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Section 66.019. Statistical Reports - Sec. 66.019. STATISTICAL REPORTS. (a) The department shall gather statistical...
Section 66.020. Sale and Purchase of Protected Fish - Sec. 66.020. SALE AND PURCHASE OF PROTECTED FISH. (a) It...
Section 66.021. Protected Fish: Display of Documents - Sec. 66.021. PROTECTED FISH: DISPLAY OF DOCUMENTS. (a) A person...
Section 66.022. Purchase for Evidence - Sec. 66.022. PURCHASE FOR EVIDENCE. A person authorized by the...
Section 66.023. Fraud in Fishing Tournaments - Sec. 66.023. FRAUD IN FISHING TOURNAMENTS. (a) In this section,...
Section 66.024. Seagrass Plants - Sec. 66.024. SEAGRASS PLANTS. (a) In this section, "seagrass plant"...
Subchapter B. Fresh Water Fishing
Section 66.102. Placing Prohibited Devices in Public Water - Sec. 66.102. PLACING PROHIBITED DEVICES IN PUBLIC WATER. A device...
Section 66.109. Fish Ladders - Sec. 66.109. FISH LADDERS. (a) The department, by written order,...
Section 66.110. Screens to Protect Fish - Sec. 66.110. SCREENS TO PROTECT FISH. (a) The department may...
Section 66.111. Sale and Purchase of Certain Fish - Sec. 66.111. SALE AND PURCHASE OF CERTAIN FISH. (a) Except...
Section 66.114. Game and Nongame Fish Defined: Commission Proclamation - Sec. 66.114. GAME AND NONGAME FISH DEFINED: COMMISSION PROCLAMATION. The...
Section 66.115. Handfishing - Sec. 66.115. HANDFISHING. (a) In this section, "handfishing" means fishing...
Section 66.121. Penalty - Sec. 66.121. PENALTY. A person who violates Section 66.109, 66.110,...
Subchapter C. Saltwater Fishing
Section 66.2011. Red Drum and Speckled Sea Trout: Penalties - Sec. 66.2011. RED DRUM AND SPECKLED SEA TROUT: PENALTIES. In...
Section 66.2012. Regulation of Commercial Uses of Redfish and Speckled Sea Trout - Sec. 66.2012. REGULATION OF COMMERCIAL USES OF REDFISH AND SPECKLED...
Section 66.204. Vessels and Obstructions in Fish Passes - Sec. 66.204. VESSELS AND OBSTRUCTIONS IN FISH PASSES. (a) The...
Section 66.206. Trotline Tags - Sec. 66.206. TROTLINE TAGS. (a) The department shall issue numbered...
Section 66.208. Commercial Joint Fishing Ventures - Sec. 66.208. COMMERCIAL JOINT FISHING VENTURES. (a) No person who...
Section 66.215. Tags for Noncommercial Nets and Seines - Sec. 66.215. TAGS FOR NONCOMMERCIAL NETS AND SEINES. (a) Except...
Section 66.216. Possession of Headed or Tailed Fish - Sec. 66.216. POSSESSION OF HEADED OR TAILED FISH. (a) No...
Section 66.2161. Sale or Purchase of Shark Fins - Sec. 66.2161. SALE OR PURCHASE OF SHARK FINS. (a) In...
Section 66.217. Finfish Research - Sec. 66.217. FINFISH RESEARCH. (a) The department shall conduct continuous...
Section 66.218. Penalties - Sec. 66.218. PENALTIES. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this...
Subchapter D. Texas Territorial Water
Section 66.301. Definition - Sec. 66.301. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "coastal water" means all...
Section 66.303. Prohibited Acts - Sec. 66.303. PROHIBITED ACTS. No unlicensed alien vessel may take...
Section 66.304. Port Authorities and Navigation Districts - Sec. 66.304. PORT AUTHORITIES AND NAVIGATION DISTRICTS. It is the...
Section 66.305. Harbor Pilots - Sec. 66.305. HARBOR PILOTS. All harbor pilots shall promptly transmit...
Section 66.306. Enforcement - Sec. 66.306. ENFORCEMENT. All law enforcement agencies of the state,...
Section 66.307. Political Asylum - Sec. 66.307. POLITICAL ASYLUM. No crew member or master seeking...
Section 66.308. Penalty - Sec. 66.308. PENALTY. A captain, master, or owner of an...
Chapter 67 - Nongame Species
Section 67.001. Definition - Sec. 67.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "nongame" means those species...
Section 67.0011. Exemption of Crayfish - Sec. 67.0011. EXEMPTION OF CRAYFISH. This chapter does not apply...
Section 67.002. Management of Nongame Species - Sec. 67.002. MANAGEMENT OF NONGAME SPECIES. (a) The department shall...
Section 67.003. Continuing Scientific Investigations - Sec. 67.003. CONTINUING SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS. The department shall conduct ongoing...
Section 67.004. Issuance of Regulations - Sec. 67.004. ISSUANCE OF REGULATIONS. (a) The commission by regulation...
Section 67.0041. Regulations and Permits - Sec. 67.0041. REGULATIONS AND PERMITS. (a) The department may issue...
Section 67.005. Penalty - Sec. 67.005. PENALTY. (a) A person who violates a regulation...
Chapter 68 - Endangered Species
Section 68.001. Definitions - Sec. 68.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Fish or wildlife"...
Section 68.002. Endangered Species - Sec. 68.002. ENDANGERED SPECIES. Species of fish or wildlife indigenous...
Section 68.003. Statewide Extinction List - Sec. 68.003. STATEWIDE EXTINCTION LIST. (a) The director shall file...
Section 68.004. Amendments to List by Director - Sec. 68.004. AMENDMENTS TO LIST BY DIRECTOR. (a) If the...
