Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 229 - FOOD AND DRUG
Subchapter AA - REGULATION OF FOOD SALVAGE ESTABLISHMENTS AND BROKERS
Section 229.553 - Inspection

Universal Citation: 25 TX Admin Code ยง 229.553

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

(a) Inspection. To enforce these sections of the Act, the commissioner, an authorized agent, or a health authority may, on presenting appropriate credentials to the owner, operator, or agent in charge of a place of business:

(1) enter at reasonable times the place of business of a salvage establishment or salvage broker;

(2) enter a salvage warehouse used to store or hold distressed or salvaged food;

(3) enter a vehicle being used to transport or hold distressed or salvaged food; or

(4) inspect at reasonable times, any place of business of a salvage establishment or salvage broker, salvage warehouse, or vehicle and all equipment, finished and unfinished materials, containers, and labeling of any item and obtain samples necessary for the enforcement of these sections or the Act.

(b) Access to records. A person who is required to maintain records referenced in these sections or under the Act, or a person who is in charge or custody of those records shall, at the request of an authorized agent or health authority, permit the authorized agent or health authority at all reasonable times access to review, copy, and verify the records.

(c) Access to records showing movement in commerce. A person who is subject to licensing under § 229.545 of this title (relating to Licensing Requirements and Procedures) or a person, including a common carrier or the common carrier's agent, who disposes of or otherwise transfers distressed or salvaged food shall, at the request of the commissioner or an authorized agent, permit the commissioner or authorized agent at all reasonable times access to review, copy, and verify all records showing:

(1) the movement in commerce of any distressed or salvaged food;

(2) the holding of any distressed or salvaged food after movement in commerce; and

(3) the quantity, shipper, and consignee of any distressed or salvaged food.

(d) Receipt for samples. An authorized agent or health authority who makes an inspection of a place of business, including any vehicle or salvage warehouse, and obtains a sample during or on completion of the inspection and before leaving the place of business, shall give to the owner, operator, or the owner's or operator's agent a receipt describing the sample.

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