Texas § PW.66.111 - SALE AND PURCHASE OF CERTAIN FISH
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§ PW.66.111. SALE AND PURCHASE OF CERTAIN FISH
SALE AND PURCHASE OF CERTAIN FISH. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), no person may buy or offer to buy, sell or offer to sell, possess for the purpose of sale, transport or ship for the purpose of sale, or barter or exchange any fish taken from the public fresh water of this state. (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to: (1) nongame fish regulated under Chapter 67 ; or (2) channel catfish of more than 14 inches in length or blue catfish of more than 14 inches in length taken from the public fresh water of Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass, Chambers, Franklin, Freestone, Gregg, Hardin, Harris, Harrison, Jasper, Jefferson, Lamar, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Marion, Montgomery, Morris, Nacogdoches, Navarro, Newton, Orange, Panola, Polk, Red River, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Titus, Trinity, Tyler, Upshur, or Walker County, the public fresh water of the Neches or Trinity River in Houston County, the public fresh water of the Colorado River in Bastrop, Colorado, Fayette, Matagorda, or Wharton County, or the public fresh water of Falcon Lake in Starr or Zapata County. (c) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 129 (H.B. 1333 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1204, ch. 456, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1975; Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 908, ch. 416, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1979; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 110, art. 4, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 827, Sec. 7, eff. Aug. 26, 1985; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 608, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 586, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 409, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 912, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 760 (H.B. 1181 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 848 (S.B. 703 ), Sec. 55, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 129 (H.B. 1333 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 129 (H.B. 1333 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2023.
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