{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-436.032","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 436.032","heading":"DESTRUCTION OF MOLLUSCAN SHELLFISH OR CRABMEAT.","body":"(a) The court may order the destruction of sampled, detained, or embargoed molluscan shellfish or crabmeat if the court finds that the article is adulterated or misbranded.\n(b) After entry of the court's order, the department shall supervise the destruction of the article.\n(c) The claimant shall pay the cost of the destruction of the article.\n(d) The court shall order the claimant or the claimant's agent to pay court costs, storage fees, and other proper expenses.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 336, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1099, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES","SUBTITLE A. FOOD AND DRUG HEALTH REGULATIONS","CHAPTER 436. AQUATIC LIFE","SUBCHAPTER C. ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.436.htm#436.032","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"cea166dd0b9ab5c1971ee5cf8fbd604f8bb3d6cd3768de82084021572daac808","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-436.031","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-436.033"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}