Sec. 431.053. CONDEMNATION OF PERISHABLE ARTICLES. (a) The department shall immediately condemn or render by any means unsalable as human food an article that is a nuisance under Subsection (b) and that the department finds in any room, building, or other structure or in a vehicle. (b) Any meat, seafood, poultry, vegetable, fruit, or other perishable article is a nuisance if it: (1) is unsound; (2) contains a filthy, decomposed, or putrid substance; or (3) may be poisonous or deleterious to health or otherwise unsafe.
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