Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.033
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.033, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 76.033. CONDITIONS OF PERMIT.
Official statutory text
(a) The department shall require the permittee to take only the oysters authorized in the permit from beds or reefs designated in the permit.
(b) The department shall:
(1) mark off the exact area of beds or reefs from which oysters may be taken;
(2) designate the bottoms on which oysters may be deposited if they are taken to be prepared for market;
(3) require the permittee to cull the oysters on the grounds where they are to be located; and
(4) specify what implements may be used in taking oysters.
(c) The department may make other conditions or regulations to protect and conserve oysters on public reefs and beds.
(b) The department shall:
(1) mark off the exact area of beds or reefs from which oysters may be taken;
(2) designate the bottoms on which oysters may be deposited if they are taken to be prepared for market;
(3) require the permittee to cull the oysters on the grounds where they are to be located; and
(4) specify what implements may be used in taking oysters.
(c) The department may make other conditions or regulations to protect and conserve oysters on public reefs and beds.
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