Sec. 436.028. DETAINED OR EMBARGOED ARTICLE. (a) The department may detain or embargo molluscan shellfish or crabmeat if the department believes or has probable cause to believe that the molluscan shellfish or crabmeat:
(1) is adulterated; or
(2) is misbranded so that the molluscan shellfish or crabmeat is dangerous or fraudulent under this chapter.
(b) The department shall affix to any molluscan shellfish or crabmeat a tag or other appropriate marking that gives notice that the molluscan shellfish or crabmeat is, or is suspected of being, adulterated or misbranded and that the molluscan shellfish or crabmeat has been detained or embargoed.
(c) The tag or marking on a detained or embargoed article must prohibit the removal or disposal of the article unless permission is given by the department or a court.
(d) A person may not remove a detained or embargoed article from the premises or dispose of it without permission of the department or a court. The department may permit perishable goods to be moved to a place suitable for proper storage.
(e) The department shall remove the tag or other marking from a detained or embargoed article if the department believes that the article is not adulterated or misbranded.
(f) The claimant of a detained or embargoed article may move the article to a secure storage area with the permission of the department.
Added 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. 3.1096, eff. April 2, 2015.
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