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TX Nat Res Code § 61.122 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes|Chapter 61 - Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches|Subchapter D. County Regulation of Public Use of Beaches|Section 61.122. County Regulatory Authority

Sec. 61.122.  COUNTY REGULATORY AUTHORITY.  (a)  The commissioners court of a county bordering on the Gulf of Mexico or its tidewater limits, by order, may regulate motor vehicle traffic on any beach within the boundaries of the county, including prohibiting motor vehicle traffic on any natural or man-made sand dune or other form of shoreline protection, and may prohibit the littering of the beach and may define the term "littering."(b)  The commissioners court of a county bordering the Gulf of Mexico or its tidewaters, by order, may regulate the possession of animals on the beach within its boundaries, including but not limited to prohibiting animals to run at large on said beach.(c)  The commissioners court of a county bordering the Gulf of Mexico or its tidewaters, by order, may regulate swimming in passes leading to and from the Gulf of Mexico, located within its boundaries, including but not limited to prohibiting swimming in said passes and posting signs notifying persons of such regulation or prohibition.(d)  The commissioners court of a county bordering on the Gulf of Mexico or its tidewater limits, by order, may prohibit the use and possession of all glass containers and products on a beach in the unincorporated area of the county.  The commissioners court shall not prohibit any one or several glass products to the exclusion of any others.(e)  Regulation under Subsection (a) of this section that prohibits vehicles from an area of public beach is subject to Section 61.022 of this code.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2484, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 775, ch. 341, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1979;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 295, Sec. 16, eff. June 7, 1991;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 164, Sec. 2, 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 243, Sec. 1, eff. May 22, 2001.|
TX Nat Res Code § 61.123 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes|Chapter 61 - Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches|Subchapter D. County Regulation of Public Use of Beaches|Section 61.123. Notice of Hearing

Sec. 61.123.  NOTICE OF HEARING.  (a)  Before the commissioners court adopts an order under Section 61.122 of this code, it must publish notice of the intention to adopt the order in at least one newspaper with general circulation in the county.(b)  The notice shall state the time and place of the public hearing on the proposed order and that interested persons may obtain copies of the proposed order from the commissioners court.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2484, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 61.124 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes|Chapter 61 - Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches|Subchapter D. County Regulation of Public Use of Beaches|Section 61.124. Copies of Order

Sec. 61.124.  COPIES OF ORDER.  The commissioners court shall make copies of the proposed order available to interested persons.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2484, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 61.125 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes|Chapter 61 - Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches|Subchapter D. County Regulation of Public Use of Beaches|Section 61.125. Public Hearing

Sec. 61.125.  PUBLIC HEARING.  (a)  Not less than one month but more than two weeks after notice is published, the commissioners court shall conduct a hearing at the time and place stated in the notice.(b)  At the hearing, the commissioners shall allow all interested persons to express their views on the proposed order.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2484, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 61.126 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes|Chapter 61 - Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches|Subchapter D. County Regulation of Public Use of Beaches|Section 61.126. Traffic Regulations

Sec. 61.126.  TRAFFIC REGULATIONS.  If the order includes a traffic regulation, the order shall provide for signs that are designed and posted in compliance with the current provisions of the Texas Manual on Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways, stating the applicable speed limit, parking requirement, or that vehicles are prohibited.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2485, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 61.127 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes|Chapter 61 - Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches|Subchapter D. County Regulation of Public Use of Beaches|Section 61.127. Criminal Penalties

Sec. 61.127.  CRIMINAL PENALTIES.  In any order adopted under this subchapter, the commissioners court may adopt the following criminal penalties for violation of the order:(1)  for a first conviction, a fine of not less than $50;  nor more than $100;(2)  for a second conviction, a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $200;(3)  for any subsequent convictions after the second conviction, a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $1,000 or confinement in the county jail for not more than 60 days, or both.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2485, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 585, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Nat Res Code § 61.128 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes|Chapter 61 - Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches|Subchapter D. County Regulation of Public Use of Beaches|Section 61.128. Order Prevails Over State Law

