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OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS

AUSTlN

**Honorable S.B.**  **J3a&a~n, Jr.**  **county ilttormy**  Val Verde Qmaty -1 Rio, ‘i'srae

Your requeet P department. we quote f oan recelvtid **by** this

iea are **violated** In the.

proBdl*B(tD,

venon*'sAnnoef tha Stnte of Texea, ior th6 %Oqllb3itiOll
5ermn ad further pmtiea unlawful i"arsngpersontohunt,

, kill, t8kt9, drwtxoy,Or in 6IXy any Of the g%m3 biras or @iam anlmals t&thin the exteriorbaundnrieaof any &eas pzesenes, nnd any pernon who ehnll violate anp provlelonof thle.chagkershall be de-d in;uilty of a ;Afsdeaeancw;

upon oawiotion ahellbe flned not less then &30.00,.nor ES- thsn %X%00.Honorable 3. B, Buohana& JY,, 

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"Any person entering groundsof any Btate Siish and treqaselng on the hatchery or on the @-oUQS Oet SSlQs by the mat.6 

### for the 

### propa@- tlon and keeping of 

### blres end 

### animal8with0ut the ~e~11~610n 01 ths Caermiseioner or Deputy ln oharcs Of suah reservation, shal lass than ~10.00,Ml? nlnrs than B be fined not 1?5.00.
"The opinion given ?io the above qusntlon based upon the two stcitutes **oltod** abovo was, in sffeot;that ln all probabllfty under Artiols 917 it would not be a violationoi the law to take floh rrom a pool or streamwithin the boundaries ot a @IDIS

pressrveassumlnR that none of the pools or portlona of the etrsams from whlah they were taken wsrs set aside as fish h&ohs&es OS aanotuarles,

but on the othar.hand, under Artlols 973a It would hs neoeesary to obtain the psrmlee$on

of the State gt*~ne

Ccanmlssioner or Deputy In oharge of the resritiction bafow entranoeupon suoh mseroetlon-would be l-1. This opinionwas given. In full oognlzanoeof the f'riat

that a fish is definedas a verts%ratti animal,hut with the bellof that it xas not thn intantionof the Lbgislatursto make it a vlolat.lon

OS the law tb take or oatoh fish from waters within a game prsserve a8 defined in hrtlale 919."
Art1010 917, Penal cods of Texas, read&as follows:

"&me preeesvem - hew aoqulrsd. - Any perf3on, rim or 00 of ianas in ths

3 oration owning and ln poosassaion, ti-a.63 OS Texas, may transferby an lnstrumsntof writing, duly aoknawledWI **berow** an offfaer,tiuthorised under the laws of this State to take aoknasrledgaents, ti the 3tati of Texas the right tC1 preserve,protest and introduoefor propagationpurposeeany of the game birds 

### or game 

### &&~E&I mentioned in this ohapter on the lendsxx%ntloned thersln, for a period of not lens than ten years* 3uah instmmont or wrltlng shall bc filed 

### in the oifiae of the Game, Fish and Oyster ~ommissionsr, whereupon the "ame, Fish and Oyster CcmmissloneriIonorfible s. 33.

**m~ohanan,** Jr., PagO S

mug ut hln disaretiondea3.tma the lands desarlbed in l:ald

lnatrument

a %,ute Game Preserve, snQ tflernafter

for the porlod nemed therein shall for all the purpooes relating to tho preservatian, protectionund propagationof tyme birds nnc\ ~+e animalsbe under the oontrol of' the (he, Fish and Oyster %mml6eioner,~ The a~mxg:r~t,e

aorengeof all preeer~eewhich may ba desweted in anp one aountp shall never 4Xoeed ten per cent of the total aore% of fluoh oounty. **Guch** preserve8 shall he nurabelc OQ In tho order of the Xlllnff of the ineONmont therefor. The Game, Fish nnd **Oyfher QWm.l~aioner**  hall onuse notlaes to'be reWmid oontaininll(

the words *8%&e C%UR~Fronerve,' Trespaaein~ Prohibited,'end **OEIUNI** mah notloesto he posted at erioh &y&e or mm44 thereto. All Sttnte gnlae pree.ervas entabllshsd under tho provisionaof this adapter shall for all plrpO808 Ot ptiB4XVa~ tlon, proteotLonona propaafitlon ot game blrae and game anfmale thereonbe under the OmHa-ol ena mment ai' the &me, Flab and Oyster Commissioner, and he ana hia doputles mar at all times 

