Texas Statutes
Subtitle D - Crustaceans and Mollusks
Chapter 76 - Oysters

Subchapter A. Public and Private Oyster Beds

Section 76.001. Definitions - Sec. 76.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Barrel of oysters"...

Section 76.002. Designation of Public and Private Beds - Sec. 76.002. DESIGNATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BEDS. (a) All...

Section 76.003. Beds Subject to Location - Sec. 76.003. BEDS SUBJECT TO LOCATION. Except as provided in...

Section 76.004. Riparian Rights - Sec. 76.004. RIPARIAN RIGHTS. (a) The lawful occupant of a...

Section 76.005. Affidavit of Riparian Rights - Sec. 76.005. AFFIDAVIT OF RIPARIAN RIGHTS. (a) The department may...

Section 76.006. Application for Location; Fee - Sec. 76.006. APPLICATION FOR LOCATION; FEE. (a) Any citizen of...

Section 76.007. Maximum Acreage Under Location - Sec. 76.007. MAXIMUM ACREAGE UNDER LOCATION. (a) The department may...

Section 76.008. Lease or Control by Foreign Corporation Prohibited - Sec. 76.008. LEASE OR CONTROL BY FOREIGN CORPORATION PROHIBITED. No...

Section 76.009. Examination and Survey of Location - Sec. 76.009. EXAMINATION AND SURVEY OF LOCATION. (a) On receipt...

Section 76.012. Locator's Certificate - Sec. 76.012. LOCATOR'S CERTIFICATE. (a) The department shall issue to...

Section 76.015. Rights of Locator - Sec. 76.015. RIGHTS OF LOCATOR. (a) The holder of a...

Section 76.017. Location Rental Fees - Sec. 76.017. LOCATION RENTAL FEES. (a) The holder of a...

Section 76.018. Location Rental Term; Renewal; Auction - Sec. 76.018. LOCATION RENTAL TERM; RENEWAL; AUCTION. (a) The term...

Section 76.019. Procedures for Sale or Transfer of Location Rental - Sec. 76.019. PROCEDURES FOR SALE OR TRANSFER OF LOCATION RENTAL....

Section 76.020. Oyster Shell Recovery and Replacement Program - Sec. 76.020. OYSTER SHELL RECOVERY AND REPLACEMENT PROGRAM. (a) The...

Section 76.0205. Sustainability of Oyster Industry - Sec. 76.0205. SUSTAINABILITY OF OYSTER INDUSTRY. (a) In order to...

Section 76.021. Oyster Shell Recovery and Replacement Program Account; Fee - Sec. 76.021. OYSTER SHELL RECOVERY AND REPLACEMENT PROGRAM ACCOUNT; FEE....

Subchapter B. Oyster Permits

Section 76.031. Application for Permit - Sec. 76.031. APPLICATION FOR PERMIT. (a) A person desiring to...

Section 76.032. Discretion to Issue Permit - Sec. 76.032. DISCRETION TO ISSUE PERMIT. The department may issue...

Section 76.033. Conditions of Permit - Sec. 76.033. CONDITIONS OF PERMIT. (a) The department shall require...

Section 76.035. Oysters Property of Permittee - Sec. 76.035. OYSTERS PROPERTY OF PERMITTEE. All oysters taken or...

Section 76.036. Marking Beds - Sec. 76.036. MARKING BEDS. (a) The holder of a permit...

Section 76.037. Theft of Oysters From Private Bed - Sec. 76.037. THEFT OF OYSTERS FROM PRIVATE BED. No person...

Section 76.038. Interference With Buoys or Markers - Sec. 76.038. INTERFERENCE WITH BUOYS OR MARKERS. (a) No person...

Section 76.039. Prohibited Sales - Sec. 76.039. PROHIBITED SALES. (a) No person gathering oysters for...

Section 76.040. Penalties - Sec. 76.040. PENALTIES. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this...

Subchapter C. Oyster Licenses

Section 76.101. Oyster Licenses Required - Sec. 76.101. OYSTER LICENSES REQUIRED. (a) No person may take...

Section 76.102. License Application - Sec. 76.102. LICENSE APPLICATION. (a) An applicant for an oyster...

Section 76.103. Types of Licenses; Period of Validity - Sec. 76.103. TYPES OF LICENSES; PERIOD OF VALIDITY. A commercial...

Section 76.1031. License Expirations and Transfers - Sec. 76.1031. LICENSE EXPIRATIONS AND TRANSFERS. (a) All licenses issued...

Section 76.104. License Fees - Sec. 76.104. LICENSE FEES. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 76.1041. License Display and Design - Sec. 76.1041. LICENSE DISPLAY AND DESIGN. (a) A commercial oyster...

Section 76.107. Sale of Sport Oysters Prohibited - Sec. 76.107. SALE OF SPORT OYSTERS PROHIBITED. No person may...

Section 76.109. Night Dredging Prohibited - Sec. 76.109. NIGHT DREDGING PROHIBITED. During the open season, no...

Section 76.112. Oyster Size Limits - Sec. 76.112. OYSTER SIZE LIMITS. (a) Repealed by Acts 1997,...

Section 76.114. Exception to Size and Retention Limits - Sec. 76.114. EXCEPTION TO SIZE AND RETENTION LIMITS. (a) The...

Section 76.115. Closing Areas - Sec. 76.115. CLOSING AREAS. (a) The commission may close an...

Section 76.116. Oysters From Restricted Areas - Sec. 76.116. OYSTERS FROM RESTRICTED AREAS. (a) There is no...

Section 76.117. Obedience to Orders - Sec. 76.117. OBEDIENCE TO ORDERS. No person may fail or...

Section 76.118. Penalties - Sec. 76.118. PENALTIES. (a) Except as provided in Subsections (b),...

Section 76.1181. Suspension of License - Sec. 76.1181. SUSPENSION OF LICENSE. (a) For purposes of this...

Section 76.119. Responsibility for Violation - Sec. 76.119. RESPONSIBILITY FOR VIOLATION. (a) If a vessel licensed...

Subchapter E. Oyster Regulations

Section 76.301. Regulation of Taking, Possession, Purchase, and Sale of Oysters - Sec. 76.301. REGULATION OF TAKING, POSSESSION, PURCHASE, AND SALE OF...

Section 76.302. Research Program - Sec. 76.302. RESEARCH PROGRAM. (a) The department shall conduct continuous...

Section 76.303. Sale of Raw Oysters for Consumption Within This State - Sec. 76.303. SALE OF RAW OYSTERS FOR CONSUMPTION WITHIN THIS...

Section 76.304. Vessel Monitoring System - Sec. 76.304. VESSEL MONITORING SYSTEM. (a) The commission by proclamation...

Subchapter F. Oyster License Moratorium

Section 76.401. Oyster License Moratorium Program - Sec. 76.401. OYSTER LICENSE MORATORIUM PROGRAM. The department shall implement...

Section 76.402. Issuance and Renewal of Commercial Oyster Boat Licenses - Sec. 76.402. ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF COMMERCIAL OYSTER BOAT LICENSES....

Section 76.403. Oyster License Moratorium Review Board - Sec. 76.403. OYSTER LICENSE MORATORIUM REVIEW BOARD. (a) The holders...

Section 76.404. Program Administration; Rules - Sec. 76.404. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION; RULES. (a) The director shall establish...

Section 76.405. License Buyback Program - Sec. 76.405. LICENSE BUYBACK PROGRAM. (a) The department shall implement...

Section 76.406. Prevailing Authority - Sec. 76.406. PREVAILING AUTHORITY. A proclamation of the commission under...