Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 431.222
License Required; Licensing Fees
(a)
Except as provided by Section 431.2211 (Application of Subchapter), a food manufacturer, food wholesaler, or warehouse operator in this state must apply for and obtain from the department every two years a license for each place of business that the food manufacturer, food wholesaler, or warehouse operator operates in this state. The food manufacturer, food wholesaler, or warehouse operator must pay a licensing fee for each establishment.(b)
The department shall require a food manufacturer that distributes only food manufactured by that firm to obtain only a license as a food manufacturer. A person that does not manufacture food and serves only as a food wholesaler must obtain only a food wholesaler’s license. A person that distributes both its own manufactured food and food it does not manufacture must obtain only a food manufacturer’s license. A warehouse operator who also distributes food is required to obtain only a warehouse operator license.
Source:
Section 431.222 — License Required; Licensing Fees, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.431.htm#431.222 (accessed May 26, 2025).
