The authority conferred on the commissioner by the Health and Safety Code, § 436.101 is hereby delegated pursuant to Health and Safety Code § 436.003(a) to the bureau chief of the Bureau of Food and Drug Safety, or his/her designee, under the provisions of this section. The bureau chief shall:
(1) designate coastal water (as defined in the rules of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 31 TAC, Chapter 51) for the purposes of taking molluscan shellfish as: (B) a conditionally approved area;(D) a conditionally restricted area; or(2) designate classified growing areas as open areas or closed areas.25 Tex. Admin. Code § 241.52
The provisions of this §241.52 adopted to be effective March 20, 2003, 28 TexReg 2346