Tex. Agriculture Code § 47.055: PROMOTION, MARKETING, AND EDUCATION.

The program shall promote and advertise the Texas wild-caught shrimping industry by:

(1) developing and maintaining a database of Texas shrimp wholesalers that sell Texas-produced shrimp;

(2) operating a toll-free telephone number to:

(A) receive inquiries from persons who wish to purchase a particular type of Texas-produced shrimp; and

(B) make information about the Texas wild-caught shrimping industry available to the public;

(3) developing a wild-caught shrimping industry marketing plan to increase the consumption of Texas-produced shrimp;

(4) educating the public about Texas-produced shrimp by providing publicity about the information in the program's database to the public and making the information available to the public through the department's toll-free telephone number and electronically through the Internet;

(5) promoting the Texas wild-caught shrimping industry; and

(6) promoting and marketing, and educating consumers about, Texas-produced shrimp using any other method the commissioner determines appropriate.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 265, Sec. 6, eff. June 18, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 677, Sec. 4, eff. June 20, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1052 (H.B. 4593), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.