Texas § PW.76.116 - OYSTERS FROM RESTRICTED AREAS
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§ PW.76.116. OYSTERS FROM RESTRICTED AREAS
OYSTERS FROM RESTRICTED AREAS. (a) There is no open season for taking oysters from areas closed by the Department of State Health Services. (b) The department may authorize by permit the transplanting of oysters from restricted areas or other areas designated by the department to private oyster leases. (c) A person removing oysters from a restricted area or other area designated by the department without a permit shall replace the oysters in the beds from which they were taken as directed by authorized employees of the department. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 255, Sec. 10, eff. July 31, 1989; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 115, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 241 (S.B. 2379 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.
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Section PW.76.116 ("OYSTERS FROM RESTRICTED AREAS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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