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TITLE 31NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
PART 2TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 57FISHERIES
SUBCHAPTER NSTATEWIDE RECREATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL FISHING PROCLAMATION
DIVISION 1GENERAL PROVISIONS
RULE §57.979Unlawful Possession of Shark Fins

(a) It is unlawful for any person to, upon detaching a shark fin from a shark that is lawfully possessed and being processed in a restaurant or place of business, fail to immediately destroy the shark fin as prescribed in this section. Destroyed shark fins shall be lawfully disposed of, either by a contracted waste removal service or by direct transport to a landfill or waste facility permitted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to receive such material.

(b) In this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

  (1) Destroy--to treat a shark fin by immersion in chlorine bleach, acid, or other such chemical or chemical solution for a period of time sufficient to render the shark fin inedible or otherwise unfit for human consumption.

  (2) Immediately--At once, without delay, promptly.


Source Note: The provisions of this §57.979 adopted to be effective October 24, 2023, 48 TexReg 6215

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