Tex. Agriculture Code § 132.008
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 132.008, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 132.008. MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING WITH OTHER STATE AGENCY.
Official statutory text
(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 eliminate conflicting regulatory requirements and inspection standards.
(b) The department shall enter into an agreement as required by Subsection (a) with the Texas Department of Health regarding the regulation of eggs.
(c) The department and the Texas Department of Health may enter into memoranda of understanding in areas other than those under Subsections (a) and (b).
(d) A memorandum of understanding between the department and the Texas Department of Health must be adopted by the commissioner and the governing body of the Texas Department of Health.
(e) After a memorandum of understanding is adopted, the department shall publish the memorandum of understanding in the Texas Register.
(b) The department shall enter into an agreement as required by Subsection (a) with the Texas Department of Health regarding the regulation of eggs.
(c) The department and the Texas Department of Health may enter into memoranda of understanding in areas other than those under Subsections (a) and (b).
(d) A memorandum of understanding between the department and the Texas Department of Health must be adopted by the commissioner and the governing body of the Texas Department of Health.
(e) After a memorandum of understanding is adopted, the department shall publish the memorandum of understanding in the Texas Register.
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