1. (a) Permit Required. Permits are required for every dairy farm, milk plant, receiving station, transfer station, raw for retail milk dairy farm, milk tank truck, and frozen desserts manufacturers located in the state of Texas. Also every milk plant and frozen dessert manufacturer that exports milk, milk products or frozen desserts into the state of Texas is required to obtain a permit.
2. (b) Application. Applications may be obtained by contacting the regional inspection office or the central office of the Milk and Dairy Division, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, Texas 78756, 512-719-0260. Once the applicant has passed an inspection conducted by the regional inspection office, an accurate, complete application must be submitted to the inspector who will forward the package to the central office.
3. (c) Permit Fees. An invoice for the permit fees will be sent to the permitted entity when the entity has been approved to begin production. Fees must be paid by the due date stated on the invoice. Failure to pay the invoice by the due date may result in the permit being revoked.
4. (d) Nontransferability. Permits are not transferable or assignable. This restriction also applies in the event of a change of ownership of a milk facility or operation.
5. (e) Renewals. Permits are renewable on September 1 of each year and are valid through August 31. Renewal fees must be received by the department by August 31 to be considered timely.

Source Note:The provisions of this §217.91 adopted to be effective February 3, 2000, 25 TexReg 582.