Texas HB1958 requires restaurants to inform customers if they serve shrimp caught outside of state-owned submerged lands in the Gulf of Mexico.

Texas HB1958 amends the Health and Safety Code to require food service establishments to notify customers if they serve shrimp imported from outside of Texas. The notice must be posted in a conspicuous place or on the food menu. The bill defines imported shrimp as those caught outside of state-owned submerged lands in the Gulf of Mexico. The requirement to provide this notice does not take effect until March 1, 2026. The act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Texas HB1958 requires restaurants to inform customers if they serve shrimp caught outside of state-owned submerged lands in the Gulf of Mexico.

Texas HB1958 amends the Health and Safety Code to require food service establishments to notify customers if they serve shrimp imported from outside of Texas. The notice must be posted in a conspicuous place or on the food menu. The bill defines imported shrimp as those caught outside of state-owned submerged lands in the Gulf of Mexico. The requirement to provide this notice does not take effect until March 1, 2026. The act takes effect September 1, 2025.