Texas
Office of the Texas State Chemist
Texas A&M University System
Main phone: (979) 845-1121
Fax: (979) 845-1389
Website: otscweb.tamu.edu
Address
P.O. Box 3160
College Station, TX 77841-3160
Registration Information
Permanent $75/facility license
Annual $50/product in 5 lb. packages. or less, Sept 1
Tonnage Information
$0.19/ton paid quarterly if >$100, annual if < $100
Statutes
Tex. Agric. Code Ann. tit. 6, ch. 141
Regulations
4 Tex. Admin. Code tit. 4, ch. 61
Separate Pet Statute/Regulation, Statute/Regulation Citation
4 Tex. Admin. Code tit. 4, ch. 63
Separate Pet Statute/Regulation, Pet defined
No separate pet definition
Regulatory Authority
Tex. Agric. Code Ann. § 141.003
Labeling, Pre-market review of labels
Tex. Agric. Code Ann. §§ 141.021(c);
141.055
Labeling, Standards
Tex. Agric. Code Ann. §§
141.051 to 141.055
Labeling, Model Pet Feed Label Updates
n/a
Licensing or Registration
License – Tex. Agric. Code Ann. §§
141.021 to 141.026
Ingredient Definitions -incorporation of AAFCO Models by reference
4 Tex. Admin. Code §§ 61.1; 61.22(5)(B)(i)
Laboratory Standards
n/a
Misbranding
Tex. Agric. Code Ann. § 141.147
Adulteration
Tex. Agric. Code Ann. § 141.148
Inspection, Sampling, Analysis
Tex. Agric. Code Ann. §§ 141.101 to 141.105
Inspection Fees and Reports
Tex. Agric. Code Ann. §§
141.071 to 141.077
Prohibited Acts
n/a
Penalties
Tex. Agric. Code Ann. §§ 141.141 to 141.149
Recall Authority
Tex. Agric. Code Ann. §§
141.121 to 141.122
How is it funded?
Tex. Agric. Code Ann. § 141.075