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Texas hemp retail registration and fees

The current reviewed registration record, including the fee detail that remains pending confirmation against the adopted schedule.

What this means for your records

Registration evidence belongs in the same operating record as the location, responsible people, products, and supporting documents.

Evidence boundary

The fee figure remains visibly pending primary-source confirmation and should not be treated as verified from this page.

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.

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

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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.

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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.