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**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 



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I,OptorCorPlirrlon AUltilLL,

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Oentl@mn: Attention8 Rr, It. 0. Dod#an, Bx@outir* booretal7
Opinion lo. O-6935 

### Re: UhetherWm., ?lrh & Olmto 

### Comm.i88ion

MJ expend l vallablo fmm tha

on receivedand
we quote rr08

and to be ured b7 Corrirrlon in oonlife problems for lnr0rmat10non ration sfiortr of the ComUnder the 

### terms of the preeent appropriationlrv, may the 0-0, llmh **md** 0rst.r Comlrrion use aonlea l vallrble from the Fish and Oyrtsr ?und 

### for the constructionof a building to 

### houmr tlm above mentioned laboratory facilltieaOame, 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- 

### ~Innlonlrgall~unn monlnn 

### available out 

### of the 

### Flnh ud Optor Fund for 

### tha ooantruotlon of a buIldIagto 

### k nbnd jointly vIth thnUnirnrnlt~ of Teun 

### to hounn 

### a vrIne labormtov, to nnrve 

### both thin departmnt unl thn Vnitnrnlt~ vhnn the lntlutodo ont of 

### nuohbuildlngIn ~~,OOO.OOt 

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### ky the @am, linh nacl Oywtor Com8lnnlon 

### lngellfune &In l vallablo from thn 8and, 8hnll aad 

### Orawl Fund Sor the above mnntlonsd purponnnTn

Art1018 4030, Parnon'nAunotatnd Toxrn Civil statutnn, read8 an 

### follovn~

'All fundnoollnotrd w tb 

### h, ?Inh and Optnr Oonlnnlon 

### iron thn male of omrolal fInhnrm&nn~ 

### lloennen, flnhdealer8lloennen, tax08 

### oa flnh,orabn,oyntnrn and nhrlmp, urd all other 

### tund mrlnn llfn, W flnnn aad penaltins oollnctndSor my Infr~ctlonoi any lavn relatIn((



### to commroIal flnhermn, nhall 

### be placed in thn Btbtn Trnanur~ to thn credit 

### ot a fund to 

### be knovn an 

### 'Flnhand Ormter 

### Fund“ and, tognthnr

### vith t-ha 

### Monetaov 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 dInnnmInatIonOS uneful Lntormatlonpertaining to the l concmic value of fish and oyster marlne life; the maklnq of nclentiflc investigationsmd nurveys of the princfDa1 ma food rishe~ and marine life for ~U~CJIJ~

of the better protectionand conservation of same, the propagationand dlntributlonof
sea food fishes, oysters,and other marine life; the purchase, repair and operation of boats md the employmentof deputies to carry out and enforce the provlrions of thIr Act. 

### 39thLeg. 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, shellor 

### mudnhslllncludod vlthin thin Aot, upon 

### nuohtnrmn 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 procnodrmiring 

### fmm such ma10 shallbn 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 **Thirty** l lghth Loglsl~turn, **to** countinn,cItIen or tovns or any polItIoal 8ubdIvIrIonof a nountJ, city
or tOVII,‘aS provided for in &CtiOA 7, Chapter 161, of thn **Oenoral** Lava of thn **Rngular** 8ennIon o? the Thirty-eighthLegI8lature. Andl lro proridIng that the ruthorisatlw of **rnfundn** on sand, 

### gravelaad rhell rhallbe 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 citiesand counties. Provlded further that not leas than seventy-five per cent o? the proceedsderived therefrom, after refunds above referred to bavo been cared for, rhallgo for the ertabllshmentand raintenman of flrh h8tohnrisr; and 

### the raid, gmsvel, and #h&l ?und I8 hereby appropriatedfor the purpore of carrying out the prorIrIon8of this Act. Said hatcherler to be e8tablIrhedfrom time

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**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, 

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eurreat 

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pproprlatlonbill for the blranlum ondIng 1947, after providing BpnOifiC

### l pproprlrtlonnfor thn Oam, Fish **&** 078ter **CaclriSSla oontalnn**  

### a ridor 

### attached thornto vbieh reads la part an follovnc

‘Thn r0ng0bg rpe0iri0UOUAtB, or SO auoh **thereof** mu ~7 be used, wn hnreb7 

### l pproprlbtndfor 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 LakeFund, the ?inh UVI 078tar ?und, **the** kke Yorth-Baglo IlouatbIaXakelhmd. **or** the &nd.lkall and

Opinion lo. O-5609 of this departmentaddressed to 'you,construeda rider attached to the approprietlon bill for your departmentalmost identicalvith **the** rider above quoted, and held that the conductingof a shell fish hatchery Por the productionof oystersvould come vithin the "preserving, protectingand increasing the supply of vlld birds, vild animals, fish and other edible aqUtlc 

### uzlmalnof this State' and that appropriationsvnm 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**  connectionvlth your first question 70~ have made the furtherOeme, Fish & 07nter Commln8lon - Page 5

inquiry es t0 **VhOthsr** YOUr COIIUEiBSiOA vould al80 have authority to purchase lend upon vNch to constructthe 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 uthorIsIagthe 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 leborator7vith your dnpertmnt, It IS our opinion that Bp8OifIC buthorIt7for 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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