Section 68.005. Petition of Reclassification - Sec. 68.005. PETITION OF RECLASSIFICATION. (a) Three or more persons...
Section 68.006. Permit for Taking Endangered Species - Sec. 68.006. PERMIT FOR TAKING ENDANGERED SPECIES. The provisions of...
Section 68.007. Propagation Permit Required - Sec. 68.007. PROPAGATION PERMIT REQUIRED. No person may possess endangered...
Section 68.008. Original Propagation Permit - Sec. 68.008. ORIGINAL PROPAGATION PERMIT. (a) A person may apply...
Section 68.009. Renewal Propagation Permit - Sec. 68.009. RENEWAL PROPAGATION PERMIT. (a) A person holding an...
Section 68.010. Reports by Permittee - Sec. 68.010. REPORTS BY PERMITTEE. A person holding a commercial...
Section 68.011. Refusal or Cancellation of Permit - Sec. 68.011. REFUSAL OR CANCELLATION OF PERMIT. (a) If, on...
Section 68.012. Appeal - Sec. 68.012. APPEAL. (a) A person aggrieved by the action...
Section 68.013. Disposition of Fish or Wildlife - Sec. 68.013. DISPOSITION OF FISH OR WILDLIFE. A person who...
Section 68.014. Regulations - Sec. 68.014. REGULATIONS. The department shall make regulations necessary to...
Section 68.015. Prohibited Acts - Sec. 68.015. PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) No person may capture, trap,...
Section 68.016. Sold Species to Be Tagged - Sec. 68.016. SOLD SPECIES TO BE TAGGED. No person may...
Section 68.017. Seizure of Fish or Wildlife - Sec. 68.017. SEIZURE OF FISH OR WILDLIFE. (a) A peace...
Section 68.018. Disposition of Funds; Appropriations - Sec. 68.018. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS; APPROPRIATIONS. All revenue received under...
Section 68.019. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 68.019. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. All species and subspecies of...
Section 68.020. Exceptions - Sec. 68.020. EXCEPTIONS. (a) This chapter does not apply to:...
Section 68.021. Penalty - Sec. 68.021. PENALTY. (a) A person who violates any provision...
Subtitle C - Fur-Bearing Animals
Chapter 71 - Licenses and Regulations
Section 71.001. Definitions - Sec. 71.001. DEFINITIONS. In this subtitle: (1) "Fur-bearing animal" means...
Section 71.0011. Application - Sec. 71.0011. APPLICATION. This chapter applies to fur-bearing animals in...
Section 71.002. Proclamations - Sec. 71.002. PROCLAMATIONS. (a) The commission by proclamation may regulate...
Section 71.003. Scientific Studies and Investigations - Sec. 71.003. SCIENTIFIC STUDIES AND INVESTIGATIONS. The department shall conduct...
Section 71.004. Prohibited Acts - Sec. 71.004. PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) No person may take, sell,...
Section 71.005. Licenses Required - Sec. 71.005. LICENSES REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by this...
Section 71.006. Purchases by Retail Fur Buyer - Sec. 71.006. PURCHASES BY RETAIL FUR BUYER. No retail fur...
Section 71.007. Purchases by Wholesale Fur Dealer - Sec. 71.007. PURCHASES BY WHOLESALE FUR DEALER. No wholesale fur...
Section 71.008. Issuance of Licenses - Sec. 71.008. ISSUANCE OF LICENSES. The licenses authorized by this...
Section 71.009. License Fees - Sec. 71.009. LICENSE FEES. The fee for a license authorized...
Section 71.010. License Period - Sec. 71.010. LICENSE PERIOD. The license period for licenses issued...
Section 71.011. Possession and Display of Licenses - Sec. 71.011. POSSESSION AND DISPLAY OF LICENSES. (a) A trapper...
Section 71.012. Inspections - Sec. 71.012. INSPECTIONS. The place of business of any fur-bearing...
Section 71.014. Reports - Sec. 71.014. REPORTS. The holder of a wholesale fur dealer's,...
Section 71.015. Penalties - Sec. 71.015. PENALTIES. (a) Except as provided in another subsection...
Subtitle D - Crustaceans and Mollusks
Chapter 75 - Cultivated Oyster Mariculture
Section 75.0101. Definitions - Sec. 75.0101. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Broodstock oyster" means...
Section 75.0102. Applicability; Conflict of Laws - Sec. 75.0102. APPLICABILITY; CONFLICT OF LAWS. (a) A structure used...
Section 75.0103. Cultivated Oyster Mariculture Program - Sec. 75.0103. CULTIVATED OYSTER MARICULTURE PROGRAM. (a) The commission shall...
Section 75.0104. Cultivated Oyster Mariculture Permit Required - Sec. 75.0104. CULTIVATED OYSTER MARICULTURE PERMIT REQUIRED. (a) No person...
Section 75.0105. Deposit and Use of Fees; Cultivated Oyster Mariculture Cleanup Subaccount - Sec. 75.0105. DEPOSIT AND USE OF FEES; CULTIVATED OYSTER MARICULTURE...
Section 75.0106. Prohibited Actions - Sec. 75.0106. PROHIBITED ACTIONS. (a) No person may sell or...
Section 75.0107. Penalties - Sec. 75.0107. PENALTIES. (a) For purposes of this section, "final...
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...
Chapter 77 - Shrimp
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 77.001. Definitions - Sec. 77.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Coastal water" means...
Section 77.002. License Fees - Sec. 77.002. LICENSE FEES. (a) License fees provided in this...
Section 77.003. Disposition of Funds - Sec. 77.003. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS. Money received for licenses issued...
Section 77.004. Research Program - Sec. 77.004. RESEARCH PROGRAM. (a) The department shall conduct continuous...
