Chapter 61
Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches

Sections

61.001
Definitions
61.011
Policy and Rules
61.012
Definition
61.013
Prohibition
61.014
Denial of Access by Posting
61.015
Beach Access and Use Plans
61.016
Boundaries for Areas with No Marked Vegetation Line
61.017
Line of Vegetation Unaffected by Certain Conditions
61.018
Enforcement
61.019
Declaratory Judgment Suits
61.020
Prima Facie Evidence
61.021
Area Not Covered by Subchapter
61.022
Government Agencies and Subdivisions
61.023
Effect on Land Titles and Property Adjacent to and on Beaches
61.024
Effect of Subchapter on Definition of Public Beach
61.025
Disclosure to Purchaser of Property
61.026
Beach Access Public Awareness and Education
61.061
Purpose
61.062
Public Policy
61.063
Definitions
61.064
Application of Subchapter
61.065
Duty of Cities
61.066
Duty of County
61.067
Duty of State
61.068
Application Requirement
61.069
Contents of Application
61.070
Parking and Use Fees
61.071
Compliance Before Approval
61.072
State Funds
61.073
Conditions for Payments
61.074
Submission of Proposed Expenditures
61.075
Fair Distribution of Funds
61.076
Limitation on State Share
61.077
Funds for Administrative Purposes and Emergencies
61.078
Authority to Spend County Funds
61.079
Notice of Ineligibility
61.080
Public Beaches in Ineligible City
61.081
Public Beaches in Ineligible County
61.082
Authority of Local Governments
61.083
Exemptions from Subchapter
61.121
Definition
61.122
County Regulatory Authority
61.123
Notice of Hearing
61.124
Copies of Order
61.125
Public Hearing
61.126
Traffic Regulations
61.127
Criminal Penalties
61.128
Order Prevails over State Law
61.129
Ordinance Prevails over Order and State Law
61.130
Rights of the Public
61.131
Effect of Subchapter on Definition of Public Beach
61.132
Closing of Beaches for Space Flight Activities
61.161
Public Policy
61.162
Findings
61.163
Definition
61.164
Application
61.165
Contents of Application
61.166
Filing Fee
61.167
Separate Applications
61.168
Granting License
61.169
Applications Not to Be Granted
61.170
License Prohibition Against Glass Containers
61.0171
Temporary Suspension of Line of Vegetation Determination
61.171
Assignment
61.172
Termination and Revocation of License
61.173
Maximum Territorial Limits
61.174
Additional Standards
61.175
Rules, Procedures, and Conditions
61.176
Areas Exempt from Subchapter
61.177
Penalty
61.178
Enforcement
61.0181
Administrative Penalty
61.0182
Enforcement Provisions Cumulative
61.0183
Removal of Certain Structures, Improvements, Obstructions, Barriers, and Hazards on Public Beach
61.0184
Notice Requirements; Orders and Hearings
61.0185
Temporary Suspension of Submission of Requests that Attorney General File Suit
61.0211
State or National Park Covered by Subchapter
61.211
Findings
61.212
Exemptions from Subchapter
61.213
Application
61.214
Contents of Application
61.215
Prerequisites to Issuance of Permit
61.216
Notice of Applications Received
61.217
Public Hearing
61.218
Notice of Public Hearing
61.219
Issuance of Permit
61.220
Return of Filing Fee
61.221
Assignment of Permits
61.222
Termination and Revocation of Permit
61.223
Suits for Orders and Injunctions
61.224
Penalty
61.225
Sand, Marl, Gravel, or Shell from Public Beaches Within Incorporated Cities, Towns, or Villages
61.226
Application of Subchapter to Certain Islands and Peninsulas
61.227
Authority of Parks and Wildlife Department
61.251
Definition
61.252
Permit Requirements
61.253
Injunction
61.254
Criminal Penalty

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024