# 25 Tex. Admin. Code § 241.56: 25 TAC § 241.56. Polyculture Systems

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## Section

- **Citation:** 25 Tex. Admin. Code § 241.56
- **Heading:** 25 TAC § 241.56. Polyculture Systems
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 25 HEALTH SERVICES / Part 1 DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES / Chapter 241 SHELLFISH SANITATION / 25 TAC § 241.56

## Text

(a) A polyculture system shall:
(1) meet all requirements in §241.55 of this title (relating to Land Based Aquaculture); and
(2) provide information concerning all sources of and species of all organisms to be cultivated, cultured, and harvested.
(b) A polyculture system shall include in its operational plan requirements to:
(1) monitor for human pathogens, animal drugs, and/or other poisonous or deleterious substances that might be associated with polyculture activities; and
(2) subject all harvested molluscan shell stock to relaying or depuration if human pathogens, animal drugs, and/or other poisonous or deleterious substances exist at levels of public health significance.

## Nearby sections

- [25 Tex. Admin. Code § 241.50 25 TAC § 241.50. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T25_P1_C241_S241_50.md)
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- [25 Tex. Admin. Code § 241.53 25 TAC § 241.53. Shell Stock Transplanting and Gathering for Depuration](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T25_P1_C241_S241_53.md)
- [25 Tex. Admin. Code § 241.54 25 TAC § 241.54. Molluscan Shellfish Aquaculture](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T25_P1_C241_S241_54.md)
- [25 Tex. Admin. Code § 241.55 25 TAC § 241.55. Land Based Aquaculture](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T25_P1_C241_S241_55.md)
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- [25 Tex. Admin. Code § 241.57 25 TAC § 241.57. Molluscan Shellfish Harvesting and Handling](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T25_P1_C241_S241_57.md)
- [25 Tex. Admin. Code § 241.58 25 TAC § 241.58. Certification Requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T25_P1_C241_S241_58.md)
- [25 Tex. Admin. Code § 241.59 25 TAC § 241.59. Inspections](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T25_P1_C241_S241_59.md)
- [25 Tex. Admin. Code § 241.60 25 TAC § 241.60. Enforcement](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T25_P1_C241_S241_60.md)
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- [25 Tex. Admin. Code § 241.62 25 TAC § 241.62. Trucks and Other Vehicles Used to Transport Molluscan Shell Stock to the Original Dealer](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T25_P1_C241_S241_62.md)
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