- (a) A structure used to grow oysters that is part of a cultivated oyster mariculture operation is not a natural oyster bed or a private oyster bed and is not subject to location requirements under Subchapter A, Chapter 76.
- (b) The licensing and permitting requirements of Subchapters B, C, and F, Chapter 76, do not apply to activity carried out under a cultivated oyster mariculture permit issued under this chapter.
- (c) A regulation adopted under Section 76.301 does not apply to an activity carried out under a cultivated oyster mariculture permit issued under this chapter.
(d) A rule or proclamation issued under this section prevails to the extent of conflict over a rule or proclamation issued under:
- (1) Chapter 61; or
- (2) Chapter 76.
- (e) Section 2001.0045, Government Code, does not apply to rules adopted under this chapter.
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 174 (H.B. 1300), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.