| 1 | 1 | | 89R9120 EAS-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Lopez of Cameron H.B. No. 1958 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to notice provided by food service establishments serving |
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| 10 | 10 | | shrimp imported from outside of this state. |
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| 11 | 11 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 12 | 12 | | SECTION 1. Chapter 437, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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| 13 | 13 | | by adding Section 437.029 to read as follows: |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 437.029. IMPORTED SHRIMP NOTICE. (a) For purposes of |
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| 15 | 15 | | this section, a shrimp caught in the Gulf of Mexico is considered to |
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| 16 | 16 | | be imported from outside of this state if the shrimp is caught |
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| 17 | 17 | | outside of the state-owned submerged lands described by Section |
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| 18 | 18 | | 11.012, Natural Resources Code. |
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| 19 | 19 | | (b) A food service establishment serving shrimp imported |
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| 20 | 20 | | from outside of this state shall provide to customers of the |
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| 21 | 21 | | establishment notice of the shrimp's importation. The |
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| 22 | 22 | | establishment must provide the notice by: |
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| 23 | 23 | | (1) posting the notice in a conspicuous place in an |
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| 24 | 24 | | area of the establishment accessible to the customers; or |
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| 25 | 25 | | (2) placing the notice on the establishment's food |
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| 26 | 26 | | menu. |
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| 27 | 27 | | (c) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary |
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| 28 | 28 | | to implement this section. |
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| 29 | 29 | | SECTION 2. Notwithstanding Section 437.029, Health and |
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| 30 | 30 | | Safety Code, as added by this Act, a food service establishment is |
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| 31 | 31 | | not required to comply with that section before March 1, 2026. |
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| 32 | 32 | | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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