(a) All natural oyster beds are public.
(b) All oyster beds not designated as private are public.
Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 76.002
DESIGNATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE BEDS
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Blue Gulf Seafood, Inc. v. TransTexas Gas Corp. (1998)
Most recently applied in Blue Gulf Seafood, Inc. v. TransTexas Gas Corp. (October 1998)
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.