Section 144.029. Sanitary Conditions Required

TX Health & Safety Code § 144.029 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 144.029. SANITARY CONDITIONS REQUIRED. (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.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.