Sec. 327.051. COUNTIES AUTHORIZED TO CREATE ZOO BOARD. The commissioners court of a county with a population of more than 1.5 million that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than one million by order may authorize the creation of a zoo board under this chapter to establish, finance, and manage facilities and services to provide conservation, education, research, public recreation, and care relating to the study and display of animals and other specimens in a public zoological park.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1235, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 10 - Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources
Subtitle B - County Parks and Other Recreational and Cultural Resources
Chapter 327 - Zoological Operation and Maintenance Boards
Subchapter B. Creation of Zoo Board
Section 327.051. Counties Authorized to Create Zoo Board
Section 327.052. Order Creating Zoo Board
Section 327.053. Authority to Tax; Election Required
Section 327.054. Election Order