Texas Parks and Wildlife Code
§ 75.01045 — PLACEMENT OF CULTIVATED OYSTERS IN CERTAIN LOCATIONS WITH DEPARTMENT APPROVAL
PW § 75.01045Title 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION · Part D. CRUSTACEANS AND MOLLUSKS · Ch. 75. CULTIVATED OYSTER MARICULTURE
Statute text
View on source(a)A person may place a cultivated oyster in a natural oyster bed, a private oyster bed, or coastal waters if the department authorizes the placement in writing.
(b)The department shall adopt best management practices for authorizing the placement of cultivated oysters under this section.
Legislative history
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 30 (S.B. 1215), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.