Tex. Agriculture Code § 95.017
This is the official text of Tex. Agriculture Code § 95.017, part of Texas’s Agriculture Code — regulates farming, livestock, and agricultural commerce.
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§ 95.017. LABELING.
Official statutory text
(a) Citrus fruit that is treated with coloring matter shall be marked "Color Added" in letters that are at least three-sixteenths of an inch high.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section is satisfied if no more than 45 percent of a lot of citrus fruit is imperfectly marked.
(c) If citrus fruit that has been treated with coloring matter is marked with a trademark, name, or brand by a two-line die in one operation, "Color Added" shall be placed above the trademark, name, or brand.
(d) A package of citrus fruit that has been treated with coloring matter that is sold, delivered for transportation, or transported shall be marked or securely tagged "Color Added" in letters that are at least three-fourths of an inch high.
(e) The department may adopt rules changing the requirements of this section in order to conform the practice of this state to federal standards.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section is satisfied if no more than 45 percent of a lot of citrus fruit is imperfectly marked.
(c) If citrus fruit that has been treated with coloring matter is marked with a trademark, name, or brand by a two-line die in one operation, "Color Added" shall be placed above the trademark, name, or brand.
(d) A package of citrus fruit that has been treated with coloring matter that is sold, delivered for transportation, or transported shall be marked or securely tagged "Color Added" in letters that are at least three-fourths of an inch high.
(e) The department may adopt rules changing the requirements of this section in order to conform the practice of this state to federal standards.
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