Sec. 79.002.  AUTHORITY.  The department may follow procedures outlined in Section 12.027, Chapter 61, or Chapter 77 of this code in promulgating rules for harvest of any and all species of marine life subject to the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C.A. Section 1801 et seq.).  The commission may delegate to the director the duties, responsibilities, and authority provided by this chapter for taking immediate action as necessary to modify state coastal fisheries regulations in order to provide for consistency with federal regulations in the exclusive economic zone.
Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1280, ch. 501, Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 859, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.