Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB590 Compare Versions

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22 By: Bailes, Lambert, Kuempel, Cain, H.B. No. 590
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66 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
77 AN ACT
88 relating to the labeling and sale of Texas honey.
99 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1010 SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 131, Agriculture Code, is
1111 amended by adding Section 131.085 to read as follows:
1212 Sec. 131.085. USE OF "TEXAS HONEY" ON LABEL. A person may
1313 not label, sell, or keep, offer, or expose for sale a product
1414 identified on its label as "Texas honey" unless the product
1515 consists exclusively of honey produced from apiaries in Texas.
1616 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.