Section 77.005. Study and Report on Shrimp Industry and Resources - Sec. 77.005. STUDY AND REPORT ON SHRIMP INDUSTRY AND RESOURCES....
Section 77.007. Regulation of Catching, Possession, Purchase, and Sale of Shrimp - Sec. 77.007. REGULATION OF CATCHING, POSSESSION, PURCHASE, AND SALE OF...
Subchapter B. Provisions Generally Applicable to Shrimping
Section 77.011. License Requirement - Sec. 77.011. LICENSE REQUIREMENT. No person may operate in the...
Section 77.014. Method of Taking Count - Sec. 77.014. METHOD OF TAKING COUNT. (a) An authorized employee...
Section 77.015. Gradation and Processing - Sec. 77.015. GRADATION AND PROCESSING. Shrimp found to be of...
Section 77.0191. Retention of Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout, and Lightning Whelks - Sec. 77.0191. RETENTION OF REDFISH, SPECKLED SEA TROUT, AND LIGHTNING...
Section 77.020. Penalty - Sec. 77.020. PENALTY. (a) A person who violates a provision...
Section 77.021. Separate Offense - Sec. 77.021. SEPARATE OFFENSE. Each day on which a violation...
Section 77.022. Responsibility for Violation - Sec. 77.022. RESPONSIBILITY FOR VIOLATION. (a) When a vessel is...
Section 77.024. Operation Without License - Sec. 77.024. OPERATION WITHOUT LICENSE. No person whose license has...
Subchapter C. Shrimp Licenses
Section 77.031. Commercial Bay Shrimp Boat License - Sec. 77.031. COMMERCIAL BAY SHRIMP BOAT LICENSE. (a) No person...
Section 77.033. Commercial Bait-Shrimp Boat License - Sec. 77.033. COMMERCIAL BAIT-SHRIMP BOAT LICENSE. (a) No person may...
Section 77.034. Commercial Gulf Shrimp Unloading License - Sec. 77.034. COMMERCIAL GULF SHRIMP UNLOADING LICENSE. (a) Except as...
Section 77.035. Commercial Gulf Shrimp Boat License - Sec. 77.035. COMMERCIAL GULF SHRIMP BOAT LICENSE. (a) Except as...
Section 77.0351. Commercial Shrimp Boat Captain's License - Sec. 77.0351. COMMERCIAL SHRIMP BOAT CAPTAIN'S LICENSE. (a) No captain...
Section 77.0352. Sale of Catch - Sec. 77.0352. SALE OF CATCH. (a) The holder of a...
Section 77.036. Official Registration - Sec. 77.036. OFFICIAL REGISTRATION. (a) An applicant for a commercial...
Section 77.0361. License Expirations and Transfers - Sec. 77.0361. LICENSE EXPIRATIONS AND TRANSFERS. (a) All licenses issued...
Section 77.037. Transfer of License - Sec. 77.037. TRANSFER OF LICENSE. A commercial gulf shrimp boat...
Section 77.039. License Design - Sec. 77.039. LICENSE DESIGN. (a) A commercial shrimp boat license...
Section 77.040. Other Licenses Required - Sec. 77.040. OTHER LICENSES REQUIRED. (a) A person holding a...
Section 77.043. Bait-Shrimp Dealer License - Sec. 77.043. BAIT-SHRIMP DEALER LICENSE. (a) No person may engage...
Section 77.044. Issuance of Bait-Shrimp Dealer's License - Sec. 77.044. ISSUANCE OF BAIT-SHRIMP DEALER'S LICENSE. (a) The department...
Section 77.045. Rights and Duties of Bait-Shrimp Dealer - Sec. 77.045. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF BAIT-SHRIMP DEALER. (a) The...
Section 77.046. Exemptions From Bait-Shrimp Dealer's License - Sec. 77.046. EXEMPTIONS FROM BAIT-SHRIMP DEALER'S LICENSE. A bait-shrimp dealer's...
Section 77.048. Individual Bait-Shrimp Trawl License - Sec. 77.048. INDIVIDUAL BAIT-SHRIMP TRAWL LICENSE. (a) No person may...
Subchapter D. Shrimping in Outside Water
Section 77.061. General Closed Season - Sec. 77.061. GENERAL CLOSED SEASON. (a) Except as specifically provided...
Section 77.062. Change in General Closed Season - Sec. 77.062. CHANGE IN GENERAL CLOSED SEASON. Based on sound...
Section 77.063. General Limitation on Nets - Sec. 77.063. GENERAL LIMITATION ON NETS. (a) Repealed by Acts...
Section 77.071. Regulations in Contiguous Zone - Sec. 77.071. REGULATIONS IN CONTIGUOUS ZONE. (a) Repealed by Acts...
Subchapter F. Bay Shrimp License Management
Section 77.111. Shrimp License Management Program - Sec. 77.111. SHRIMP LICENSE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. For the purposes of...
Section 77.112. Issuance and Renewal of Commercial Bay and Bait Shrimp Boat Licenses - Sec. 77.112. ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF COMMERCIAL BAY AND BAIT...
Section 77.113. License Transfer - Sec. 77.113. LICENSE TRANSFER. (a) Except as provided by this...
Section 77.114. Limit on Number of Licenses Held; Designated License Holder - Sec. 77.114. LIMIT ON NUMBER OF LICENSES HELD; DESIGNATED LICENSE...
Section 77.115. Transfer Fee - Sec. 77.115. TRANSFER FEE. The commission may set a fee...
Section 77.116. Length and Engine Limits; Vessel Upgrade - Sec. 77.116. LENGTH AND ENGINE LIMITS; VESSEL UPGRADE. (a) Except...
