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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

oam, Plrh I, Optor CorPlirrlon 

AUltilLL, Tour 

Oentl@mn: Attention8 Rr, It. 0. Dod#an, 

Bx@outir* booretal7 

Opinion lo. O-6935 

Re: Uhether Wm., ?lrh & Olmto 

Comm.i88ion MJ expend 

l vallablo fmm tha 

on received and 

we quote rr08 

and to be ured b7 

Corrirrlon in oonlife problems for 

lnr0rmat10n on 

ration sfiortr of the ComUnder the terms of the preeent appropriation lrv, may the 0-0, llmh md 0rst.r 

Comlrrion use aonlea l vallrble from the Fish 

and Oyrtsr ?und for the construction of a building 

to houmr tlm above mentioned laboratory facilltiea 
Oame, Flnh k Oyster Conlsnlon - ?age 2 

vhora thn antluted oont OS l uoh buildding In to 

be rpproxlrtely $25,000.00? 

"2. Hay thn Oars, Flnh mnd Oynter Com- 

~Innlon lrgall~ unn monlnn available out of the 

Flnh ud Optor Fund for tha ooantruotlon of a 

buIldIag to k nbnd jointly vIth thn Unirnrnlt~ 

of Teun to hounn a vrIne labormtov, to nnrve 

both thin departmnt unl thn Vnitnrnlt~ vhnn 

the l ntluto d o o nt of nuohbuildlng In ~~,OOO.OOt 

l 3. ky the @am, linh nacl Oywtor Com8lnnlon 

lngellf une &In l vallablo from thn 8and, 8hnll 

aad Orawl Fund Sor the above mnntlonsd purponnnTn 

Art1018 4030, Parnon'n Aunotatnd Toxrn Civil statutnn, 

read8 an follovn~ 

'All fundn oollnotrd w tb h, ?Inh and 

Optnr Oonlnnlon iron thn male of omrolal 

fInhnrm&nn~ lloennen, flnh dealer8 lloennen, 

tax08 oa flnh, orabn, oyntnrn and nhrlmp, urd 

all other tund mrlnn llfn, W flnnn aad 

penaltins oollnctnd Sor my Infr~ctlon oi any 

lavn relatIn(( to commroIal flnhermn, nhall 

be placed in thn Btbtn Trnanur~ to thn credit 

ot a fund to be knovn an 'Flnh and Ormter Fund“ 

and, tognthnr vith t-ha Monet aov to the credit 

of thin fund, in heroby l ppropriatrd mad nhall 

be unrd by tbn Ow, Flnh urd Oyntnr CooInnIoner 

In thn nnforcnrcnt of thn flnh and oynter lrvs 

of thin St&to, and In the dInnnmInatIon OS uneful Lntormatlon pertaining to the l concmic 

value of fish and oyster marlne life; the maklnq 

of nclentiflc investigations md nurveys of the 

princfDa1 ma food rishe~ and marine life for 

~U~CJIJ~ of the better protection and conservation 

of same, the propagation and dlntributlon of 

sea food fishes, oysters, and other marine 

life; the purchase, repair and operation of boats 

md the employment of deputies to carry out and 

enforce the provlrions of thIr Act. 

39th Leg. p. 446, ch. 178, 1 2." 

Acts 1925, 

(UnderscorIw 

ours ) . 
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Artloln 4053d, Yarnoats ¬&ad tnun Civil 

bt8tutn8, rnadn an follov8~ 

'The Onan, ?lnh aad Oyntnr ComInnIoner by 

and with the approval of ths Oovbrnor, ry an11 the 

rarl, gravel, nand, shell or mudnhsll lncludod 

vlthin thin Aot, upon nuoh tnrmn and oondltlonn 

l s he ny dnnm propnr, but for not lern thrn four 

(44) oats per ton, aad payment thnreror rhall 

be Udo to raid ComInoIoner. The procnodr miring 

fmm such ma10 shall bn trnammitted to thn State 

Trnuurer md bn oredited to a npnolal tuna 

grb 

SL 

oroatnd 

ll?md 

to bn kmva an tha l md, gravel 

of tha wate, uul MVbn .xpetBdod 

bytlm raid Comlnnlonnr lathn l ioronatmto? 

