Sec. 61.225.  SAND, MARL, GRAVEL, OR SHELL FROM PUBLIC BEACHES WITHIN INCORPORATED CITIES, TOWNS, OR VILLAGES.  No incorporated city, town, or village having within its boundaries a public beach may authorize a person to excavate, take, remove, or carry away any sand, marl, gravel, or shell from the public beach except for the construction of a publicly owned and operated recreational facility or for the construction of a shoreline protection structure.
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2490, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.