{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-436.091","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 436.091","heading":"DECLARATION OF PROHIBITED AREAS.","body":"(a) The department by order shall declare a body of public water to be a prohibited area if:\n(1) the department finds, according to a sanitary, chemical, or bacteriological survey, that the area contains aquatic life that is unfit for human consumption; or\n(2) aquatic life from a prohibited area may have been transferred to that body of public water.\n(b) The department shall modify or revoke an order according to the results of a sanitary, chemical, or bacteriological survey conducted by the department. The department shall file the order in the department's office and shall furnish without charge a copy of the order describing prohibited areas on request.\n(c) The department shall conspicuously outline prohibited areas on maps and shall furnish the maps without charge on request. The failure of a person to obtain that information does not relieve that person from liability under this chapter.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 336, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1110, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 6. FOOD, DRUGS, ALCOHOL, AND HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES","SUBTITLE A. FOOD AND DRUG HEALTH REGULATIONS","CHAPTER 436. AQUATIC LIFE","SUBCHAPTER G. AQUATIC LIFE FROM PROHIBITED AREAS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.436.htm#436.091","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"597e8fdab85eecdbdd32d9fbd7187503110d698d331074b14e49ca2b4af5ff89","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-436.083","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-436.101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}