Sec. 76.003. BEDS SUBJECT TO LOCATION. Except as provided in Section 76.004 of this code, an oyster bed or reef, other than a natural oyster bed, is subject to location by the department. This section does not apply to a bed or reef that has been exhausted within an eight-year period.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation
Subtitle D - Crustaceans and Mollusks
Subchapter A. Public and Private Oyster Beds
Section 76.002. Designation of Public and Private Beds
Section 76.003. Beds Subject to Location
Section 76.004. Riparian Rights
Section 76.005. Affidavit of Riparian Rights
Section 76.006. Application for Location; Fee
Section 76.007. Maximum Acreage Under Location
Section 76.008. Lease or Control by Foreign Corporation Prohibited
Section 76.009. Examination and Survey of Location
Section 76.012. Locator's Certificate
Section 76.015. Rights of Locator
Section 76.017. Location Rental Fees
Section 76.018. Location Rental Term; Renewal; Auction
Section 76.019. Procedures for Sale or Transfer of Location Rental
Section 76.020. Oyster Shell Recovery and Replacement Program
Section 76.0205. Sustainability of Oyster Industry
Section 76.021. Oyster Shell Recovery and Replacement Program Account; Fee