Section 77.117. License Suspension and Revocation - Sec. 77.117. LICENSE SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION. (a) The executive director,...
Section 77.118. Shrimp License Management Review Board - Sec. 77.118. SHRIMP LICENSE MANAGEMENT REVIEW BOARD. (a) The holders...
Section 77.119. License Buyback Program - Sec. 77.119. LICENSE BUYBACK PROGRAM. (a) The department shall implement...
Section 77.121. Program Administration; Rules - Sec. 77.121. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION; RULES. (a) The executive director shall...
Section 77.122. Report to Legislature - Sec. 77.122. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. Not later than January 1,...
Section 77.123. Prevailing Authority - Sec. 77.123. PREVAILING AUTHORITY. A proclamation of the commission under...
Subchapter G. Gulf Shrimp License Moratorium
Section 77.151. Gulf Shrimp License Moratorium Program - Sec. 77.151. GULF SHRIMP LICENSE MORATORIUM PROGRAM. The department shall...
Section 77.152. Issuance and Renewal of Commercial Gulf Shrimp Boat Licenses - Sec. 77.152. ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF COMMERCIAL GULF SHRIMP BOAT...
Section 77.153. Gulf Shrimp License Moratorium Review Board - Sec. 77.153. GULF SHRIMP LICENSE MORATORIUM REVIEW BOARD. (a) The...
Section 77.154. Program Administration; Rules - Sec. 77.154. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION; RULES. (a) The executive director shall...
Chapter 78 - Mussels, Clams, and Crabs
Subchapter A. Mussels and Clams
Section 78.001. Definitions - Sec. 78.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Commercial purposes" includes...
Section 78.002. License Required; Fees - Sec. 78.002. LICENSE REQUIRED; FEES. (a) No person may take...
Section 78.003. Shell Buyer License - Sec. 78.003. SHELL BUYER LICENSE. (a) No person may purchase...
Section 78.004. Export Fee - Sec. 78.004. EXPORT FEE. The commission may charge a fee...
Section 78.005. Exemption for Personal Use and Consumption - Sec. 78.005. EXEMPTION FOR PERSONAL USE AND CONSUMPTION. A person...
Section 78.006. Regulation of Taking, Possession, Purchase, and Sale of Mussels and Clams - Sec. 78.006. REGULATION OF TAKING, POSSESSION, PURCHASE, AND SALE OF...
Section 78.007. Unlawful Acts - Sec. 78.007. UNLAWFUL ACTS. A person who violates the provisions...
Subchapter B. Crab License Management
Section 78.101. Crab License Management Program - Sec. 78.101. CRAB LICENSE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. To promote efficiency and...
Section 78.102. Definitions - Sec. 78.102. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Crab" means all...
Section 78.103. Crab License Management Review Board - Sec. 78.103. CRAB LICENSE MANAGEMENT REVIEW BOARD. (a) The license...
Section 78.104. Licensing - Sec. 78.104. LICENSING. (a) If the commission adopts one or...
Section 78.105. License Fee - Sec. 78.105. LICENSE FEE. The fee for a license is...
Section 78.106. License Renewal - Sec. 78.106. LICENSE RENEWAL. A person seeking to renew a...
Section 78.107. Limit on Number of Licenses Held - Sec. 78.107. LIMIT ON NUMBER OF LICENSES HELD. (a) A...
Section 78.108. Expiration of License - Sec. 78.108. EXPIRATION OF LICENSE. A license required by this...
Section 78.109. License Transfer - Sec. 78.109. LICENSE TRANSFER. (a) The commission by rule may...
Section 78.110. License Suspension and Revocation - Sec. 78.110. LICENSE SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION. (a) The executive director,...
Section 78.111. License Buyback - Sec. 78.111. LICENSE BUYBACK. (a) The department may implement a...
Section 78.112. Program Administration; Rules - Sec. 78.112. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION; RULES. (a) The executive director shall...
Section 78.113. Disposition of Funds - Sec. 78.113. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS. Money received for a license...
Section 78.114. Proclamation; Procedures - Sec. 78.114. PROCLAMATION; PROCEDURES. Subchapter D, Chapter 61, and Sections...
Section 78.115. Crab Traps; Removal of Abandoned Traps - Sec. 78.115. CRAB TRAPS; REMOVAL OF ABANDONED TRAPS. (a) In...
Chapter 79 - Extended Fishery Jurisdiction
Section 79.001. Compliance - Sec. 79.001. COMPLIANCE. The department is authorized to cooperate with...
Section 79.002. Authority - Sec. 79.002. AUTHORITY. The department may follow procedures outlined in...
Section 79.003. Suspension of Other Laws - Sec. 79.003. SUSPENSION OF OTHER LAWS. Irrespective of exclusions or...
Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves
Chapter 81 - Management Areas and Preserves: General Authority
Subchapter A. Acts Prohibited in Wildlife Protection Areas
Section 81.001. Taking of Wildlife From Hatcheries and Reservations Prohibited - Sec. 81.001. TAKING OF WILDLIFE FROM HATCHERIES AND RESERVATIONS PROHIBITED....
Section 81.003. Trespass on State Hatcheries and Reservations - Sec. 81.003. TRESPASS ON STATE HATCHERIES AND RESERVATIONS. No person...
Section 81.004. Fishing in Sanctuary - Sec. 81.004. FISHING IN SANCTUARY. No person may fish or...
Section 81.006. Taking or Possessing Species From Wildlife Management Areas - Sec. 81.006. TAKING OR POSSESSING SPECIES FROM WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS....
Section 81.007. Penalty - Sec. 81.007. PENALTY. A person who violates a provision of...
Subchapter B. Fish Hatcheries
Section 81.101. Saltwater Areas - Sec. 81.101. SALTWATER AREAS. The commission may construct and maintain...
