texas local-ordinance houston
Where is the Houston anti-Food Sharing Ordinance?
<p>Accoring to <a href="https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/local/2023/02/28/444954/local-nonprofit-says-they-will-continue-to-feed-homeless-despite-city-of-houstons-warning-against-it/" rel="noreferrer">this article</a> about the anti-Food Sharing Ordinance in Houston,</p>
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<p>Mayor Anise Parker and city council passed an anti-food sharing ordinance that bans serving charitable meals on properties, public or private, without consent from the Mayor's office.</p>
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<p>Where can I find this ordinance?</p>

<p>The ordinance is 2012-269 was signed by Mayor Parker in 2012 you can find it as</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.houstontx.gov/health/2012-269.pdf" rel="noreferrer">AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 20 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES, HOUSTON, TEXAS, RELATING TO FEEDING THOSE IN NEED; CONTAINING FINDINGS AND OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE FOREGOING SUBJECT; PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY.</a></p>
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<p>The section amended landed in <a href="https://library.municode.com/tx/houston/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_CH20FODR_ARTVCHFOSE" rel="noreferrer">Chapter 20, Article V: Charitable Food Service.</a></p>
