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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the placement of a cultivated oyster in a natural oyster |
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bed, a private oyster bed, or coastal waters. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 75, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 75.01045 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 75.01045. PLACEMENT OF CULTIVATED OYSTERS IN CERTAIN |
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LOCATIONS WITH DEPARTMENT APPROVAL. (a) A person may place a |
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cultivated oyster in a natural oyster bed, a private oyster bed, or |
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coastal waters if the department authorizes the placement in |
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writing. |
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(b) The department shall adopt best management practices |
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for authorizing the placement of cultivated oysters under this |
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section. |
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SECTION 2. Section 75.0106(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) No person may place a cultivated oyster in a natural |
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oyster bed, a [or] private oyster bed, or coastal waters, except as |
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authorized by Section 75.01045. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |