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Tex. Health & Safety Code § 436.071

MISBRANDED MOLLUSCAN SHELLFISH AND CRABMEAT

Known as the Texas Aquatic Life Act

The act spans §§ 436–436 (43 sections).

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

Molluscan shellfish or crabmeat is misbranded if:

(1) its labeling is false, misleading, or fails to conform with the requirements of Section 436.081;

(2) it is offered for sale under the name of another food;

(3) its container is made, formed, or filled so as to be misleading;

(4) a word, statement, or other information required by this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter to appear on a label is not prominently and conspicuously placed on the label and is not likely to be read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary conditions of purchase and use; or

(5) it does not have a label containing:

(A) the name, address, and certification or license number of the processor;

(B) an accurate statement in a uniform location on the principal display panel of the quantity of the contents in terms of weight, measure, or numerical count; and

(C) a date as provided by department rules.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.