Section 81.102. Freshwater Areas - Sec. 81.102. FRESHWATER AREAS. The department may purchase land for...
Section 81.103. Property Acquisition; Manner and Means - Sec. 81.103. PROPERTY ACQUISITION; MANNER AND MEANS. The department may...
Section 81.104. Condemnation Suits - Sec. 81.104. CONDEMNATION SUITS. Condemnation suits under this subchapter shall...
Subchapter C. Fish Sanctuaries
Section 81.206. Proclamation - Sec. 81.206. PROCLAMATION. (a) Sanctuaries shall be set aside and...
Section 81.207. Notice - Sec. 81.207. NOTICE. The department shall give notice of the...
Section 81.208. Effective Date of Proclamation - Sec. 81.208. EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROCLAMATION. The proclamation takes effect...
Section 81.209. Excluded Counties - Sec. 81.209. EXCLUDED COUNTIES. This subchapter does not apply to...
Subchapter D. Wildlife Management Association Areas
Section 81.301. Wildlife Management Association Areas - Sec. 81.301. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION AREAS. (a) The department may...
Section 81.302. Wildlife Management Plan; Collection of Information - Sec. 81.302. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLAN; COLLECTION OF INFORMATION. (a) Before...
Section 81.303. Rules - Sec. 81.303. RULES. The commission may adopt rules necessary to...
Subchapter E. Wildlife Management Areas and Public Hunting Lands
Section 81.401. Acquisition and Management of Areas - Sec. 81.401. ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT OF AREAS. (a) The department...
Section 81.4011. Definition - Sec. 81.4011. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "public hunting land" means...
Section 81.4012. Applicability to State Park Land - Sec. 81.4012. APPLICABILITY TO STATE PARK LAND. This subchapter applies...
Section 81.402. Regulation of Hunting and Fishing - Sec. 81.402. REGULATION OF HUNTING AND FISHING. (a) The executive...
Section 81.403. Permits; Fees - Sec. 81.403. PERMITS; FEES. (a) The department may issue a...
Section 81.404. Contracts for Removal of Fur-Bearing Animals and Reptiles - Sec. 81.404. CONTRACTS FOR REMOVAL OF FUR-BEARING ANIMALS AND REPTILES....
Section 81.405. Regulation of Recreational Activities - Sec. 81.405. REGULATION OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. The commission may adopt...
Subchapter F. Scientific Areas
Section 81.501. Creation of Scientific Areas - Sec. 81.501. CREATION OF SCIENTIFIC AREAS. The department may promote...
Section 81.502. Powers and Duties - Sec. 81.502. POWERS AND DUTIES. To the extent necessary to...
Section 81.503. Land of Public Entities - Sec. 81.503. LAND OF PUBLIC ENTITIES. All public entities and...
Section 81.504. Effect on Existing Areas - Sec. 81.504. EFFECT ON EXISTING AREAS. Inclusion of a state...
Section 81.505. Protected Status - Sec. 81.505. PROTECTED STATUS. Neither the designation of an area...
Section 81.506. Funds to Be Specifically Appropriated - Sec. 81.506. FUNDS TO BE SPECIFICALLY APPROPRIATED. The commission may...
Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves
Subchapter B. Connie Hagar Wildlife Sanctuary--Rockport
Section 82.101. Creation and Boundaries - Sec. 82.101. CREATION AND BOUNDARIES. The Connie Hagar Wildlife Sanctuary--Rockport...
Section 82.102. Boundary Markers - Sec. 82.102. BOUNDARY MARKERS. The department shall place suitable markers...
Section 82.103. Unlawful Act - Sec. 82.103. UNLAWFUL ACT. No person may hunt any bird...
Section 82.104. Penalties - Sec. 82.104. PENALTIES. A person who violates any provision of...
Subchapter C. Sierra Diablo Wildlife Management Area, Culberson and Hudspeth Counties
Section 82.201. Creation - Sec. 82.201. CREATION. The department may set aside a fenced...
Section 82.202. Acceptance of Gifts - Sec. 82.202. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS. The department may accept gifts...
Section 82.203. Land Purchase; School Lands - Sec. 82.203. LAND PURCHASE; SCHOOL LANDS. The department may purchase...
Section 82.204. Other Land; Title Approval - Sec. 82.204. OTHER LAND; TITLE APPROVAL. The department may purchase...
Section 82.205. Land Purchase; Private - Sec. 82.205. LAND PURCHASE; PRIVATE. The department may enter on,...
Section 82.206. Condemnation - Sec. 82.206. CONDEMNATION. The method of condemnation, assessment, and payment...
Section 82.207. Expenditures - Sec. 82.207. EXPENDITURES. All expenditures provided under this subchapter shall...
Subchapter D. Wildlife Sanctuary: Galveston County
Section 82.301. Creation - Sec. 82.301. CREATION. The group of small islands located in...
Section 82.302. Unlawful Acts - Sec. 82.302. UNLAWFUL ACTS. No person may hunt or in...
Section 82.303. Penalties - Sec. 82.303. PENALTIES. A person violating any provision of this...
Subchapter E. Game and Fish Reserve: Marion and Harrison Counties
Section 82.401. Land Set Aside - Sec. 82.401. LAND SET ASIDE. All of the public land...
Section 82.402. Creation - Sec. 82.402. CREATION. The department may establish one or more...
Section 82.403. Boundary Markers - Sec. 82.403. BOUNDARY MARKERS. The department shall designate and define...
Section 82.404. Amount of Area Set Aside - Sec. 82.404. AMOUNT OF AREA SET ASIDE. The sanctuaries shall...
