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| 1 | 1 | 89R12268 MP-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Kolkhorst S.B. No. 1360 | |
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| 7 | 7 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 8 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 9 | relating to the labeling and sale of Texas honey. | |
| 10 | 10 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 11 | 11 | SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 131, Agriculture Code, is | |
| 12 | 12 | amended by adding Section 131.085 to read as follows: | |
| 13 | 13 | Sec. 131.085. USE OF CERTAIN TEXAS LABELS. (a) A person | |
| 14 | 14 | may not label, sell, or keep, offer, or expose for sale a product | |
| 15 | 15 | identified on its label as "Texas honey," "product of Texas," | |
| 16 | 16 | "Texas blend," or "local honey" unless: | |
| 17 | 17 | (1) the product consists of honey produced entirely | |
| 18 | 18 | from apiaries located in Texas; and | |
| 19 | 19 | (2) at least 75 percent of the source nectar of the | |
| 20 | 20 | honey comes from plants located in Texas. | |
| 21 | 21 | (b) The Department of State Health Services shall suspend | |
| 22 | 22 | for not less than 90 days a food manufacturer's license if the | |
| 23 | 23 | license holder violates this section. | |
| 24 | 24 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |