Sec. 191.131.  CONTRACT OR PERMIT REQUIREMENT.  (a)  No person, firm, or corporation may conduct a salvage or recovery operation without first obtaining a contract.
(b)  No person, firm, or corporation may conduct an operation on any landmark without first obtaining a permit and having the permit in his or its possession at the site of the operation, or conduct the operation in violation of the provisions of the permit.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2688, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.