Sec. 17.881. DEFINITIONS    


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  • In this subchapter:

    (1) "Halal," as applied to food, means food prepared and served in conformity with Islamic religious requirements according to a recognized Islamic authority.

    (2) "Label" means a display of written, printed, or graphic matter on the immediate article or container of any food product.

    (3) "Person" includes an individual, corporation, or association.

    (4) "Restaurant" means a place where food is sold for on-premises consumption.

    (5) "Retail store" means a retail grocery store, delicatessen, butcher shop, or other place where food is sold for off-premises consumption.

    (6) "Sell" means to offer for sale, expose for sale, have in possession for sale, convey, exchange, barter, or trade.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1013, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.