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Agriculture Code § 132.024
A license issued or renewed under this chapter is valid for one year.
- License term
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Agriculture Code § 132.025
Applicants must pay license fees before issuance or during the last month of the license year, and late renewal applicants must also pay an added late fee.
- License fees
- Renewal timing
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Agriculture Code § 132.026
A dealer-wholesaler plant fee is set by department rule, and the initial license fee is adjusted once the applicant’s first-year records are available.
- Dealer-wholesaler licensing
- License fees
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Agriculture Code § 132.027
The department sets the license fee for each plant operated by a processor by rule, and the initial processor’s license fee is adjusted when the applicant’s first-year records are available.
- License administration
- Processor license fee
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Agriculture Code § 132.028
The department must charge a broker license fee, set by department rule.
- Fees
- Licensing
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Agriculture Code § 132.041
Egg grades and sizes sold in this state must be determined by candling and weighing by a licensed person.
- Egg grading
- Egg sizing
- Inspection
- Licensing
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Agriculture Code § 132.042
Eggs offered for sale must be classified and graded/weighed as required by this section.
- Consumer sales
- Egg classification
- Egg grading
- Wholesale sales
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Agriculture Code § 132.043
Certain licensed egg handlers must collect or pay fees, and monthly remit them under department rules.
- Egg sales and processing
- Inspection fees
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Agriculture Code § 132.044
Egg containers sold at retail or wholesale must be clearly labeled with egg size and grade, the grader’s address and license number, and certain location details or an approved code when needed.
- Egg container labeling
- Retail and wholesale sales
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Agriculture Code § 132.045
Eggs must be handled under reasonably sanitary conditions, and shell eggs for human consumption must be handled to prevent undue deterioration.
- Egg handling
- Sanitation
- Shell eggs
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Agriculture Code § 132.046
Eggs shipped into Texas must meet Grade A or inspection and grading rules, and all shipped eggs must be refrigerated during transport.
- Egg shipment
- Retail sale
- Transport refrigeration
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Agriculture Code § 132.047
Eggs sold outside a carton must be placed in a container with required information and a legible one-inch sign.
- Egg packaging
- Retail sales
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Agriculture Code § 132.061
Licensed dealer-wholesalers and processors must keep egg sales records for two years, and those records must be available to the department for inspection.
- Egg sales
- Inspection
- Recordkeeping
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Agriculture Code § 132.062
Licensed dealer-wholesalers or processors must give a signed invoice with each egg transaction, sale, or delivery and keep a copy for two years.
- Egg sales
- Invoicing
- Recordkeeping
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Agriculture Code § 132.071
The department must stop the sale of noncompliant eggs, and people may not sell eggs under a stop-sale order until compliance is determined.
- Egg sales
- Food inspection
- Stop-sale orders
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Agriculture Code § 132.0715
A violator of this chapter or a rule adopted under it may owe a civil penalty of up to $500 per violation, and each day the violation continues can count as a separate violation. The department can also seek injunctive relief.
- Enforcement
- Penalties
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Agriculture Code § 132.072
The department can discipline licenses for violations, and a person is entitled to a hearing before certain license actions.
- Administrative penalties
- Hearings and appeals
- License discipline
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Agriculture Code § 132.081
Violating a provision of this chapter is an offense, and the offense is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of $50 to $1,000.
- Offences
- Penalties
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Agriculture Code § 132.082
A person may not sell in bulk or in containers eggs that are not denatured and are inedible, unless a stated exception applies.
- Egg sales
- Food sales
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Agriculture Code § 132.083
A person commits an offense by using the prefix "U.S." on shell egg grades and weight classes that are not under official USDA supervision.
- Agricultural products
- Mislabeling
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