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Outdated Exemption List, Subchapter J - July 16, 1997

Synopsis of specific exemptions from air permitting that were in effect on this date.

30 TAC 106 - Subchapter J Food Preparation and Processing

106.241 Slaughterhouses (Previously SE109)
106.242 Food Preparation (Previously SE20)
106.243 Smokehouses (Previously SE29)
106.244 Ovens, Barbecue Pits, Cookers (Previously SE32)
106.245 Ethyl Alcohol Facilities (Previously SE98)

Any facility where animals or poultry are slaughtered and prepared for human consumption provided that waste products such as blood, offal, and feathers are stored in such a manner as to prevent the creation of a nuisance condition and these waste products are removed from the premises daily or stored under refrigeration until removed are exempt. In addition, areas used to hold animals or poultry for slaughter shall be kept dry and clean to control odors.

Equipment used in eating establishments for the purpose of preparing food for human consumption is exempt.

Smokehouses in which the maximum horizontal inside cross-sectional area does not exceed 100 square feet are exempt.

Ovens, mixers, blenders, barbecue pits, and cookers if the products are edible and intended for human consumption are exempt.

Ethyl alcohol (ethanol) production facilities having a capacity of less than 200 gallons of ethanol per day when natural gas, liquid petroleum gas, or Number 2 fuel oil is used to supply heat for cooking and distillation are exempt. Drying of spent (distillers) grain and water stillage is not authorized under this section.

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