Issuance or denial generally; term; suspension; revocation.
Houston Code of Ordinances § 20-194
in effectSec. 20-194. - Issuance or denial generally; term; suspension; revocation.
(a) Upon receiving the application for a license under this division, the health officer shall make an inspection of the certified farmers market and each vendor's establishment within a certified farmers market, and if the certified farmers market complies with the provisions and requirements of this division, as well as other applicable ordinances, then the health officer shall approve the application upon the payment of the license fee and issue a license to the applicant. In the event the health officer shall determine that the applicant's certified farmers market does not comply with the provisions of this division or other ordinances, the health officer shall disapprove the application.
(b) Suspension or revocation. A license issued pursuant to this division may be suspended or revoked upon the suspension, withdrawal, or non-renewal of a farmers market certification issued by the Texas Department of Agriculture, or for violations of this division or of any state or federal laws, rules or regulations relating to activities covered by this division in the same manner and upon the same procedures prescribed in sections 20-41 through 20-43 of this Code for revocation or suspension for a food dealer's permit. In the event that a license issued under this division expires without timely renewal or is suspended or revoked, all operations within the certified farmers market shall be suspended until and unless the license for the certified farmers market is restored to valid status.
(Ord. No. 04-1013, § 2, 9-29-04; Ord. No. 07-1051, § 3, 9-12-07)
Source: City of Houston, Code of Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH20FODR_ARTIIIFAPR_DIV2CEFAMA_S20-194ISDEGETESUREFetched: 10/26/2026