Tex.
Agric. Code Section 101.003
License Required
(a)
Except as otherwise provided by this section, a person may not handle perishable commodities, as owner, agent, or otherwise, without a license or an identification card issued by the department.(b)
This section does not apply to:(1)
a retailer, unless the retailer:(A)
has annual sales of perishable commodities that comprise 50 percent or more of the retailer’s total sales; or(B)
employs a buying agent who buys directly from a producer;(2)
a producer who handles or deals exclusively in the producer’s own products;(3)
a person shipping less than six standard boxes of citrus fruit in any one separate shipment;(4)
a person who ships a noncommercial shipment of perishable commodities; or(5)
a person who purchases perishable commodities and pays for the perishable commodities in United States currency before or at the time of delivery or taking possession.(c)
A person who purchases perishable commodities without a license, as owner, agent, or otherwise, does not violate this section if the person obtains a license not later than the 30th day after the date the person first purchases perishable commodities.
Source:
Section 101.003 — License Required, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.101.htm#101.003 (accessed May 18, 2024).
