Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 436.091 - Declaration of Prohibited Areas(a) The department by order shall declare a body of public water to be a prohibited area if: (1) the department finds, according to a sanitary, chemical, or bacteriological survey, that the area contains aquatic life that is unfit for human consumption; or(2) aquatic life from a prohibited area may have been transferred to that body of public water.(b) The department shall modify or revoke an order according to the results of a sanitary, chemical, or bacteriological survey conducted by the department. The department shall file the order in the department's office and shall furnish without charge a copy of the order describing prohibited areas on request.(c) The department shall conspicuously outline prohibited areas on maps and shall furnish the maps without charge on request. The failure of a person to obtain that information does not relieve that person from liability under this chapter.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 436.091
Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1,Sec. 3.1110, eff. 4/2/2015.Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 336, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1993.