### enter in and upon mmh pr4- se~eo ln the ~erformanoe‘of their duties.
"It shall be u.L&wrul iOx any person to hlmt, pursue, shoot at, kill, take, destroy, or In any manner molest any of the game birds ox uttme

animalswithin the exteriorboundarlar of any game preserve,ana any person *rllo r&allviolate any provlalonof 'thisohapter shall be **dearned** E;uilty of a niat!t4meanor ma upon conviotlonehalL he itied not less than fifty ($!50;0@) dollarsnor mre,than two hum%+! ~$~OO.OO) dollare." Art&jle 97@j,Pep,,l Code or Texas, mad8 as follow6~ Trespass on hatdhery or ren4rvatlon.- Ang person enterinll:.ann **treepaosing** on the firQUndu

of any Rote. ilah hatahel)r or on the i5roUndn

sot apart by'the Gtatn ,fo: tha pro-**W**

Honorable 3. 8. ~Bu*ha&l, Jr., Pa@3 4

pagetlonand keeping of birds and anlmala,without the per&anion of the Camisaioner or deputy in charge of suoh reservation,shall.beilned sot lens than ten nor more than twenty-five dollars.W Article 978b, Revised Civil 2tatutes.L@&axas,reads +s roll0wa1

=~teoti~ fish and @Xa8 **in htOh8~.**  **-** Rioever shall take, injure or kill any fish kept by the Stnte in its hatoherien,or any **bird** or anLza1kept by the State on its reservation ~rolnlds or elmwhere for pxopagationOr exhibitionpurposea, shall be fined not leas than fifty nor POWI than two hundred dollars&." &%iO18 925, Penal Code of %xaa, reads as follmsl
"%kln~ fish without oOzl68nt Of -8r. - Whoever shall **take,** oatah, emmare or'trapcay fish by l58898

Of net5 OF 68iIl8S

Or bo 9Oi6Olt**III&, p,OuUting,**  **or** by u68 Of any mpl0SiV8; or by muddylw, ditahlni: or draining in any &3k8, pool or.pohd in any oauaty in this Stctaw$thout t$,hs.aonaent

.oftha owner of suoh I.&e,pool or pond, chal1 be finod not 18aa than ten-nor mom than on8 hundrad dollars. In proaoautlolul hereunderthe hurden to prove suoh oonsent shall be upon the derendont. Ayt,i,c&j

1377, renal bde af T823As, read6at3

fOllOw13: "Enteringinoloaedland to hunt **or** fish. - Whoever ohall enter upon the lnolosedland of anotherwithout the aonaentoi the **owner,** proprietorOP asent In oP&r@ thamof, and therein hunt with iireanraor thereon..oatah or take or sttenpt to antoh ox take unr fish from ang pOXId, 1ak8, tank Or 6tT8S?fI, Or in any OlannQr depredate upon th8 mim, shall ba gullty.ofa n&demeanor, **end** upon aenviatio~thereof, rh+Jl bs fined enp sum not lses than $10&Q nor nore than $200.00and by a:forSeltursof his he&wlioenseend tho rlxht to hunt In thit 3tate of Texss for a period of one yeer from the datr'of his oonviation. By 'inclosedlands* 58 **meant**

