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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.001 Definitions
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Sec. 76.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Barrel of oysters" means three boxes of oysters in the shell or two gallons of shucked oysters without shells. The dimensions of a box are 10 inches by 20 inches by 13-1/2 inches. In filling a box for measurement, the oysters may no…
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.002 Designation of Public and Private Beds
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Sec. 76.002. DESIGNATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BEDS. (a) All natural oyster beds are public. (b) All oyster beds not designated as private are public. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.003 Beds Subject To Location
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Sec. 76.003. BEDS SUBJECT TO LOCATION. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) and Section 76.004, an oyster bed or reef, other than a natural oyster bed, is subject to location by the department. (b) The department may subject a natural oyster bed to location if the department …
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.004 Riparian Rights
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Sec. 76.004. RIPARIAN RIGHTS. (a) The lawful occupant of a grant of land in this state has the exclusive right to use any creek, bayou, lake, or cove included within the metes and bounds of the original grant for the planting or sowing of oysters. (b) If the creek, bayou, lake, o…