Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 89.023
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 89.023, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 89.023. STANDARDS.
Official statutory text
An artificial reef located in water covered under this chapter must be sited, constructed, maintained, monitored, and managed in a manner that:
(1) enhances and conserves fishery resources to the maximum extent practicable;
(2) facilitates access and use by Texas recreational and commercial fishermen;
(3) minimizes conflicts among competing uses of water and water resources;
(4) minimizes environmental risks and risks to personal and public health and property;
(5) is consistent with generally accepted principles of international law and national fishing law and does not create any unreasonable obstruction to navigation;
(6) uses the best scientific information available; and
(7) conforms to the state artificial reef plan.
(1) enhances and conserves fishery resources to the maximum extent practicable;
(2) facilitates access and use by Texas recreational and commercial fishermen;
(3) minimizes conflicts among competing uses of water and water resources;
(4) minimizes environmental risks and risks to personal and public health and property;
(5) is consistent with generally accepted principles of international law and national fishing law and does not create any unreasonable obstruction to navigation;
(6) uses the best scientific information available; and
(7) conforms to the state artificial reef plan.
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