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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notice provided by food service establishments serving |
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shrimp imported from outside of the United States. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 437, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 437.029 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 437.029. IMPORTED SHRIMP NOTICE. (a) A food service |
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establishment serving shrimp imported from outside of the United |
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States shall provide to customers of the establishment notice of |
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the shrimp's importation. The establishment must provide the notice |
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by: |
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(1) posting the notice in a conspicuous place in an |
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area of the establishment accessible to the customers; or |
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(2) placing the notice on the establishment's food |
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menu. |
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(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary |
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to implement this section. |
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SECTION 2. Notwithstanding Section 437.029, Health and |
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Safety Code, as added by this Act, a food service establishment is |
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not required to comply with that section before March 1, 2026. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |