Sec. 436.024. ACCESS TO RECORDS SHOWING MOVEMENT IN COMMERCE. (a) A commercial carrier or other person receiving or holding molluscan shellfish or crabmeat in commerce on request shall permit the department or health authority at all reasonable times to have access to and to copy all records showing:
(1) the movement in commerce of the molluscan shellfish or crabmeat;
(2) the holding after movement in commerce of the molluscan shellfish or crabmeat; or
(3) the quantity, shipper, and consignee of the molluscan shellfish or crabmeat.
(b) The carrier or other person may not refuse access to and copying of the requested records if the request is accompanied by a written statement that specifies the nature or kind of molluscan shellfish or crabmeat to which the request relates.
(c) A carrier is not subject to other provisions of this chapter solely because of the carrier's receipt, carriage, holding, or delivery of molluscan shellfish or crabmeat in the usual course of business as a carrier.
Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 336, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1092, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Food, Drugs, Alcohol, and Hazardous Substances
Subtitle A - Food and Drug Health Regulations
Section 436.023. Access to Records
Section 436.024. Access to Records Showing Movement in Commerce
Section 436.025. Emergency Order
Section 436.026. Violation; Injunction
Section 436.027. Civil Penalty
Section 436.028. Detained or Embargoed Article
Section 436.029. Removal Order for Detained or Embargoed Article
Section 436.030. Recall From Commerce
Section 436.032. Destruction of Molluscan Shellfish or Crabmeat
Section 436.033. Correction by Proper Labeling
Section 436.034. Administrative Penalty
Section 436.035. Administrative Penalty Assessment Procedure
Section 436.036. Payment of Administrative Penalty
Section 436.037. Refund of Administrative Penalty
Section 436.038. Criminal Penalty; Defenses