Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.007

This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.007, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.

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§ 76.007. MAXIMUM ACREAGE UNDER LOCATION.

Official statutory text

(a) The department may not issue a certificate of location for a location that includes more than 100 acres of land covered by water.

(b) A person may not own, lease, or control more than 300 acres of land covered by water under certificates of location. A person who does not own, lease, or control more than 300 acres of land may act as an agent for persons who, in the aggregate, own, lease, or control more than 300 acres of land.

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