Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.177
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.177, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 61.177. PENALTY.
Official statutory text
A person, who for himself or on behalf of or under the direction of another person, operates any business establishment, whether mobile or at a fixed or permanent location, on any public beach outside the boundaries of any incorporated city without first obtaining a license to operate the business establishment from the county shall be fined not less than $10 nor more than $200.
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