Texas Parks and Wildlife Code

§ 76.301 — REGULATION OF TAKING, POSSESSION, PURCHASE, AND SALE OF OYSTERS

PW § 76.301Title 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION · Part D. CRUSTACEANS AND MOLLUSKS · Ch. 76. OYSTERS · Art. E. OYSTER REGULATIONS

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(a)The commission by proclamation may regulate the taking, possession, purchase, and sale of oysters. A proclamation issued under this section must contain findings by the commission that support the need for the proclamation.

(b)In determining the need for a proclamation under Subsection (a) of this section, the commission shall consider:

(1)measures to prevent the depletion of oyster beds while achieving, on a continuing basis, the optimum yield for the oystering industry;

(2)measures based on the best scientific information available;

(3)measures to manage oysters;

(4)measures, where practicable, that will promote efficiency in utilizing oyster resources, except that economic allocation may not be the sole purpose of the measures;

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Legislative history

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 687 (H.B. 51), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2017.