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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 this state. |
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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) For purposes of |
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this section, a shrimp caught in the Gulf of Mexico is considered to |
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be imported from outside of this state if the shrimp is caught |
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outside of the state-owned submerged lands described by Section |
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11.012, Natural Resources Code. |
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(b) A food service establishment serving shrimp imported |
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from outside of this state shall provide to customers of the |
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establishment notice of the shrimp's importation. The |
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establishment must provide the notice 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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(c) 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. |