6 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Travis County, Texas.
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Travis County Health and Human Services inspects restaurants in unincorporated areas using the Texas Food Establishment Rules, posting violation reports online rather than letter grades on storefronts.
Property owners in unincorporated Travis County must abate rodent harborage and standing water that breeds vectors, with TCHHS empowered to issue notices and pursue abatement under nuisance authority.
Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 343.011(c)(3)
Sec. 343.011. PUBLIC NUISANCE. ... (c) A public nuisance is: ... (3) maintaining premises in a manner that creates an unsanitary condition likely to attract or harbor mosquitoes, rodents, vermin, or other disease-carrying pests; (4) allowing weeds to grow on premises in a neighborhood if the weeds are located within 300 feet of another residence or commercial establishment. (Weeds defined to in...
Texas has no statewide bed bug statute and Travis County has not adopted a county-specific ordinance, leaving treatment as a habitability obligation under Texas Property Code landlord duties.
Used syringes in Travis County must be placed in puncture-resistant sharps containers and dropped at approved sites; loose sharps in household trash violate Texas medical waste rules and TCHHS collection policy.
Calorie labeling at Travis County restaurants is governed by federal FDA rules for chains with 20 or more locations; Texas and Travis County have not added local menu-labeling requirements beyond federal law.
FDA — Menu Labeling Final Rule (21 CFR 101.11)
Menu Labeling Requirements [...] May 7, 2018 is the compliance date for the menu labeling final rule. On this date, consumers will have access to calorie and nutrition information in certain chain establishments covered by the rule. The menu labeling requirements apply to restaurants and similar retail food establishments that are part of a chain with 20 or more locations. In addition, they mus...
Texas requires food employees to complete an accredited food handler course within 60 days of hire, and Travis County food permits are conditioned on staff holding current certificates from a DSHS-approved program.
Tex. Health & Safety Code Sec. 438.0431, 438.103
Sec. 438.103. CERTIFICATION AND RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATION; EXAMINATION REQUIRED. (a) A person who satisfies the requirements of this subchapter may receive and renew a food manager certificate by passing a state-approved examination. (b) A state-approved examination for issuance or renewal of a food manager certificate must test an applicant on the food allergen awareness information described b...
1 cities in Travis County have their own public health rules rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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