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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the importation of Pacific oysters for sale for |
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consumption. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 66.007, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (o) to |
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read as follows: |
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(a) No person may import, possess, sell, or place into the |
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public water of this state exotic harmful or potentially harmful |
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fish or shellfish except as authorized by Subsection (o) or a rule |
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or permit issued by the department. |
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(o) A person may import and possess unshucked Pacific |
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oysters only if the person holds a wholesale fish dealer's license |
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or a retail fish dealer's license. A person may possess and sell |
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for consumption unshucked Pacific oysters only if the person holds |
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a retail fish dealer's license or the person is a restaurant owner, |
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operator, or employee who purchased the oysters from a person who |
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holds a wholesale fish dealer's license. A person possessing |
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Pacific oysters may not place a Pacific oyster in the public water |
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of this state. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |