tx-May152026-101: 25 TAC §226.4 — Mobile Food Vendors

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Summary

STATUTORY AUTHORITY The new section is adopted under Texas Government Code §524.0151, which provides that the executive commissioner of HHSC shall adopt rules for the operation and provision of services by the health and human services system, Texas Health and Safety Code (HSC) §1001.075, which authorizes the executive commissioner of HHSC to adopt rules for the administration of Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 1001, and Texas Health and Safety Code Chapters 437 and 437B. §226.8. Mobile Food Vendor Inspections. (a) Mobile food vendor (MFV) categories. The department assigns each MFV to a category based on the type of food served and how the food is prepared. Each category of MFV is described in the definition of "mobile food vendor (MFV)" in §226.2 of this chapter. (b) Reclassification. When an MFV wants to sell food or beverages that require a different category than initially approved, the MFV must inform the department about the specific food or beverages to be sold. The regulatory authority may conduct a health inspection to decide if a new category is needed. (c) Health inspection. The regulatory authority may require an MFV, and food vending vehicle (FVV), to appear...

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