Texas Parks And Wildlife Code Title 5, Chapter 90 - Access To Protected Freshwater Areas

• Texas Section 90.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Emergency" means a condition or circumstance in which a person reasonably believes that an individual has sustained serious bodily injury or...
• Texas Section 90.002 - Operation Of Motor Vehicle In Protected Freshwater Area Prohibited
  Except as provided by Section 90.003 or 90.004, a person may not operate a motor vehicle in or on a protected freshwater area on or...
• Texas Section 90.003 - Exemptions
  (a) Section 90.002 does not apply to: (1) a state, county, or municipal road right-of-way; (2) a private road crossing established on or before December...
• Texas Section 90.004 - Local River Access Plan
  (a) A county, municipality, or river authority may adopt a written local plan to provide access to a protected freshwater area located within the county's...
• Texas Section 90.005 - Assistance From Department
  (a) The department shall assist a requesting county, municipality, or river authority in developing a local plan. (b) A county, municipality, or river authority implementing...
• Texas Section 90.006 - Studies
  The department may conduct studies necessary to implement this chapter. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 800, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
• Texas Section 90.007 - Landowner Rights
  (a) A prescriptive easement over private property cannot be created by recreational use of a protected freshwater area, including by portage over or around barriers,...
• Texas Section 90.008 - Public Access
  (a) Except as otherwise allowed by law, a person may not restrict, obstruct, interfere with, or limit public recreational use of a protected freshwater area....
• Texas Section 90.0085 - Camping And Building Fires Prohibited In Certain Areas
  (a) This section applies to a section of the Blanco River that is not located in a county adjacent to a county with a municipality...
• Texas Section 90.009 - Motor Vehicle Recreation Sites
  (a) The department shall establish a program to identify and to facilitate the development of motor vehicle recreation sites that are not located in or...
• Texas Section 90.010 - Enforcement
  All peace officers of this state shall enforce the provisions of this chapter. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 800, Sec. 2, eff. Sept....
• Texas Section 90.011 - Penalty
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 90.002, 90.008, or 90.0085. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an offense under...

Last modified: September 28, 2016