Texas Statutes
Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes
Chapter 61 - Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches

Section 61.0171. Temporary Suspension of Line of Vegetation Determination - Sec. 61.0171. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF LINE OF VEGETATION DETERMINATION. (a)...

Section 61.018. Enforcement - Sec. 61.018. ENFORCEMENT. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1),...

Section 61.0181. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 61.0181. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. The commissioner may assess an administrative...

Section 61.0182. Enforcement Provisions Cumulative - Sec. 61.0182. ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS CUMULATIVE. This subchapter is cumulative of...

Section 61.0183. Removal of Certain Structures, Improvements, Obstructions, Barriers, and Hazards on Public Beach - Sec. 61.0183. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN STRUCTURES, IMPROVEMENTS, OBSTRUCTIONS, BARRIERS, AND...

Section 61.0184. Notice Requirements; Orders and Hearings - Sec. 61.0184. NOTICE REQUIREMENTS; ORDERS AND HEARINGS. (a) The commissioner...

Section 61.0185. Temporary Suspension of Submission of Requests That Attorney General File Suit - Sec. 61.0185. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF SUBMISSION OF REQUESTS THAT ATTORNEY...

Section 61.019. Declaratory Judgment Suits - Sec. 61.019. DECLARATORY JUDGMENT SUITS. (a) A littoral owner whose...

Section 61.020. Prima Facie Evidence - Sec. 61.020. PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE. (a) In a suit or...

Section 61.021. Area Not Covered by Subchapter - Sec. 61.021. AREA NOT COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER. (a) None of...

Section 61.0211. State or National Park Covered by Subchapter - Sec. 61.0211. STATE OR NATIONAL PARK COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER. This...

Section 61.022. Government Agencies and Subdivisions - Sec. 61.022. GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AND SUBDIVISIONS. (a) The provisions of...

Section 61.023. Effect on Land Titles and Property Adjacent to and on Beaches - Sec. 61.023. EFFECT ON LAND TITLES AND PROPERTY ADJACENT TO...

Section 61.024. Effect of Subchapter on Definition of Public Beach - Sec. 61.024. EFFECT OF SUBCHAPTER ON DEFINITION OF PUBLIC BEACH....

Section 61.025. Disclosure to Purchaser of Property - Sec. 61.025. DISCLOSURE TO PURCHASER OF PROPERTY. (a) Except as...

Section 61.026. Beach Access Public Awareness and Education - Sec. 61.026. BEACH ACCESS PUBLIC AWARENESS AND EDUCATION. (a) The...

Subchapter C. Maintenance of the Public Beaches

Section 61.061. Purpose - Sec. 61.061. PURPOSE. It is the purpose of this subchapter...

Section 61.062. Public Policy - Sec. 61.062. PUBLIC POLICY. It is the public policy of...

Section 61.063. Definitions - Sec. 61.063. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Clean and maintain"...

Section 61.064. Application of Subchapter - Sec. 61.064. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to incorporated...

Section 61.065. Duty of Cities - Sec. 61.065. DUTY OF CITIES. (a) It is the duty...

Section 61.066. Duty of County - Sec. 61.066. DUTY OF COUNTY. (a) It is the duty...

Section 61.067. Duty of State - Sec. 61.067. DUTY OF STATE. (a) It is the duty...

Section 61.068. Application Requirement - Sec. 61.068. APPLICATION REQUIREMENT. A city or county that seeks...

Section 61.069. Contents of Application - Sec. 61.069. CONTENTS OF APPLICATION. To be approved, the application...

Section 61.070. Parking and Use Fees - Sec. 61.070. PARKING AND USE FEES. Subsection (4), Section 61.069...

Section 61.071. Compliance Before Approval - Sec. 61.071. COMPLIANCE BEFORE APPROVAL. The land office shall not...

Section 61.072. State Funds - Sec. 61.072. STATE FUNDS. The land office shall pay to...

Section 61.073. Conditions for Payments - Sec. 61.073. CONDITIONS FOR PAYMENTS. No payments shall be made...