Section 82.405. Public Hunting and Fishing - Sec. 82.405. PUBLIC HUNTING AND FISHING. The public may hunt...
Section 82.406. Investigation of Feasibility of Timber Land Purchase - Sec. 82.406. INVESTIGATION OF FEASIBILITY OF TIMBER LAND PURCHASE. The...
Section 82.407. Mineral Rights - Sec. 82.407. MINERAL RIGHTS. The mineral rights under the land...
Section 82.408. Unlawful Acts - Sec. 82.408. UNLAWFUL ACTS. (a) No person may hunt any...
Section 82.409. Penalty - Sec. 82.409. PENALTY. A person who violates any provision of...
Subchapter F. Ingleside Cove Wildlife Sanctuary: San Patricio and Nueces Counties
Section 82.501. Creation - Sec. 82.501. CREATION. The Ingleside Cove Wildlife Sanctuary is composed...
Section 82.502. Marking Boundaries - Sec. 82.502. MARKING BOUNDARIES. The department shall place suitable markers...
Section 82.503. Unlawful Acts - Sec. 82.503. UNLAWFUL ACTS. (a) No person may hunt any...
Section 82.504. Penalties - Sec. 82.504. PENALTIES. A person who violates any provision of...
Subchapter G. Fish Hatcheries: Smith County
Section 82.601. Creation - Sec. 82.601. CREATION. The department may construct, enlarge, and maintain...
Section 82.602. Property Acquisition - Sec. 82.602. PROPERTY ACQUISITION. The department may enter on, condemn,...
Section 82.603. Condemnation; Manner and Means - Sec. 82.603. CONDEMNATION; MANNER AND MEANS. The method of condemnation,...
Subchapter H. Island Channel
Section 82.651. Island Channel - Sec. 82.651. ISLAND CHANNEL. (a) The department may construct and...
Subchapter I. Lake Corpus Christi Game Sanctuary
Section 82.701. Game Sanctuary - Sec. 82.701. GAME SANCTUARY. All the water of Lake Corpus...
Section 82.702. Prohibited Acts - Sec. 82.702. PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) Except as provided in Subsection...
Section 82.703. Markers - Sec. 82.703. MARKERS. The Parks and Wildlife Department shall erect...
Section 82.704. Penalty - Sec. 82.704. PENALTY. A person who violates Section 82.702 of...
Subchapter J. Lasalle County Rivers Sanctuary
Section 82.711. Creation - Sec. 82.711. CREATION. All of the land area and public...
Section 82.712. Prohibited Acts - Sec. 82.712. PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) Except as permitted under Subsections...
Section 82.713. Penalty - Sec. 82.713. PENALTY. A person who violates Section 82.712 of...
Subchapter K. Mcmullen County Rivers Sanctuary
Section 82.721. Creation - Sec. 82.721. CREATION. All of the land area and public...
Section 82.722. Prohibited Acts - Sec. 82.722. PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) Except as permitted under Subsections...
Section 82.723. Penalty - Sec. 82.723. PENALTY. A person who violates Section 82.722 of...
Subchapter L. Bee County Rivers Sanctuary
Section 82.731. Creation - Sec. 82.731. CREATION. All of the land area and water...
Section 82.732. Prohibited Acts - Sec. 82.732. PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) Except as permitted by Subsections...
Section 82.733. Penalty - Sec. 82.733. PENALTY. A person who violates Section 82.732 of...
Subchapter O. Live Oak County Rivers Sanctuary
Section 82.761. Creation - Sec. 82.761. CREATION. All of the land area and public...
Section 82.762. Prohibited Acts - Sec. 82.762. PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) Except as permitted by Subsections...
Section 82.763. Penalty - Sec. 82.763. PENALTY. A person who violates Section 82.762 of...
Chapter 83 - Federal-State Agreements
Subchapter A. Federal-State Agreements
Section 83.001. Fish Restoration Projects - Sec. 83.001. FISH RESTORATION PROJECTS. The department shall conduct and...
Section 83.002. Commercial Fisheries Research - Sec. 83.002. COMMERCIAL FISHERIES RESEARCH. (a) The department shall conduct...
Section 83.003. Wildlife-Restoration Projects - Sec. 83.003. WILDLIFE-RESTORATION PROJECTS. The department shall establish and conduct...
Section 83.004. Migratory Game Bird Reservations - Sec. 83.004. MIGRATORY GAME BIRD RESERVATIONS. (a) The United States...
Section 83.005. Conservation Agreements for Protection of Species - Sec. 83.005. CONSERVATION AGREEMENTS FOR PROTECTION OF SPECIES. (a) Any...
Subchapter B. Habitat Protection by Political Subdivisions
Section 83.011. Definitions - Sec. 83.011. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Biological advisory team"...
Section 83.012. Purpose - Sec. 83.012. PURPOSE. The purpose of this subchapter is to:...
Section 83.013. Authority of Department or Political Subdivision - Sec. 83.013. AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. (a) The...
Section 83.014. Limitation of Powers - Sec. 83.014. LIMITATION OF POWERS. (a) A governmental entity may...
Section 83.015. Biological Review; Criteria - Sec. 83.015. BIOLOGICAL REVIEW; CRITERIA. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 83.016. Citizens Advisory Committee - Sec. 83.016. CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The plan participants shall...
Section 83.017. Development of Regional Habitat Conservation Plan - Sec. 83.017. DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN. (a) Meetings...
Section 83.018. Preserve Acquisition - Sec. 83.018. PRESERVE ACQUISITION. (a) The designation of a tract...
Section 83.019. Notice and Hearing Requirements - Sec. 83.019. NOTICE AND HEARING REQUIREMENTS. (a) A plan participant...
