Sec. 47.055.  PROMOTION, MARKETING, AND EDUCATION.  The program shall promote and advertise the Texas wild-caught shrimping industry by:
(1)  developing and maintaining a database of Texas shrimp wholesalers that sell Texas-produced shrimp;
(2)  operating a toll-free telephone number to:
(A)  receive inquiries from persons who wish to purchase a particular type of Texas-produced shrimp; and
(B)  make information about the Texas wild-caught shrimping industry available to the public;
(3)  developing a wild-caught shrimping industry marketing plan to increase the consumption of Texas-produced shrimp;
(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;
(5)  promoting the Texas wild-caught shrimping industry; and
(6)  promoting and marketing, and educating consumers about, Texas-produced shrimp using any other method the commissioner determines appropriate.
Added 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.
Amended by: 
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1052 (H.B. 4593), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.