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 Subchapter A - Transporting Dead Animals and Rendering

• 221.1 - General Provisions
• 221.2 - Definitions
• 221.3 - Registration Requirements, Exemptions, and Procedures

§221.1 Subchapter B - Meat and Poultry Inspection

• 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
• 221.16 - Fees

Federal Regulations

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