2005 Texas Parks and Wildlife Code CHAPTER 281. ORANGE COUNTY

PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE

CHAPTER 281. ORANGE COUNTY

SUBCHAPTER C. SHRIMP


	§ 281.022. SHRIMP REGULATIONS.  (a) The commission may 
regulate the taking of shrimp from the coastal water of Orange 
County to provide for the most profitable and equitable harvest of 
shrimp from year to year and to conserve and protect the shrimp 
resources of Orange County from depletion and waste.
	(b)  The commission may make regulations to carry out the 
policy of this section including regulating:
		(1)  the size of shrimp that may be taken;                                    
		(2)  open and closed shrimp seasons;                                          
		(3)  the means of taking shrimp;                                              
		(4)  the size and type of boats and equipment that may 
be used for taking shrimp;
		(5)  the length and mesh size of net and trawls and 
their spreading devices;  and
		(6)  the possession, transportation, sale, and other 
handling of shrimp in the coastal water of Orange County.
	(c)  The commission by regulation adopted in accordance with 
this section may provide for the licensing of all persons taking, 
selling, or handling shrimp in Orange County and may license boats 
and equipment used for the taking, selling, or handling of shrimp in 
Orange County.  The commission may adopt the licensing provisions 
of the Texas Shrimp Conservation Act (Chapter 77 of this code).
	(d)  The commission shall conduct continuous research, 
investigations, and studies of the shrimp resources in Orange 
County in the same manner as required by Sections 77.004, 77.005, 
and 77.006 of this code.  Based on the information obtained, and 
after hearings, the commission shall promulgate the regulations 
authorized by this section.  The hearings, the method of adoption of 
the regulations, the effective date of the regulations, and the 
procedure for appeal shall be governed by the provisions of Chapter 
125, Acts of the 52nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1951, as 
amended.
	(e)  "Coastal water" is defined by Section 77.001(1) of this 
code.           
	(f)  A person who violates a regulation of the commission 
adopted under this section shall be punished as provided in Section 
77.020 of this code.  The commission has all powers of enforcement 
granted to it under Chapter 77 of this code for the enforcement of 
this section.

Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.