Section 83.020. Grievance With Development of Regional Habitat Conservation Plan - Sec. 83.020. GRIEVANCE WITH DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN....
Chapter 84 - Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program
Section 84.001. Purpose - Sec. 84.001. PURPOSE. The purpose of the program established under...
Section 84.002. Definitions - Sec. 84.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Agricultural conservation easement"...
Section 84.003. Program - Sec. 84.003. PROGRAM. The Texas farm and ranch lands conservation...
Section 84.004. Terms of Agricultural Conservation Easement - Sec. 84.004. TERMS OF AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT. (a) An agricultural...
Section 84.005. Termination of Easement - Sec. 84.005. TERMINATION OF EASEMENT. (a) Any time after an...
Section 84.006. Repurchase by Landowner - Sec. 84.006. REPURCHASE BY LANDOWNER. (a) In this section: (1)...
Section 84.007. Protected Land; Notice of Taking - Sec. 84.007. PROTECTED LAND; NOTICE OF TAKING. (a) A department...
Section 84.008. Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Fund - Sec. 84.008. TEXAS FARM AND RANCH LANDS CONSERVATION FUND. (a)...
Section 84.009. Administration of Fund - Sec. 84.009. ADMINISTRATION OF FUND. (a) The council may: (1)...
Section 84.010. Criteria for Awarding Grants - Sec. 84.010. CRITERIA FOR AWARDING GRANTS. The council shall: (1)...
Section 84.011. Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Council - Sec. 84.011. TEXAS FARM AND RANCH LANDS CONSERVATION COUNCIL. (a)...
Section 84.012. Effect on Tax Appraisal - Sec. 84.012. EFFECT ON TAX APPRAISAL. An agricultural conservation easement...
Section 84.013. Report to Texas Department of Transportation - Sec. 84.013. REPORT TO TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. Not later...
Subtitle F - Marl, Sand, Gravel, Shell, and Mudshell
Chapter 86 - Marl, Sand, Gravel, Shell, and Mudshell
Section 86.001. Management and Protection - Sec. 86.001. MANAGEMENT AND PROTECTION. The commission shall manage, control,...
Section 86.002. Permit Required; Penalty - Sec. 86.002. PERMIT REQUIRED; PENALTY. (a) No person may disturb...
Section 86.003. Application for Permit - Sec. 86.003. APPLICATION FOR PERMIT. (a) A person desiring a...
Section 86.004. Granting of Permit - Sec. 86.004. GRANTING OF PERMIT. The commission may grant a...
Section 86.005. Economic Considerations - Sec. 86.005. ECONOMIC CONSIDERATIONS. In determining whether or not a...
Section 86.006. Permit - Sec. 86.006. PERMIT. (a) The permit shall identify the person...
Section 86.007. Permit by Rule - Sec. 86.007. PERMIT BY RULE. (a) The commission by rule...
Section 86.008. Denial of Permit - Sec. 86.008. DENIAL OF PERMIT. If the commission refuses to...
Section 86.009. Termination and Revocation - Sec. 86.009. TERMINATION AND REVOCATION. The failure or refusal by...
Section 86.010. Removal and Replanting of Oysters and Oyster Beds - Sec. 86.010. REMOVAL AND REPLANTING OF OYSTERS AND OYSTER BEDS....
Section 86.0105. Removal Report - Sec. 86.0105. REMOVAL REPORT. A person holding a permit issued...
Section 86.011. Delegation of Authority - Sec. 86.011. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY. (a) The commission may delegate...
Section 86.012. Sales of Materials - Sec. 86.012. SALES OF MATERIALS. (a) The commission, with the...
Section 86.013. Use on Roads - Sec. 86.013. USE ON ROADS. (a) A county, subdivision of...
Section 86.014. Use for Seawalls, Etc - Sec. 86.014. USE FOR SEAWALLS, ETC. (a) The commission shall...
Section 86.015. Sand From Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays - Sec. 86.015. SAND FROM CORPUS CHRISTI AND NUECES BAYS. Sand...
Section 86.016. Deposit of Funds - Sec. 86.016. DEPOSIT OF FUNDS. The proceeds from the sale...
Section 86.017. Use of Funds - Sec. 86.017. USE OF FUNDS. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 86.018. Taking From Certain Areas Prohibited - Sec. 86.018. TAKING FROM CERTAIN AREAS PROHIBITED. No person may...
Section 86.019. Oil and Gas Lessees - Sec. 86.019. OIL AND GAS LESSEES. This chapter does not...
Section 86.0191. Exemption - Sec. 86.0191. EXEMPTION. (a) The commission shall, by rule, exempt...
Section 86.0192. Exemption for Certain Political Subdivisions - Sec. 86.0192. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. (a) This section...
Section 86.020. Rules - Sec. 86.020. RULES. The commission may adopt rules to govern:...
Section 86.021. Exemptions - Sec. 86.021. EXEMPTIONS. (a) The commission by rule shall exempt...
Section 86.0215. Inspections - Sec. 86.0215. INSPECTIONS. (a) In this section, "permit holder" means...
Section 86.022. Penalty - Sec. 86.022. PENALTY. (a) A person who violates Section 86.002...
Section 86.023. Liability for Value of Material Taken - Sec. 86.023. LIABILITY FOR VALUE OF MATERIAL TAKEN. A person...
Section 86.024. Civil Penalty - Sec. 86.024. CIVIL PENALTY. A person who violates this chapter...
Section 86.025. Enforcement - Sec. 86.025. ENFORCEMENT. (a) If a person has violated, is...
Section 86.026. More Than One Defendant - Sec. 86.026. MORE THAN ONE DEFENDANT. If more than one...
Section 86.027. Civil Suit and Criminal Prosecution Permissible - Sec. 86.027. CIVIL SUIT AND CRIMINAL PROSECUTION PERMISSIBLE. The pendency...
