Texas Agriculture Code - Section 47.052. Program Established
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§ 47.052. PROGRAM ESTABLISHED. (a) The Texas shrimp
marketing assistance program is established in the department to
assist the Texas shrimp industry in promoting and marketing
Texas-produced shrimp and educating the public about the Texas
shrimp industry and Texas-produced shrimp.
(b) The commissioner, in consultation with the advisory
committee established under Section 47.053, shall adopt rules as
necessary to implement the program.
(c) The department may accept grants, gifts, and gratuities
from any source, including any governmental entity, any private or
public corporation, and any other person, in furtherance of the
program. Any funds received as a grant, gift, or gratuity shall be
deposited in the shrimp marketing account under Section 77.002,
Parks and Wildlife Code.
(d) The program shall be funded at a minimum level of
$250,000 per fiscal year with funds deposited into the shrimp
marketing account under Section 77.002, Parks and Wildlife Code.
The department may not expend more than two percent of the annual
program budget on out-of-state travel.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 265, § 6, eff. June 18, 2003;
Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 677, § 4, eff. June 20, 2003.
Section: 46.010 46.011 46.012 46.013 47.001 47.002 47.051 47.052 47.053 47.054 47.055 48.001 48.002 48.003 48.004
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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