Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.005
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.005, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 76.005. AFFIDAVIT OF RIPARIAN RIGHTS.
Official statutory text
(a) The department may require the owner of riparian rights described in Section 76.004 of this code when offering oysters for sale to make an affidavit stating that the oysters were produced on his property.
(b) The failure of an owner of riparian rights described in Section 76.004(a) to have an affidavit when required by the department or to show it to a game warden on request or to the person to whom the oysters are offered for sale when required by the department is prima facie evidence that the oysters were produced from public beds.
(b) The failure of an owner of riparian rights described in Section 76.004(a) to have an affidavit when required by the department or to show it to a game warden on request or to the person to whom the oysters are offered for sale when required by the department is prima facie evidence that the oysters were produced from public beds.
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