Subtitle G - Plants
Chapter 88 - Endangered Plants
Section 88.001. Definitions - Sec. 88.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Endangered plant" means...
Section 88.002. Endangered, Threatened, or Protected Native Plants - Sec. 88.002. ENDANGERED, THREATENED, OR PROTECTED NATIVE PLANTS. Species of...
Section 88.003. Statewide List - Sec. 88.003. STATEWIDE LIST. The director shall file with the...
Section 88.004. Amendment to List - Sec. 88.004. AMENDMENT TO LIST. (a) If the list of...
Section 88.005. Permit - Sec. 88.005. PERMIT. The department shall issue a permit to...
Section 88.006. Regulations - Sec. 88.006. REGULATIONS. The department shall adopt regulations to administer...
Section 88.007. Activities by the Department - Sec. 88.007. ACTIVITIES BY THE DEPARTMENT. (a) The department may...
Section 88.008. Prohibited Acts - Sec. 88.008. PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) Except as otherwise provided by...
Section 88.0081. Permit for Taking Plants From Private Land - Sec. 88.0081. PERMIT FOR TAKING PLANTS FROM PRIVATE LAND. (a)...
Section 88.009. Exceptions - Sec. 88.009. EXCEPTIONS. (a) This chapter does not apply to...
Section 88.010. Inspections - Sec. 88.010. INSPECTIONS. A person authorized to enforce this chapter...
Section 88.011. Penalties - Sec. 88.011. PENALTIES. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this...
Section 88.012. Injunction Against Governmental Violator - Sec. 88.012. INJUNCTION AGAINST GOVERNMENTAL VIOLATOR. A state or local...
Subtitle H - Artificial Reefs
Chapter 89 - Artificial Reefs
Section 89.001. Definitions - Sec. 89.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Artificial reef" means...
Section 89.002. General Duties - Sec. 89.002. GENERAL DUTIES. (a) The department shall promote, develop,...
Section 89.0025. Rules - Sec. 89.0025. RULES. The commission may adopt rules and guidelines...
Section 89.003. Department Authorized to Serve as Permittee - Sec. 89.003. DEPARTMENT AUTHORIZED TO SERVE AS PERMITTEE. (a) The...
Section 89.004. Person Other Than Department as Permittee - Sec. 89.004. PERSON OTHER THAN DEPARTMENT AS PERMITTEE. The department...
Section 89.005. Use of Bridges, Tunnels, and Causeways - Text of section as added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg.,...
Section 89.006. Reef Construction by Others - Sec. 89.006. REEF CONSTRUCTION BY OTHERS. The department may authorize...
Subchapter B. State Artificial Reef Plan
Section 89.021. State Artificial Reef Plan - Sec. 89.021. STATE ARTIFICIAL REEF PLAN. (a) The department shall...
Section 89.022. Required Provisions - Sec. 89.022. REQUIRED PROVISIONS. The state artificial reef plan must...
Section 89.023. Standards - Sec. 89.023. STANDARDS. An artificial reef located in water covered...
Section 89.024. Completion Date - Sec. 89.024. COMPLETION DATE. The department must complete the state...
Section 89.025. Reefs Consistent With Plan - Sec. 89.025. REEFS CONSISTENT WITH PLAN. (a) All artificial reefs...
Subchapter C. Artificial Reef Account
Section 89.041. Artificial Reef Account - Sec. 89.041. ARTIFICIAL REEF ACCOUNT. (a) The artificial reef account...
Section 89.042. Dedication; Appropriations - Sec. 89.042. DEDICATION; APPROPRIATIONS. (a) The funds received under Section...
Section 89.043. Grants, Donations, and Other Assistance - Sec. 89.043. GRANTS, DONATIONS, AND OTHER ASSISTANCE. The department may...
Subchapter D. Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 89.061. Liability - Sec. 89.061. LIABILITY. (a) The state, an agency of the...
Subtitle I - Protected Freshwater Areas
Chapter 90 - Access to Protected Freshwater Areas
Section 90.001. Definitions - Sec. 90.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Emergency" means a...
Section 90.002. Operation of Motor Vehicle in Protected Freshwater Area Prohibited - Sec. 90.002. OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLE IN PROTECTED FRESHWATER AREA...
Section 90.003. Exemptions - Sec. 90.003. EXEMPTIONS. (a) Section 90.002 does not apply to:...
Section 90.0035. Operation of Aircraft in or on Protected Freshwater Area - Sec. 90.0035. OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT IN OR ON PROTECTED FRESHWATER...
Section 90.004. Local River Access Plan - Sec. 90.004. LOCAL RIVER ACCESS PLAN. (a) A county, municipality,...
Section 90.005. Assistance From Department - Sec. 90.005. ASSISTANCE FROM DEPARTMENT. (a) The department shall assist...
Section 90.006. Studies - Sec. 90.006. STUDIES. The department may conduct studies necessary to...
Section 90.007. Landowner Rights - Sec. 90.007. LANDOWNER RIGHTS. (a) A prescriptive easement over private...
Section 90.008. Public Access - Sec. 90.008. PUBLIC ACCESS. (a) Except as otherwise allowed by...
Section 90.0085. Camping and Building Fires Prohibited in Certain Areas - Sec. 90.0085. CAMPING AND BUILDING FIRES PROHIBITED IN CERTAIN AREAS....
Section 90.009. Motor Vehicle Recreation Sites - Sec. 90.009. MOTOR VEHICLE RECREATION SITES. (a) The department shall...
Section 90.010. Enforcement - Sec. 90.010. ENFORCEMENT. All peace officers of this state shall...
Section 90.011. Penalty - Sec. 90.011. PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if...