Tex. Health and Safety Code § 144.021
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 144.021, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 144.021. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RENDERING OPERATIONS.
Official statutory text
Each rendering establishment, related station, transfer station, dead animal hauler, or renderable raw material hauler shall adopt operating procedures that:
(1) provide for the sanitary performance of rendering operations and processes;
(2) prevent the spread of infectious or noxious materials; and
(3) ensure that finished products are free from disease-producing organisms.
(1) provide for the sanitary performance of rendering operations and processes;
(2) prevent the spread of infectious or noxious materials; and
(3) ensure that finished products are free from disease-producing organisms.
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