These sections set out the requirements for the Texas Department of Health (department) to issue a certificate of free sale and sanitation and/or a certificate of origin. Certificates are issued to manufacturers and distributors for the purpose of importing products from the United States into other countries. Certificates for meat and poultry products, which have been inspected by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), can only be issued to distributors of those products.

Source Note:The provisions of this §229.301 adopted to be effective March 15, 2001, 26 TexReg 2031.