Sec. 61.128.  ORDER PREVAILS OVER STATE LAW.  If an order adopted under this subchapter conflicts with the general law of the state, the order shall control over the state law, and in cases of violation, prosecution may be maintained only under the order.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2485, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 61.129 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes|Chapter 61 - Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches|Subchapter D. County Regulation of Public Use of Beaches|Section 61.129. Ordinance Prevails Over Order and State Law

Sec. 61.129.  ORDINANCE PREVAILS OVER ORDER AND STATE LAW.  (a)  Except as provided in Section 61.022 of this code, this subchapter does not limit the power of an incorporated city, town, or village bordering on the Gulf of Mexico or any adjacent body of water to regulate motor vehicle traffic and prohibit littering on any beach within its corporate limits.(b)  If these regulatory ordinances are adopted by a city, town, or village and the ordinance conflicts with the general law of the state or with an order of the commissioners court adopted under this subchapter, and the ordinance is consistent with policies and rules under Section 61.011 of this code, the ordinance shall control over the state law and the order, and in cases of violation, prosecution may be maintained only under the ordinance.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2485, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 295, Sec. 17, eff. June 7, 1991.|
TX Nat Res Code § 61.130 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes|Chapter 61 - Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches|Subchapter D. County Regulation of Public Use of Beaches|Section 61.130. Rights of the Public

Sec. 61.130.  RIGHTS OF THE PUBLIC.  The right of the public to use the public beaches defined in this subchapter is inviolate and is subject only to orders adopted by a commissioners court under this subchapter and to ordinances enacted by an incorporated city, town, or village.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2485, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 61.131 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes|Chapter 61 - Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches|Subchapter D. County Regulation of Public Use of Beaches|Section 61.131. Effect of Subchapter on Definition of Public Beach

Sec. 61.131.  EFFECT OF SUBCHAPTER ON DEFINITION OF PUBLIC BEACH.  None of the provisions of this subchapter shall reduce, limit, construct, or vitiate the definition of public beaches which has been defined from time immemorial in law and custom.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2485, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 61.132 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes|Chapter 61 - Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches|Subchapter D. County Regulation of Public Use of Beaches|Section 61.132. Closing of Beaches for Space Flight Activities

Sec. 61.132.  CLOSING OF BEACHES FOR SPACE FLIGHT ACTIVITIES.  (a)  This section applies only to a county bordering on the Gulf of Mexico or its tidewater limits that contains a launch site the construction and operation of which have been approved in a record of decision issued by the Federal Aviation Administration following the preparation of an environmental impact statement by that administration.(b)  A person planning to conduct a launch in a county to which this section applies must submit to the commissioners court proposed primary and backup launch dates for the launch.(c)  To protect the public health, safety, and welfare, the commissioners court by order may temporarily close a beach in reasonable proximity to the launch site or access points to the beach in the county on a primary or backup launch date, subject to Subsection (d).(d)  The commissioners court may not close a beach or access points to the beach on a primary launch date consisting of any of the following days without the approval of the land office:(1)  the Saturday or Sunday preceding Memorial Day;(2)  Memorial Day;(3)  July 4;(4)  Labor Day; or(5)  a Saturday or Sunday that is after Memorial Day but before Labor Day.(e)  The commissioners court must comply with the county's beach access and use plan adopted and certified under Section 61.015 and dune protection plan adopted and certified under Chapter 63 when closing a beach or access point under this section.(f)  The land office may:(1)  approve or deny a beach or access point closure request under Subsection (d);(2)  enter into a memorandum of agreement with the commissioners court of a county to which this section applies to govern beach and access point closures made under this section; and(3)  adopt rules to govern beach and access point closures made under this section.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 152 (H.B. 2623), Sec. 3, eff. May 24, 2013.|
TX Nat Res Code § 61.161 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes|Chapter 61 - Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches|Subchapter E. Licenses for Business Establishments|Section 61.161. Public Policy

