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Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 89.023

STANDARDS

Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 47, Sec. 1, eff

An artificial reef located in water covered under this chapter must be sited, constructed, maintained, monitored, and managed in a manner that:

(1) enhances and conserves fishery resources to the maximum extent practicable;

(2) facilitates access and use by Texas recreational and commercial fishermen;

(3) minimizes conflicts among competing uses of water and water resources;

(4) minimizes environmental risks and risks to personal and public health and property;

(5) is consistent with generally accepted principles of international law and national fishing law and does not create any unreasonable obstruction to navigation;

(6) uses the best scientific information available; and

(7) conforms to the state artificial reef plan.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.