HOUSE BILL 2405 |
HOUSE AUTHOR: Gray et al. |
EFFECTIVE: 06-15-01 |
SENATE SPONSOR: Bernsen |
House Bill 2405 amends the Natural Resources Code to authorize the commissioners court of a county that borders the Gulf of Mexico or its tidewater limits to regulate mass gatherings on any beach in the unincorporated area of the county by requiring a person to obtain a permit and pay the permit fee before holding a mass gathering. The bill defines "mass gathering" to mean a gathering that attracts or is expected to attract more than 200 individuals who will remain at the location for more than two continuous hours.
House Bill 2405 provides that a county is entitled to injunctive relief to prevent the violation or threatened violation of an order adopted under this subchapter, and it makes a violation of an order a Class B misdemeanor.