Texas Parks and Wildlife Code

§ 281.022 — SHRIMP REGULATIONS

PW § 281.022Title 7. LOCAL AND SPECIAL LAWS · Ch. 281. ORANGE COUNTY · Art. C. SHRIMP

Statute text

(a)The commission may regulate the taking of shrimp from the coastal water of Orange County to provide for the most profitable and equitable harvest of shrimp from year to year and to conserve and protect the shrimp resources of Orange County from depletion and waste.

(b)The commission may make regulations to carry out the policy of this section including regulating:

(1)the size of shrimp that may be taken;

(2)open and closed shrimp seasons;

(3)the means of taking shrimp;

(4)the size and type of boats and equipment that may be used for taking shrimp;

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Legislative history

Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.