2009.