Sec. 144.021.  GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR RENDERING OPERATIONS.   Each rendering establishment, related station, transfer station, dead animal hauler, or renderable raw material hauler shall adopt operating procedures that:
(1)  provide for the sanitary performance of rendering operations and processes;
(2)  prevent the spread of infectious or noxious materials; and
(3)  ensure that finished products are free from disease-producing organisms.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 485, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0416, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 3.005, eff. September 1, 2015.