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Shark finning law goes into effect

2016-07-10 16:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Caller-Times: Beginning Friday, the sale, purchase or possession with intent to sell shark fins in Texas will be a criminal offense that could result in jail time and a fine. State Rep. Eddie Lucio III's second attempt to strengthen the prohibition of the federally outlawed practice of shark finning was signed into law last year, making Texas the 10th state to target a black market trade that the Save our Seas Foundation estimates kills 73 million sharks annually. The conservation organization Oceana estimates...

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