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TITLE 31NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
PART 2TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 58OYSTERS, SHRIMP, AND FINFISH
SUBCHAPTER ECULTIVATED OYSTER MARICULTURE
RULE §58.360Prohibited Acts

Except as provided in this subchapter, it is an offense for a person holding a permit issued under this chapter to:

  (1) possess a commercial oyster dredge or oyster tongs within a permitted area or aboard a vessel transporting oysters under the provisions of this subchapter;

  (2) commingle or allow the commingling of wild-caught oysters with oysters possessed under the provisions of Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapter 75, and this subchapter;

  (3) fail to notify the department within 24 hours upon the discovery of a disease condition within a permitted facility that is required to be reported under the provisions of this subchapter;

  (4) fail to notify the department within 24 hours upon discovery of any condition that could result in the unintentional release of shellstock or larvae;

  (5) fail to maintain all corner markers of the permitted area of a facility within public water;

  (6) fail to remove all enclosures and infrastructure from public waters within 60 calendar days of permit expiration or revocation;

  (7) operate a COMP or nursery facility except as specified by this subchapter and the provisions of a permit; or

  (8) operate a COMP or nursery facility without all authorizations and permits required by any federal, state, or local governmental authority.


Source Note: The provisions of this §58.360 adopted to be effective August 24, 2020, 45 TexReg 5916

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