31 TAC § 57.979. Unlawful Possession of Shark Fins, DIVISION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 57 FISHERIES › 31 TAC § 57.979
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(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.
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