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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Health and Safety Code § 436.033: CORRECTION BY PROPER LABELING.

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  1. HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE
  2. TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
  3. SUBTITLE A. FOOD AND DRUG HEALTH REGULATIONS
  4. CHAPTER 436. AQUATIC LIFE
  5. SUBCHAPTER C. ENFORCEMENT

(a) A court may order the delivery of sampled, detained, or embargoed molluscan shellfish or crabmeat that is misbranded to the claimant for relabeling under the supervision of the department if:

(1) the court costs and other expenses have been paid;

(2) proper labeling can correct the misbranding; and

(3) the claimant executes a bond, conditioned on the correction of the misbranding by proper labeling.

(b) The claimant shall pay the costs of the supervision.

(c) The court shall order the return of the molluscan shellfish or crabmeat to the claimant if the department represents to the court that the molluscan shellfish or crabmeat no longer violates this chapter and that the expenses of supervision are paid.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 336, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Amended by:

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1100, eff. April 2, 2015.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:17Z. Source file · JSON

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