Tex. Parks & Wild. Code Section 89.023
Standards


An artificial reef located in water covered under this chapter must be sited, constructed, maintained, monitored, and managed in a manner that:

(1)

enhances and conserves fishery resources to the maximum extent practicable;

(2)

facilitates access and use by Texas recreational and commercial fishermen;

(3)

minimizes conflicts among competing uses of water and water resources;

(4)

minimizes environmental risks and risks to personal and public health and property;

(5)

is consistent with generally accepted principles of international law and national fishing law and does not create any unreasonable obstruction to navigation;

(6)

uses the best scientific information available; and

(7)

conforms to the state artificial reef plan.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 47, Sec. 1, eff. May 1, 1989.

Source: Section 89.023 — Standards, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.­89.­htm#89.­023 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 89.023’s source at texas​.gov