# 25 Tex. Admin. Code § 229.574: 25 TAC § 229.574. Exemptions and Applicability

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## Section

- **Citation:** 25 Tex. Admin. Code § 229.574
- **Heading:** 25 TAC § 229.574. Exemptions and Applicability
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 25 HEALTH SERVICES / Part 1 DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES / Chapter 229 FOOD AND DRUG / 25 TAC § 229.574

## Text

(a) A person is exempt from licensing under these sections if the person is:
(1) a manufacturer, distributor, or processor of a drug who in the normal course of business engages in the activities of reconditioning the items manufactured, distributed, or processed by or for that person and not purchased by that person solely for the purpose of reconditioning and sale;
(2) a common carrier or a common carrier's agent who disposes of or otherwise transfers undamaged or distressed drugs to a person who is exempt under this section or to a currently licensed salvage broker or salvage operator; or
(3) a person who transfers distressed drugs to a licensed salvage broker or salvage operator.
(b) An exemption from the licensing requirements under these sections does not constitute an exemption from other applicable provisions of the Texas Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, Health and Safety Code, Chapter 431, or the rules adopted to administer and enforce the Act.
(c) A salvage establishment or salvage broker who is engaging only within the scope of the license issued under §229.575 of this title (relating to Licensing Requirements and Procedures) is not required to be licensed under Health and Safety Code, Chapter 431. An exemption from licensing requirements under Health and Safety Code, Chapter 431, does not constitute an exemption from other applicable provisions of the Health and Safety Code, Chapter 431, or the rules adopted to administer and enforce the chapter.

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