LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 30, 2009

TO:	Honorable Yvonne Gonzalez Toureilles, Chair, House Committee on Agriculture & Livestock
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB681 by Farrar (Relating to requiring warning signs regarding mercury levels in certain fish. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require all retail fish dealers to post a sign regarding mercury levels in certain fish.

The Department of Agriculture indicates that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed within the agency's existing resources.

The bill would take effect September 1, 2009. 

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

551 Department of Agriculture, 582 Commission on Environmental Quality

LBB Staff:

JOB, WK, AH