Texas Retailer Essentials

Each lesson is written and reviewed before publication. Here is what this path works through.

• Know what the Retail Hemp Registration costs and that it's per location, per year
• Know who must register — and the narrow exceptions
• Walk through the application: what DSHS asks for and how long processing takes
• Understand renewal timing, the late fee, and the display requirement
• Know the consequences of selling without a valid registration
• State the Texas age rule precisely: no sales to anyone under 21, with ID review before every sale
• Know the four criteria that make an ID valid under §300.701(c)
• Separate what the rule requires from common store policies layered on top
• Know the consequences of an underage sale — and the one exception that protects a store that checked properly
• Name the label elements Texas requires (rule and statute), with cites
• Recite the five required warnings and where the label must appear
• Know the three packaging requirements — not just child-resistant
• Connect the label to the COA — the two must work together
• Run a two-minute label review that catches the common failures
• Answer 'how long do I keep test results?' with the exact rule — three years from receipt, 25 TAC §300.303(f)
• Know which record duties bind retailers by name, and which bind only manufacturers and processors
• Recognize where the rule is silent for retailers — and treat silence as a reason for conservative practice, not invented requirements
• Set up a retention file a regulator request can't embarrass