HB3825 - Relating to the limitation on annual gross income of cottage food production operations.

  89R15141 JTZ-D     By: Harless H.B. No. 3825       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the limitation on annual gross income of cottage food   production operations.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 437.001(2-b), Health and Safety Code, is   amended to read as follows:                (2-b)  "Cottage food production operation" means an   individual, operating out of the individual's home, who:                      (A)  produces at the individual's home, subject to   Section 437.0196:                            (i)  a baked good that is not a time and   temperature control for safety food, as defined by Section   437.0196;                            (ii)  candy;                            (iii)  coated and uncoated nuts;                            (iv)  unroasted nut butters;                            (v)  fruit butters;                            (vi)  a canned jam or jelly;                            (vii)  a fruit pie;                            (viii)  dehydrated fruit or vegetables,   including dried beans;                            (ix)  popcorn and popcorn snacks;                            (x)  cereal, including granola;                            (xi)  dry mix;                            (xii)  vinegar;                            (xiii)  pickled fruit or vegetables,   including beets and carrots, that are preserved in vinegar, brine,   or a similar solution at an equilibrium pH value of 4.6 or less;                            (xiv)  mustard;                            (xv)  roasted coffee or dry tea;                            (xvi)  a dried herb or dried herb mix;                            (xvii)  plant-based acidified canned goods;                            (xviii)  fermented vegetable products,   including products that are refrigerated to preserve quality;                            (xix)  frozen raw and uncut fruit or   vegetables; or                            (xx)  any other food that is not a time and   temperature control for safety food, as defined by Section   437.0196;                      (B)  has an annual gross income of $150,000     [ $50,000 ] or less from the sale of food described by Paragraph (A);                      (C)  sells the foods produced under Paragraph (A)   only directly to consumers; and                      (D)  delivers products to the consumer at the   point of sale or another location designated by the consumer.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.