Inspections; Collaborative Agreement With Local Authority

Sec. 437B.153. INSPECTIONS; COLLABORATIVE AGREEMENT WITH LOCAL AUTHORITY. (a) To protect public health and safety, the department shall ensure ongoing, randomized inspections are conducted on each mobile food vendor based on the mobile food vendor's classification and previous health inspection results. (b) On request by a local authority, the department may enter into a collaborative agreement with the local authority for conducting health inspections. The department shall reimburse the local authority acting under a collaborative agreement for the cost of conducting a health inspection using money collected for health inspection fees under Section 437B.058(c). Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 744 (H.B. 2844), Sec. 2, eff. July 1, 2026.