Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.037
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.037, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 76.037. THEFT OF OYSTERS FROM PRIVATE BED.
Official statutory text
No person may fraudulently take oysters placed on private beds without the consent of the owner of the private bed or from beds or deposits made for the purpose of preparing oysters for market without the consent of the owner of the oysters who lawfully deposited them.
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