Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 433.027
Inspectors


(a)

The department shall hire inspectors of livestock that is subject to inspection under this chapter, and of carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat, meat food products, and sanitary conditions of establishments in which meat and meat food products are prepared. An inspector is an employee of the department and is under supervision of the chief officer in charge of inspection.

(b)

The department shall designate at least one state inspector for each state representative district.

(c)

The chief officer in charge of inspection is responsible for animal health as it relates to public health. The chief officer in charge of inspection must be licensed to practice veterinary medicine in this state or must be eligible for such a license when employed and must obtain the license not later than two years after the date of employment.

(d)

An inspector shall perform the duties provided by this chapter and department rules. An inspection or examination must be performed as provided by department rules.

(e)

An inspector may not stamp, mark, tag, or label a carcass, part of a carcass, or a meat food product unless it has been inspected and found unadulterated.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1037, eff. April 2, 2015.

Source: Section 433.027 — Inspectors, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­433.­htm#433.­027 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

433.001
Short Title
433.002
Policy
433.003
Definitions
433.004
Adulteration
433.005
Misbranding
433.006
Exemption for Personal Use or Donation to Nonprofit Food Bank
433.007
Construction with Other Law
433.008
Rules
433.009
Fees
433.021
Inspection Before Slaughter
433.022
Inspection of Carcasses
433.023
Investigation of Disease Findings
433.024
Inspection of Processing and Slaughtering Establishments
433.025
Inspection of Meat Food Products
433.026
Night Inspection
433.027
Inspectors
433.028
Refusal to Inspect
433.029
Articles Not Intended for Human Consumption
433.030
Detention
433.031
Seizure
433.032
Storage and Handling
433.033
Equine Products
433.034
Records
433.035
Inspection and Other Regulation of Exotic Animals in Interstate Commerce
433.041
Labeling Passed Products
433.042
Sale of Mislabeled Articles Prohibited
433.043
Standards of Labeling, Composition, and Fill
433.044
Order to Cease False or Misleading Practice
433.045
Protection of Official Device, Mark, and Certificate
433.051
Slaughter or Preparation Not in Compliance with Chapter
433.052
Sale, Receipt, or Transportation of Articles Not in Compliance with Chapter
433.053
Sale, Receipt, or Transportation of Poultry
433.054
Dead, Dying, Disabled, and Diseased Animals
433.055
Miscellaneous Prohibitions Applicable to Exotic Animals in Interstate Commerce
433.056
Inedible Animal Products
433.0065
Animal Share Exemption
433.071
Responsible Agency
433.072
Advisory Committees
433.073
Technical and Laboratory Assistance and Training Program
433.074
Financing
433.081
General Criminal Penalty
433.082
Jurisdiction for Violation
433.083
Investigation by Department
433.084
Evidence and Testimony
433.085
Report to Department
433.086
Mandamus to Compel Compliance
433.087
Depositions
433.088
Compensation of Witness or Reporter
433.089
Immunity
433.090
Contempt
433.091
False Report
433.092
Failure to Report
433.093
Unlawful Disclosure
433.094
Administrative Penalty
433.095
Administrative Penalty Assessment Procedure
433.096
Payment of Administrative Penalty
433.097
Refund of Administrative Penalty
433.098
Recovery of Administrative Penalty by Attorney General
433.099
Injunction
433.100
Emergency Withdrawal of Mark or Suspension of Inspection Services
433.0245
Requirements for Certain Low-volume Livestock Processing Establishments
433.0415
Labeling Cell-cultured Product
433.0815
Interference with Inspection

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 433.027’s source at texas​.gov