Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.003
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.003, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 76.003. BEDS SUBJECT TO LOCATION.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) and Section 76.004, an oyster bed or reef, other than a natural oyster bed, is subject to location by the department.
(b) The department may subject a natural oyster bed to location if the department determines that the bed is degraded. In determining whether a natural oyster bed is degraded, the department may consider:
(1) the relative abundance of oysters in the area;
(2) the availability of natural cultch material in the area;
(3) sediment overburden in the area;
(4) the amount of time that the area has been exhausted, if the area is exhausted; and
(5) any other criteria the department considers indicative of a degraded oyster bed.
(b) The department may subject a natural oyster bed to location if the department determines that the bed is degraded. In determining whether a natural oyster bed is degraded, the department may consider:
(1) the relative abundance of oysters in the area;
(2) the availability of natural cultch material in the area;
(3) sediment overburden in the area;
(4) the amount of time that the area has been exhausted, if the area is exhausted; and
(5) any other criteria the department considers indicative of a degraded oyster bed.
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