Sec. 61.161.  PUBLIC POLICY.  It is the public policy of this state that the state-owned beaches bordering on the seaward shore of the Gulf of Mexico, and any larger area extending from the line of mean low tide to the line of vegetation bordering on the Gulf of Mexico, if the public has acquired a right of use or easement to or over the area by the prescription or dedication or has retained a right by virtue of continuous right in the public, shall be used primarily for recreational purposes, and any use which substantially interferes with the enjoyment of the beach area by the public shall constitute an offense against the public policy of the state.  Nothing in this subchapter prevents any agency, department, political subdivision, or municipal corporation of this state from exercising its lawful authority under any law of this state to regulate safety conditions on any beach area subject to public use.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2485, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 61.162 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes|Chapter 61 - Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches|Subchapter E. Licenses for Business Establishments|Section 61.162. Findings

Sec. 61.162.  FINDINGS.  (a)  The legislature finds that the operation and maintenance of business establishments at fixed or permanent locations on the public beaches of this state bordering on the seaward shore of the Gulf of Mexico constitute a potential public health hazard and a substantial interference with the free and unrestricted rights of ingress and egress of the public, both individually and collectively, to and from the state-owned beaches bordering on the seaward shore of the Gulf of Mexico or any larger area extending from the line of mean low tide to the line of vegetation bordering on the Gulf of Mexico if the public has acquired a right of use or easement to or over the area by prescription, dedication, or has retained a right by virtue of continuous right in the public.(b)  The legislature finds that a reasonable number of mobile business establishments which traverse the public beach while doing business are beneficial to the public interest and do not interfere with the free and unrestricted rights of ingress and egress of the public as provided in this subchapter.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2486, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 61.163 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes|Chapter 61 - Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches|Subchapter E. Licenses for Business Establishments|Section 61.163. Definition

Sec. 61.163.  DEFINITION.  In this subchapter, "business establishment" means any structure or vehicle where any commodity including memberships in any private club or other similar organization is offered to the public for sale or lease but does not include any structure or vehicle where only services are offered to the public for sale.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2486, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 61.164 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes|Chapter 61 - Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches|Subchapter E. Licenses for Business Establishments|Section 61.164. Application

Sec. 61.164.  APPLICATION.  A person who desires to operate a mobile business establishment on a public beach located outside the municipal limits of an incorporated city shall submit a written application to the county of jurisdiction.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2486, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Nat Res Code § 61.165 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes|Chapter 61 - Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches|Subchapter E. Licenses for Business Establishments|Section 61.165. Contents of Application

Sec. 61.165.  CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.  The application shall include:(1)  the name and street address of the applicant;(2)  the commodity to be sold or leased;  and(3)  the limits of the territory within which the mobile business establishment will operate.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2486, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 61.166 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes|Chapter 61 - Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches|Subchapter E. Licenses for Business Establishments|Section 61.166. Filing Fee

Sec. 61.166.  FILING FEE.  (a)  The application shall be accompanied by a filing fee in an amount determined by the county.(b)  The filing fee may be used by the county to pay the expenses of carrying out the provisions of this subchapter.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2486, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 2, Sec. 75, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 679, Sec. 63, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 399, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Nat Res Code § 61.167 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes|Chapter 61 - Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches|Subchapter E. Licenses for Business Establishments|Section 61.167. Separate Applications

Sec. 61.167.  SEPARATE APPLICATIONS.  Any applicant who plans to operate more than one mobile business establishment must file a separate application accompanied by a separate filing fee for each mobile business establishment that he seeks to have licensed.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2486, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 61.168 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes|Chapter 61 - Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches|Subchapter E. Licenses for Business Establishments|Section 61.168. Granting License

Sec. 61.168.  GRANTING LICENSE.  (a)  On finding that the issuance of a license is consistent with recreational needs and the public welfare, and that the mobile business establishment would not create a traffic or safety hazard, and on compliance with this subchapter by the applicant, the county shall grant the license.(b)  The license shall be valid for a term selected by the county, not to exceed two years from the day it is issued.(c)  If the license is not granted, the county shall return the filing fee to the applicant.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2487, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 342, Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 1985;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 399, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Nat Res Code § 61.169 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes|Chapter 61 - Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches|Subchapter E. Licenses for Business Establishments|Section 61.169. Applications Not to Be Granted

