{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-76.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.003","heading":"BEDS SUBJECT TO LOCATION.","body":"(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.\n(b) The department may subject a natural oyster bed to location if the department determines that the bed is degraded. In determining whether a natural oyster bed is degraded, the department may consider:\n(1) the relative abundance of oysters in the area;\n(2) the availability of natural cultch material in the area;\n(3) sediment overburden in the area;\n(4) the amount of time that the area has been exhausted, if the area is exhausted; and\n(5) any other criteria the department considers indicative of a degraded oyster bed.\nActs 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 250 (S.B. 1032), Sec. 2, 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#76.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:32Z","sha256":"16f1873fe8e3c6b74c62f68f6d7fdccf733d6398ac85af90cacdc1ea5ac11456","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-76.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-76.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}