CHAPTER 281. ORANGE COUNTY - Texas Statutes

PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE

TITLE 7. LOCAL AND SPECIAL LAWS

CHAPTER 281. ORANGE COUNTY

SUBCHAPTER C. SHRIMP

Sec. 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, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,

1975.