Sec. 61.169.  APPLICATIONS NOT TO BE GRANTED.  The county shall not grant an application:(1)  for a business establishment located at a fixed or permanent location on a public beach; or(2)  that does not otherwise meet the terms and provisions of this subchapter.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2487, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 399, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Nat Res Code § 61.170 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes|Chapter 61 - Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches|Subchapter E. Licenses for Business Establishments|Section 61.170. License Prohibition Against Glass Containers

Sec. 61.170.  LICENSE PROHIBITION AGAINST GLASS CONTAINERS.  (a)  Each license granted under this subchapter authorizing the sale of commodities on a public beach shall include a prohibition against the sale of any commodity in a glass container.(b)  Any person selling a commodity in a glass container on a public beach outside the boundaries of any incorporated city shall have his rights conferred by the license immediately terminated and revoked as provided in Section 61.172 of this code.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2487, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 61.171 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes|Chapter 61 - Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches|Subchapter E. Licenses for Business Establishments|Section 61.171. Assignment

Sec. 61.171.  ASSIGNMENT.  No license issued under this subchapter may be assigned.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2487, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 61.172 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes|Chapter 61 - Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches|Subchapter E. Licenses for Business Establishments|Section 61.172. Termination and Revocation of License

Sec. 61.172.  TERMINATION AND REVOCATION OF LICENSE.  (a)  The failure or refusal of the licensee to comply with the terms and conditions of a license shall operate as an immediate termination and revocation of all rights conferred in or claimed under the license.(b)  The termination and revocation of the license is not effective until notice is delivered by mail to the address of the licensee listed on the application for the license.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2487, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 61.173 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes|Chapter 61 - Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches|Subchapter E. Licenses for Business Establishments|Section 61.173. Maximum Territorial Limits

Sec. 61.173.  MAXIMUM TERRITORIAL LIMITS.  (a)  If territorial limitations are applied uniformly to all applicants seeking to operate mobile business establishments in the territory, the county may establish maximum territorial limits over which mobile business establishments may operate.(b)  A license to sell or lease only surfboards and related equipment may not be limited as to the territory over which the mobile business establishment may operate.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2487, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 399, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Nat Res Code § 61.174 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes|Chapter 61 - Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches|Subchapter E. Licenses for Business Establishments|Section 61.174. Additional Standards

Sec. 61.174.  ADDITIONAL STANDARDS.  In addition to other standards provided in this subchapter, it is the intention of the legislature that the county exercise the authority delegated to it under this subchapter according to the following considerations:(1)  that the number of mobile business establishments licensed by the county should not constitute a substantial interference with the free and unrestricted rights of ingress and egress of the public provided in this subchapter;(2)  that the number of licenses issued by the county under this subchapter are sufficient to ensure free and unrestricted competition in selling or leasing of commodities to the public;  and(3)  that no person should be allowed to operate any mobile business establishment on any public beach in restraint of trade or competition by which the person controls all or substantially all the business establishments on the public beach licensed by the county.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2487, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 399, Sec. 6, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Nat Res Code § 61.175 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes|Chapter 61 - Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches|Subchapter E. Licenses for Business Establishments|Section 61.175. Rules, Procedures, and Conditions

Sec. 61.175.  RULES, PROCEDURES, AND CONDITIONS.  The county may establish additional rules, procedures, and conditions necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2488, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 399, Sec. 7, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.|
TX Nat Res Code § 61.176 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 2 - Public Domain|Subtitle E - Beaches and Dunes|Chapter 61 - Use and Maintenance of Public Beaches|Subchapter E. Licenses for Business Establishments|Section 61.176. Areas Exempt From Subchapter

Sec. 61.176.  AREAS EXEMPT FROM SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter does not apply to a public beach that is within the boundaries of a state park designated by the department or to a remote beach on any island or peninsula which is not accessible by public road or common carrier ferry facility as long as that condition exists.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2488, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|