Section 61.074. Submission of Proposed Expenditures - Sec. 61.074. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSED EXPENDITURES. A city or county...

Section 61.075. Fair Distribution of Funds - Sec. 61.075. FAIR DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS. The land office shall...

Section 61.076. Limitation on State Share - Sec. 61.076. LIMITATION ON STATE SHARE. (a) No city or...

Section 61.077. Funds for Administrative Purposes and Emergencies - Sec. 61.077. FUNDS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PURPOSES AND EMERGENCIES. (a) The...

Section 61.078. Authority to Spend County Funds - Sec. 61.078. AUTHORITY TO SPEND COUNTY FUNDS. The commissioners court...

Section 61.079. Notice of Ineligibility - Sec. 61.079. NOTICE OF INELIGIBILITY. After reasonable notice and opportunity...

Section 61.080. Public Beaches in Ineligible City - Sec. 61.080. PUBLIC BEACHES IN INELIGIBLE CITY. (a) The governing...

Section 61.081. Public Beaches in Ineligible County - Sec. 61.081. PUBLIC BEACHES IN INELIGIBLE COUNTY. (a) The commissioners...

Section 61.082. Authority of Local Governments - Sec. 61.082. AUTHORITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. (a) Except as provided...

Section 61.083. Exemptions From Subchapter - Sec. 61.083. EXEMPTIONS FROM SUBCHAPTER. None of the provisions of...

Subchapter D. County Regulation of Public Use of Beaches

Section 61.121. Definition - Sec. 61.121. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "beach" shall have the...

Section 61.122. County Regulatory Authority - Sec. 61.122. COUNTY REGULATORY AUTHORITY. (a) The commissioners court of...

Section 61.123. Notice of Hearing - Sec. 61.123. NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) Before the commissioners court...

Section 61.124. Copies of Order - Sec. 61.124. COPIES OF ORDER. The commissioners court shall make...

Section 61.125. Public Hearing - Sec. 61.125. PUBLIC HEARING. (a) Not less than one month...

Section 61.126. Traffic Regulations - Sec. 61.126. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS. If the order includes a traffic...

Section 61.127. Criminal Penalties - Sec. 61.127. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. In any order adopted under this...

Section 61.128. Order Prevails Over State Law - Sec. 61.128. ORDER PREVAILS OVER STATE LAW. If an order...

Section 61.129. Ordinance Prevails Over Order and State Law - Sec. 61.129. ORDINANCE PREVAILS OVER ORDER AND STATE LAW. (a)...

Section 61.130. Rights of the Public - Sec. 61.130. RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC. The right of the...

Section 61.131. Effect of Subchapter on Definition of Public Beach - Sec. 61.131. EFFECT OF SUBCHAPTER ON DEFINITION OF PUBLIC BEACH....

Section 61.132. Closing of Beaches for Space Flight Activities - Sec. 61.132. CLOSING OF BEACHES FOR SPACE FLIGHT ACTIVITIES. (a)...

Subchapter E. Licenses for Business Establishments

Section 61.161. Public Policy - Sec. 61.161. PUBLIC POLICY. It is the public policy of...

Section 61.162. Findings - Sec. 61.162. FINDINGS. (a) The legislature finds that the operation...

Section 61.163. Definition - Sec. 61.163. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "business establishment" means any...

Section 61.164. Application - Sec. 61.164. APPLICATION. A person who desires to operate a...

Section 61.165. Contents of Application - Sec. 61.165. CONTENTS OF APPLICATION. The application shall include: (1)...

Section 61.166. Filing Fee - Sec. 61.166. FILING FEE. (a) The application shall be accompanied...

Section 61.167. Separate Applications - Sec. 61.167. SEPARATE APPLICATIONS. Any applicant who plans to operate...

Section 61.168. Granting License - Sec. 61.168. GRANTING LICENSE. (a) On finding that the issuance...

Section 61.169. Applications Not to Be Granted - Sec. 61.169. APPLICATIONS NOT TO BE GRANTED. The county shall...

