Tex. Agric. Code § 13.034 (2026)
Sale Of Cheese, Meat, Or Meat Food Product By Nonstandard Weight
Sec. 13.034. SALE OF CHEESE, MEAT, OR MEAT FOOD PRODUCT BY NONSTANDARD WEIGHT. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section or Section 13.032 of this code, cheese, meat, and meat food products shall be sold by standard net weight.
(b) Cheese, meat, or a meat food product may be sold by other than standard net weight if sold for immediate consumption on the premises where sold.
(c) Poultry may be sold by live weight if weighed at the time of sale. Poultry dressed or killed prior to the time of sale, whether cooked or uncooked, shall be sold by net weight at the time of sale. Fresh-cooked poultry may be sold by the piece or by the head.
(d) A person violates this chapter if, in violation of this section, the person sells or keeps, offers, or exposes for sale cheese, meat, or a meat food product by a measure other than standard net weight.
(e) In this section:
(1) "Meat or meat food product" includes fresh, cured, or salt meats; poultry; fish; sausage; chili; headcheese; souse meat; loaf meat; boneless meat; shredded meat; hamburger; and any other manufactured, prepared, or processed meat or meat food product.
(2) "Poultry" includes turkeys, chickens, ducks, geese, guineas, squabs, and all other domesticated fowl.
Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1027, ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 924 (H.B. 1494), Sec. 3.08, eff. September 1, 2013.