Sec. 76.031.  APPLICATION FOR PERMIT.  (a)  A person desiring to plant oysters on his own location or to take oysters from oyster reefs and public water shall apply to the department for an oyster permit.
(b)  Only those persons who are citizens of Texas or corporations composed of American citizens and chartered by this state to engage in the culture of oysters or to transact business in the purchase and sale of fish and oysters may apply for a permit.
(c)  The application must:
(1)  state the purpose for taking oysters;  and
(2)  give the quantity of oysters to be taken from designated areas.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.