Tex. Health and Safety Code § 144.029
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 144.029, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 144.029. SANITARY CONDITIONS REQUIRED.
Official statutory text
(a) The premises of a rendering establishment shall be kept clean and neat, in good repair, and reasonably free from:
(1) undue collection of refuse;
(2) waste materials;
(3) rodent infestation;
(4) insect breeding places;
(5) standing water; and
(6) other objectionable conditions.
(b) Equipment and utensils shall be provided as necessary for the rendering establishment to conduct operations in a sanitary manner.
(c) Rodents, roaches, and other vermin shall be controlled.
(d) Hide storage facilities shall be in closed areas separate from all other areas.
(1) undue collection of refuse;
(2) waste materials;
(3) rodent infestation;
(4) insect breeding places;
(5) standing water; and
(6) other objectionable conditions.
(b) Equipment and utensils shall be provided as necessary for the rendering establishment to conduct operations in a sanitary manner.
(c) Rodents, roaches, and other vermin shall be controlled.
(d) Hide storage facilities shall be in closed areas separate from all other areas.
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