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Ronornble S. B. Buohanan,Fr., .J'aue 5

ouch 1unAn ~88 **or0** in we for agr%xlture **or** ~raeing mrpoees or for any other purpose,and lnclosed by en? struoturefor ?enoing eitherof mod or iron or oombinafion thereof,or wood end wl?e, or pertly by water or streexn, oanyon, bruoh, rock or rocks,bluffs or Ieland. Proa? of ownership or leasenay be made by par01 tectlmony. rrovided,however that this hot shall not apply to inolosodlandswhioh are rented or leased ?or hunt;ing or fishingor emping privile@m whera the owner, pmprietor, or asent In aharq'or any peruon for hira by any and every means has reaeivodor oozltraoted to reaeivemore than twenty-?l+eoents per aare per year on any part o? a year **for** euoh hunting, ?ishing or camplq prlvlls(Jee, or where nore than $4.00 per day per person is aharged ?or mob huntIn& ?itMng or oampingprivilegea. And pArovid8d further thie exe~ptloashall exltzt ?or a period of on8 year ?rofa

the date ol'

the lvoei'ptof au.&-sum or sum of Iuon8y.
@Sea. 2. hy pertron iound upoa the ln3 olousd 'Lands

of anotherwlthuut the owner*8 ooneent shell be subjeot to arrest @ any **peW38** effiaer, and, such arl'efSt

IWAy be B&8 withoutwarrent of ezeet."
* **“ .3tWI8** **’** 

### 86 her8 k8d 

### refers to **animals earn**  manly no alaLaael?led - the term inoluding not only four-rooted

mama18 but also Mxds and water ?owla, This artiale naoord5.&iytreat0 of the property right in suah animals, the rS.@t~to hunt them the oontrol and repplationof hunting,the aa i R and disposal a? them, **0ff81u38a** agninstthe **gca8** &LWS, and O? th8 pr8se3TatlOIl, prOteoti0 and propagationof gRme+ Animals generally **espeolal** 'i" ly .aontestlo

animala), the destruotion **of predatory**  .enimels,end tish end, ilehlng regulationa **are** the subjeotsof indep8ndenttrealment.

. . .= 20 Tex. hr., neit. 1, ppe BBli-6.
TlTJm tm *fish* is here ueed'in~ite**g8lWria** eense, as being desarlpt~ivs o? marina life &Tel+ erally, lnolud$r16

oyetera,'ofame,

ehrimp,ex'ab8,HonorableS, B, Buchanan,Jr., Fage 6

terrapins, ..~ I turtles, etc.

. - Other articlespresent
me law conaernlng animals In general, food, vessels, and waters find navigation

. . .*' 19 'Per. Jur., 880, 1, p. 688. The Texas Legislature has enactedmany seperate, voluminousand oomprehenslve statutesrelatingto ilsh, to game animals aa to genie bi,ras. It ls.the oplnlonof t&is Uepsrtmnt thatwhere the Legislature has enaoted a oomprehenslve law dealingwith."gameanimals*and *game birds* that it did not *tend to include the term *flshn within the definitionof wgame anlmalR.

Therefore,you are respeotfully advised that it ia the opinion of this departmentthat you tie oorreot In your interpretation

of thti questlcQ, You are, therefore,respeetfully,aavisea

that it is the opinionof this department that if a person I&O aeslres.tofish has the permtisionof the private owners of the landwithin the extexior.br&&la+ ries Of the gclne

preserve to enter upon the land snd~ fish, and that such pax-Bon has the petission df the State'Qems Oommisaloner

or the deputy in sharge of ths res8rratlonto enter upon euoh.

reservation

end fish,.andthat hone of the pools or portionsof the streams iromwhleh the fish are taken are set aside as fish hatcaherles or sanofuaries,

and Furtherprovided that none of the general, law8 Of the State and, nose of the special laws applicableto euoh ootmty are violated in the catching or taking of the fish, thin under bush condltlcms,such pereon wuld not violata ths.law,and soul& legally fish under such oiroumstanaes and oo@itions. %'rUStillg

that this SatiSfaOtOrily aIkSiVeT8

JrOUr question,and with best regards,we are
very truly yours
AlTOm GFSIIZRAI.

OF TEXAS

WJF:G~~~~~~ UC 26, 1939'

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