{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-47.055","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 47.055","heading":"PROMOTION, MARKETING, AND EDUCATION.","body":"The program shall promote and advertise the Texas wild-caught shrimping industry by:\n(1) developing and maintaining a database of Texas shrimp wholesalers that sell Texas-produced shrimp;\n(2) operating a toll-free telephone number to:\n(A) receive inquiries from persons who wish to purchase a particular type of Texas-produced shrimp; and\n(B) make information about the Texas wild-caught shrimping industry available to the public;\n(3) developing a wild-caught shrimping industry marketing plan to increase the consumption of Texas-produced shrimp;\n(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;\n(5) promoting the Texas wild-caught shrimping industry; and\n(6) promoting and marketing, and educating consumers about, Texas-produced shrimp using any other method the commissioner determines appropriate.\nAdded 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.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1052 (H.B. 4593), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 3. AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND PROMOTION","CHAPTER 47. TEXAS SHRIMP MARKETING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.47.htm#47.055","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"a0c5913abb05100c1a2e4a6a7a8e7f43723dd4a4f76119023c6fc6eba23bc536","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-47.054","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-48.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}