thn provinioan of the rand, nhnll aad gram1 

lava umI in the l nWBinhuat aad ulntozunoe 

o? fish hatolmrien, Mhan provided br lnglnlatIvn 

WPrOprIatIOA, urb IA thn p&ment O? nfundr 

provided for in llectloa 7, Chhptor 161, of thn 

General Lava o? thn Regular &s8Ion of thn Thirtyl lghth Loglsl~turn, to countinn, cItIen or tovns 

or any polItIoal 8ubdIvIrIon of a nountJ, city 

or tOVII,‘aS provided for in &CtiOA 7, Chapter 

161, of thn Oenoral Lava of thn Rngular 8ennIon 

o? the Thirty-eighth LegI8lature. And l lro 

proridIng that the ruthorisatlw of rnfundn on 

sand, gravel aad rhell rhall be axtended to 

Include re?undr to thn gtate Klghvay Commission 

of money paid the State through the Oame, Fish 

and Oyster Commlsalon for sand, gravel and shell 

u8ed by the State Iilghvay CollaissIon on public 

road8 upon application for such refunds ln the 

manner prescribed for cities and counties. Provlded further that not leas than seventy-five 

per cent o? the proceeds derived therefrom, 

after refunds above referred to bavo been cared 

for, rhallgo for the ertabllshment and raintenman of flrh h8tohnrisr; and the raid, gmsvel, 

and #h&l ?und I8 hereby appropriated for the 

purpore of carrying out the prorIrIon8 of this 

Act. Said hatcherler to be e8tablIrhed from time 
Oam, Fish & Oyntnr CarPlirnIon -Pago 4 

to tlm ia tbs 8tbte of tous b7 thn Fish, 

haa and Oyntor Cominnloa, vhen IA thnlr 

)udgmnt a suitable locbtIan In roournd mcl 

8rxumgrmatn thanfor hvn bnnn oorplnted. 

Aotn 1925, 39th Lng. oh. 183, P. 452 Il.” 

August 31, 

Thn eurreat l pproprlatlon bill for the blranlum ondIng 

1947, after providing BpnOifiC l pproprlrtlonn for 

thn Oam, Fish & 078ter CaclriSSla oontalnn a ridor attached 

thornto vbieh reads la part an follovnc 

‘Thn r0ng0bg rpe0iri0 UOUAtB, or SO 

auoh thereof mu ~7 be used, wn hnreb7 

l pproprlbtnd for thn purponnn above enumnratrd 

and shall bo paId out of l it&r thn gproI81 

Oam ?uml, thn 8pnoial Fish Fropagatlea ti 

Frotnotlan ?uad, thn Nndina Lake Fund, the 

?inh UVI 078tar ?und, the kke Yorth-Baglo 

IlouatbIaXake lhmd. or the &nd.lkall and 

Opinion lo. O-5609 of this department addressed to 

'you, construed a rider attached to the approprietlon bill for 

your department almost identical vith the rider above quoted, 

and held that the conducting of a shell fish hatchery Por 

the production of oysters vould come vithin the "preserving, 

protecting and increasing the supply of vlld birds, vild 

animals, fish and other edible aqUtlc uzlmaln of this 

State' and that appropriations vnm arallabln for that purpose. 

we enclose herevlth a copy o? raid opinion ior Jour in?omation. 

US MBVOC 7OUr first qU88tioIb IB ths afflllatrtive. fn 

connection vlth your first question 70~ have made the further 
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inquiry es t0 VhOthsr YOUr COIIUEiBSiOA vould al80 have 

authority to purchase lend upon vNch to construct the 

bulldins Inquired ebout end pay for #MO out of the Fish 

and Oyster Fund. wn liksVI8n Mawr said qunrtlon In thn 

l rrimativ0 aae in support 0s ruoh hOldlAg rarer 70~ to the 

cese of Bsrrl~ v. Houston Netlonel Beak, 269 8. U. 1031; 

also see Opinion Ho. O-6903 of this dnpertment, l 00~7 or 

vNch In enclosed hernvith for your Intorution. 

VI MBVSI? JOW l OCOnd qW8tiOll in the AngetivO. 

Ifs hers bean uneblo to find en7 Bt8tUfX l uthorIsIag the 

matter ret out in Jour second qU8rtioa sad no utter hov 

desirable it might be for the Unlversit7 0s Texas to share 

in thn merino leborator7 vith your dnpertmnt, It IS our 

opinion that Bp8OifIC buthorIt7 for such urmgnrsat vould 

h8VO to OOHS ??08 th0 bgiBlbtUl% Of Tnus k?OZU l U@ 

vould be 1eWul. 

Yn umver Tour third qun8tIon In thn angatIrn. 

See Article 4053d, l upra. 

Very truly 7ours 

UJFIBT 

,’ ATTORREY OERERAL OF TSXAS 

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