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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 436.102

DEPURATION

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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 436.102, DEPURATION, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/673294
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(a) The department may allow depuration by artificial means of molluscan shellfish taken from a restricted or conditionally restricted area, subject to department rules and under the supervision the department considers necessary to protect public health. (b) A molluscan shellfish plant operator may employ an off-duty peace officer to monitor the gathering of shellfish for depuration from a restricted or conditionally restricted area as provided by the rules adopted under Subsection (a). In this subsection, "peace officer" includes those persons listed in Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure.