{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-76.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(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 not be piled more than 2-1/2 inches above the height of the box at the center.\n(2) \"Natural oyster bed\" means an area with a substrate that is predominantly composed of oyster shell or live oysters.\n(3) \"Open season\" means a period during which it is lawful to take oysters.\nActs 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 241 (S.B. 2379), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 250 (S.B. 1032), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE","TITLE 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION","SUBTITLE D. CRUSTACEANS AND MOLLUSKS","CHAPTER 76. OYSTERS","SUBCHAPTER A. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE OYSTER BEDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.76.htm#76.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:32Z","sha256":"3f9d78c3c023bcb4eb6652c0744275cfd50ae27eea44a40ad5b489237ef68d17","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-75.0108","next":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-76.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}