Texas Parks and Wildlife Code

§ 76.003 — BEDS SUBJECT TO LOCATION

PW § 76.003Title 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION · Part D. CRUSTACEANS AND MOLLUSKS · Ch. 76. OYSTERS · Art. A. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE OYSTER BEDS

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(a)Except as provided by Subsection (b) and Section 76.004, an oyster bed or reef, other than a natural oyster bed, is subject to location by the department.

(b)The department may subject a natural oyster bed to location if the department determines that the bed is degraded. In determining whether a natural oyster bed is degraded, the department may consider:

(1)the relative abundance of oysters in the area;

(2)the availability of natural cultch material in the area;

(3)sediment overburden in the area;

(4)the amount of time that the area has been exhausted, if the area is exhausted; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 250 (S.B. 1032), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.