4 TAC §1.320
The Texas Department of Agriculture (the department) adopts
new §1.320, concerning a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the
department and the Texas Department of Health, without changes to the proposed
text as published in the November 8, 1996, issue of the
Texas Register
(21 TexReg 10957).
The new section is adopted to establish an understanding between the department
and the Texas Department of Health to coordinate regulatory programs and
to eliminate conflicting regulatory requirements and inspection standards
of shell eggs at the retail level.
The new section defines and clarifies words used in the MOU, identifies
the general duties to be performed, the mutual agreements, the term of the
MOU and the date the MOU was executed.
The Texas Egg Council commented in favor of the adoption of the new section.
The new section is adopted under Senate Bill 372, Article 7,
§7.03, 74th Legislative Session (1995), now codified at the Texas Agriculture
Code, Chapter 132, §132.008, which requires the Texas Department of
Agriculture to enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Texas Department
of Health regarding the regulation of shell eggs at the retail level.
This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Issued in Austin, Texas, on December 20, 1996.
TRD-9618576
Dolores Alvarado Hibbs
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Department of Agriculture
Effective date: January 10, 1997
Proposal publication date: November 8, 1996
For further information, please call: (512) 463-7583