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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the sale and consumption in this state of raw oysters |
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harvested from Texas waters. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 76, Parks and Wildlife |
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Code, is amended by adding Section 76.303 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 76.303. SALE OF RAW OYSTERS FOR CONSUMPTION WITHIN |
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THIS STATE. Any federal regulations that prohibit the interstate |
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transport and sale of oysters that have not been post-harvest |
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treated do not apply to oysters harvested from waters of this state |
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and sold and consumed in this state. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |