Sec. 86.010. REMOVAL AND REPLANTING OF OYSTERS AND OYSTER BEDS. (a) The commission may remove oysters and oyster beds and replant them in other natural or artificial reefs if the commission finds that the removal and replanting will benefit the growth and propagation or the betterment of oysters and oyster beds or fishing conditions.
(b) The removal and replanting of oysters and oyster beds shall be at the expense of the person holding a permit or of an applicant for a permit and not the state.
(c) Before authorizing the removal and replanting of oysters or oyster beds the commission shall give notice to interested parties and hold a hearing on the subject.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation
Subtitle F - Marl, Sand, Gravel, Shell, and Mudshell
Chapter 86 - Marl, Sand, Gravel, Shell, and Mudshell
Section 86.001. Management and Protection
Section 86.002. Permit Required; Penalty
Section 86.003. Application for Permit
Section 86.004. Granting of Permit
Section 86.005. Economic Considerations
Section 86.007. Permit by Rule
Section 86.008. Denial of Permit
Section 86.009. Termination and Revocation
Section 86.010. Removal and Replanting of Oysters and Oyster Beds
Section 86.0105. Removal Report
Section 86.011. Delegation of Authority
Section 86.012. Sales of Materials
Section 86.014. Use for Seawalls, Etc
Section 86.015. Sand From Corpus Christi and Nueces Bays
Section 86.016. Deposit of Funds
Section 86.018. Taking From Certain Areas Prohibited
Section 86.019. Oil and Gas Lessees
Section 86.0192. Exemption for Certain Political Subdivisions
Section 86.023. Liability for Value of Material Taken
Section 86.026. More Than One Defendant
Section 86.027. Civil Suit and Criminal Prosecution Permissible