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Online hemp retailer requirements in Texas

The reviewed registration record for online sellers serving Texas consumers, with source, date, and review caveats intact.

What this means for your records

Distance does not remove the need for an Evidence Chain™. Keep the product, supplier, lot, COA, and transaction records connected.

Evidence boundary

This resource summarizes only the reviewed records below; it is not a complete multi-jurisdiction ecommerce checklist.

Verification state: 1 of 2 statements shown on this page are independently verified; 1 remain pending. Pending statements remain visible with their uncertainty; rejected statements never render.

Provenance

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Effective date, enforcement posture, litigation, and verification are shown separately. A date alone is never treated as an enforcement conclusion.

TexasActive recordPending verification

Registration of online retailers selling into Texas

The adopted rules explicitly extend retail registration to online retailers selling consumable hemp products to Texas consumers — selling into Texas from outside the state does not place a seller outside the registration requirement.

[Pending verification] Katherine Ulbricht's primary-source verification has not yet been recorded for this statement.

Primary source
25 TAC Chapter 300 (registration provisions)Texas Administrative Code, Title 25, Chapter 300
Effective status
In effect — March 31, 2026 (adopted DSHS rules).
Enforcement
In force. No stay or injunction against the online-retailer registration provision was identified in this review.
Last reviewed
2026-08-14 · HempDash compliance research — pending Katherine Ulbricht primary-source verification
Review history and evidence state

This statement was included in the reviewed snapshot on 2026-08-14. No independent Katherine verification receipt is recorded yet, so it remains pending and keeps the caveat shown above.

TexasActive recordVerified

Retail registration for consumable hemp product sellers

The adopted rules require retailers of consumable hemp products to register with DSHS, with a registration fee of $5,000 per retail location under the adopted fee provisions.

[Verified] Katherine review receipt: kv-receipt-2026-08-16-fees-r5

Primary source
25 TAC Chapter 300 (registration provisions); Texas Health & Safety Code ch. 443Texas Administrative Code, Title 25, Chapter 300
Effective status
In effect — March 31, 2026 (adopted DSHS rules).
Enforcement
In force. No stay or injunction against the registration requirement was identified in this review.
Last reviewed
2026-08-14 · HempDash compliance research — pending Katherine Ulbricht primary-source verification
Review history and evidence state

This statement was included in the reviewed snapshot on 2026-08-14. Independent Katherine verification is recorded by receipt kv-receipt-2026-08-16-fees-r5.