Laws and Rules - Meat Safety

Texas Laws

Health and Safety Code

• Chapter 433 - Texas Meat and Poultry Inspection Act (HTML)
• Chapter 144 - Texas Renderers' Licensing Act (HTML)

Rules and Regulations

Title 25, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 221

• §221.11 - Federal Regulations on Meat and Poultry Inspection
• §221.12 - Meat and Poultry Inspection
• §221.13 - Enforcement and Penalties
• §221.14 - Custom Slaughter and Processing; Very Low Volume Poultry/Rabbit Slaughter Operations
• §221.15 - Inspection of Alternate Source Food Animals
• Subchapter A - Transporting Dead Animals and Rendering

Federal Regulations

For more information on federal regulations, refer to the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service.