{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-76.031","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.031","heading":"APPLICATION FOR PERMIT.","body":"(a) A person desiring to plant oysters on his own location or to take oysters from oyster reefs and public water shall apply to the department for an oyster permit.\n(b) Only those persons who are citizens of Texas or corporations composed of American citizens and chartered by this state to engage in the culture of oysters or to transact business in the purchase and sale of fish and oysters may apply for a permit.\n(c) The application must:\n(1) state the purpose for taking oysters; and\n(2) give the quantity of oysters to be taken from designated areas.\nActs 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.","path":["PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE","TITLE 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION","SUBTITLE D. CRUSTACEANS AND MOLLUSKS","CHAPTER 76. OYSTERS","SUBCHAPTER B. OYSTER PERMITS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.76.htm#76.031","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:32Z","sha256":"466fa38d7336bee19ea996ae92a9f4df191ae7fddefc93ff944703be7cea8c53","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-76.022","next":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-76.032"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}