Section 76.001 - Definitions In this chapter:
(1) "Barrel of oysters" means three boxes of oysters in the shell or two gallons of shucked oysters without shells. The dimensions of a box are 10 inches by 20 inches by 13-1/2 inches. In filling a box for measurement, the oysters may not be piled more than 2-1/2 inches above the height of the box at the center.(2) "Natural oyster bed" means an area with a substrate that is predominantly composed of oyster shell or live oysters . (3) "Open season" means a period during which it is lawful to take oysters.Tex. Parks and Wild. § 76.001
Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 250,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2023.Amended By Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 241, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2009. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1975.