# 31 Tex. Admin. Code § 57.975: 31 TAC § 57.975. Freeze Event Closures, DIVISION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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## Section

- **Citation:** 31 Tex. Admin. Code § 57.975
- **Heading:** 31 TAC § 57.975. Freeze Event Closures, DIVISION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 31 NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION / Part 2 TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT / Chapter 57 FISHERIES / 31 TAC § 57.975

## Text

(a) Definitions. For purposes of this section, the
 following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) Affected area--an area of coastal water where game
 fish are known or expected to congregate in response to cold weather
 conditions, making them vulnerable to overharvest.
(2) Freeze--a period of cold weather during which air
 temperatures are expected to cause coastal water temperatures to fall
 below 40° F, creating a risk of depletion of one or more game
 fish species.
(b) The Executive Director shall provide appropriate
 notice to the public that a closure in anticipation of a freeze has
 been declared and fishing in the affected area or areas is prohibited.
 The Executive Director shall provide appropriate public notice as
 to when fishing in the affected area or areas is allowed to resume.
(c) The Executive Director may allow fishing in affected
 areas to resume when water temperatures, as measured by select National
 Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) tide stations, reach
 a minimum of 50° F and are expected to remain above 40° F
 for at least 48 hours.
(d) No person shall take or attempt to take any aquatic
 life by any means in an affected area after the Executive Director
 has given notice to the public that fishing in the affected area is
 prohibited and before the Executive Director gives notice that fishing
 may resume.

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