Section 61.170. License Prohibition Against Glass Containers - Sec. 61.170. LICENSE PROHIBITION AGAINST GLASS CONTAINERS. (a) Each license...

Section 61.171. Assignment - Sec. 61.171. ASSIGNMENT. No license issued under this subchapter may...

Section 61.172. Termination and Revocation of License - Sec. 61.172. TERMINATION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSE. (a) The failure...

Section 61.173. Maximum Territorial Limits - Sec. 61.173. MAXIMUM TERRITORIAL LIMITS. (a) If territorial limitations are...

Section 61.174. Additional Standards - Sec. 61.174. ADDITIONAL STANDARDS. In addition to other standards provided...

Section 61.175. Rules, Procedures, and Conditions - Sec. 61.175. RULES, PROCEDURES, AND CONDITIONS. The county may establish...

Section 61.176. Areas Exempt From Subchapter - Sec. 61.176. AREAS EXEMPT FROM SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter does not...

Section 61.177. Penalty - Sec. 61.177. PENALTY. A person, who for himself or on...

Section 61.178. Enforcement - Sec. 61.178. ENFORCEMENT. At the request of a county, department...

Subchapter F. Removal of Sand, Marl, Gravel, and Shell

Section 61.211. Findings - Sec. 61.211. FINDINGS. The legislature finds that the unregulated excavation,...

Section 61.212. Exemptions From Subchapter - Sec. 61.212. EXEMPTIONS FROM SUBCHAPTER. (a) The provisions of this...

Section 61.213. Application - Sec. 61.213. APPLICATION. Before a person excavates, takes, removes, or...

Section 61.214. Contents of Application - Sec. 61.214. CONTENTS OF APPLICATION. The application shall include: (1)...

Section 61.215. Prerequisites to Issuance of Permit - Sec. 61.215. PREREQUISITES TO ISSUANCE OF PERMIT. No permit may...

Section 61.216. Notice of Applications Received - Sec. 61.216. NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED. (a) The commissioners court...

Section 61.217. Public Hearing - Sec. 61.217. PUBLIC HEARING. (a) The commissioners court shall hold...

Section 61.218. Notice of Public Hearing - Sec. 61.218. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING. Notice of the public...

Section 61.219. Issuance of Permit - Sec. 61.219. ISSUANCE OF PERMIT. (a) On a finding that...

Section 61.220. Return of Filing Fee - Sec. 61.220. RETURN OF FILING FEE. If the commissioners court...

Section 61.221. Assignment of Permits - Sec. 61.221. ASSIGNMENT OF PERMITS. No permit may be assigned...

Section 61.222. Termination and Revocation of Permit - Sec. 61.222. TERMINATION AND REVOCATION OF PERMIT. Failure or refusal...

Section 61.223. Suits for Orders and Injunctions - Sec. 61.223. SUITS FOR ORDERS AND INJUNCTIONS. The attorney general,...

Section 61.224. Penalty - Sec. 61.224. PENALTY. A person who for himself or on...

Section 61.225. Sand, Marl, Gravel, or Shell From Public Beaches Within Incorporated Cities, Towns, or Villages - Sec. 61.225. SAND, MARL, GRAVEL, OR SHELL FROM PUBLIC BEACHES...

Section 61.226. Application of Subchapter to Certain Islands and Peninsulas - Sec. 61.226. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER TO CERTAIN ISLANDS AND PENINSULAS....

Section 61.227. Authority of Parks and Wildlife Department - Sec. 61.227. AUTHORITY OF PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT. None of...

Subchapter G. Permits for Mass Gatherings

Section 61.251. Definition - Sec. 61.251. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "mass gathering" means a...

Section 61.252. Permit Requirements - Sec. 61.252. PERMIT REQUIREMENTS. (a) To protect the public health,...

Section 61.253. Injunction - Sec. 61.253. INJUNCTION. The county is entitled to appropriate injunctive...

Section 61.254. Criminal Penalty - Sec. 61.254. CRIMINAL PENALTY. A person commits an offense if...

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Texas Statutes Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes Chapter 61 - Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches

Texas Statutes
Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes
Chapter 61 - Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches