Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
Title 2. HEALTH |
Subtitle G. LICENSES |
Chapter 144. RENDERERS |
Subchapter C. OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR ALL LICENSE HOLDERS |
Sec. 144.030. COLLECTION CONTAINER REQUIREMENTS
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(a) A container in which dead animals or renderable raw materials are accumulated by a producer at collecting points for pickup by a dead animal hauler or renderable raw material hauler must remain on the premises at each collecting point.
(b) The owner of the containers shall maintain the containers in a leak-proof and sanitary condition and shall replace them as necessary.
(c) The transportation, delivery, transfer, loading, and off-loading of dead animals and renderable raw materials shall be performed in a manner that prevents the release of animal parts and spills or leaks of renderable raw materials from containers. A release of dead animal parts or spill or leak of renderable raw materials shall immediately be cleaned up and reported in the log required by Section 144.022.