Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 96.002

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 96.002 - Liability

(a) A person is liable as provided by Subsection (b) if:

(1) the person disseminates in any manner information relating to a perishable food product to the public;

(2) the person knows the information is false; and

(3) the information states or implies that the perishable food product is not safe for consumption by the public.

(b) A person who is liable under Subsection (a) is liable to the producer of the perishable food product for damages and any other appropriate relief arising from the person's dissemination of the information.

Tex. Civ. Prac. and Rem. Code § 96.002

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 80, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1995.