Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.039
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.039, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 76.039. PROHIBITED SALES.
Official statutory text
(a) No person gathering oysters for planting or for depositing for market preparation on locations or on private oyster beds may sell, market, or dispose of the oysters gathered, at the time they are gathered, for any other purpose than planting or preparing for market.
(b) This section does not affect the right of a person to sell or assign an oyster location or private bed.
(b) This section does not affect the right of a person to sell or assign an oyster location or private bed.
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