Texas Natural Resources Code

§ 61.129 — ORDINANCE PREVAILS OVER ORDER AND STATE LAW

NR § 61.129Title 2. PUBLIC DOMAIN · Part E. BEACHES AND DUNES · Ch. 61. USE AND MAINTENANCE OF PUBLIC BEACHES · Art. D. COUNTY REGULATION OF PUBLIC USE OF BEACHES

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(a)Except as provided in Section 61.022 of this code, this subchapter does not limit the power of an incorporated city, town, or village bordering on the Gulf of Mexico or any adjacent body of water to regulate motor vehicle traffic and prohibit littering on any beach within its corporate limits.

(b)If these regulatory ordinances are adopted by a city, town, or village and the ordinance conflicts with the general law of the state or with an order of the commissioners court adopted under this subchapter, and the ordinance is consistent with policies and rules under Section 61.011 of this code, the ordinance shall control over the state law and the order, and in cases of violation, prosecution may be maintained only under the ordinance.

Legislative history

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2485, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 295, Sec. 17, eff. June 7, 1991.