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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES |
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Subtitle A. FOOD AND DRUG HEALTH REGULATIONS |
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Chapter 433. TEXAS MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT |
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Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
Sec. 433.006. PERSONAL USE EXEMPTION
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(a) The provisions of this chapter requiring inspection of the slaughter of livestock and the preparation of carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat, and meat food products at establishments conducting those operations do not apply to the slaughtering of livestock or the preparation and transportation in intrastate commerce of those articles if:
(1) the articles are exclusively for personal use by the owner of the livestock, a member of the owner's family, or a nonpaying guest of the owner;
(2) the slaughter or preparation is conducted at the owner's premises or at a processing establishment; and
(3) the transportation is limited to moving the carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat, and meat food products to and from the owner's premises and a processing establishment.
(b) The adulteration and misbranding provisions of this chapter, other than the requirement of an inspection legend, apply to articles prepared by a processing establishment under Subsection (a).
(c) This section does not grant a personal use exemption to an owner who intends to give carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat, or meat food products to any person other than a person listed in Subsection (a)(1).