Tex. Agriculture Code § 132.071
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 132.071, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 132.071. STOP-SALE ORDER.
Official statutory text
(a) If the department determines that eggs are not in compliance with this chapter, the department shall issue and enforce an order to stop the sale of the eggs.
(b) A person may not sell eggs to which a stop-sale order applies until the department determines that the eggs are in compliance with this chapter.
(c) A person to whom a stop-sale order is issued may submit the eggs for reinspection to an authorized United States Department of Agriculture inspector. If on reinspection the eggs fail to meet the specifications of the grades with which they are labeled, the seller must re-mark or re-package the eggs to meet the specifications for their actual grades before selling the eggs.
(b) A person may not sell eggs to which a stop-sale order applies until the department determines that the eggs are in compliance with this chapter.
(c) A person to whom a stop-sale order is issued may submit the eggs for reinspection to an authorized United States Department of Agriculture inspector. If on reinspection the eggs fail to meet the specifications of the grades with which they are labeled, the seller must re-mark or re-package the eggs to meet the specifications for their actual grades before selling the eggs.
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