Tex. Agriculture Code § 95.013
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 95.013, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 95.013. ANALYSIS BY DEPARTMENT.
Official statutory text
(a) A person shall give the formula and a sample of a coloring matter, together with the formula of a noncertified dye used in the manufacture of the coloring matter, to the department before offering to sell the coloring matter or allowing another person to use, sell, or allow the use of the coloring matter.
(b) On examination of a formula and analysis of a sample of coloring matter provided under this section, the department shall deny a request for a license under Section 95.012 of this code if:
(1) either the formula or the sample contains an ingredient prohibited under Section 95.011 of this code or any other ingredient known to be dangerous to health under the conditions of its use; or
(2) the sample varies materially from the formula.
(c) A formula provided under this section is confidential information that may not be disclosed outside the department except on court order as necessary to enforce this chapter.
(b) On examination of a formula and analysis of a sample of coloring matter provided under this section, the department shall deny a request for a license under Section 95.012 of this code if:
(1) either the formula or the sample contains an ingredient prohibited under Section 95.011 of this code or any other ingredient known to be dangerous to health under the conditions of its use; or
(2) the sample varies materially from the formula.
(c) A formula provided under this section is confidential information that may not be disclosed outside the department except on court order as necessary to enforce this chapter.
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