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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 431.248

MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Known as the Texas Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

The act spans §§ 431.001–431.415 (124 sections).

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff

(a) The department and the Department of Agriculture shall execute a memorandum of understanding that:

(1) requires each agency to disclose to the other agency any positive results of testing conducted by the agency for pesticides in food; and

(2) specifies how each agency will assist the other in performing its duties regarding pesticides in food.

(b) The executive commissioner and the Department of Agriculture shall adopt the memorandum of understanding as a rule.

(c) The department and the Department of Agriculture shall request the federal Food and Drug Administration to join in execution of the memorandum of understanding.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.