OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

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!. Honorable Km. 2. Tucker Iixecutlvs soaretary 

### 0~88,#%3h& Oyrter~Cozmlarlon Aaatla, 

### Texar

Dmr Mr. Tucker:

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"i;e hsveet hd your 

### opinionlo.O-578. "Someaonfualonhlearlsen inrefersno*to tkncollectionof fine0 inpollutionease8under Houmii Bill439,became dulyelectedsherfrro and uountg attorney8 nc0 Olahlrg to48 or rive per clent and ten per cent respectively, of all flnss oolleated.'‘Lloiue i5lil HO. 439, .cta or tbr 4&h kgish*ura,

gegular b$ssioa, 1843, is:

*;,NAT provldsg t,i~.tit eh&ll be unlawful for tiny ;trreon, tlm, eormr?9tlon, hasociotion, town, oit,yor other yolitlcrrl subdivision ot this State 

### or any agent, arflcar, 

## e.mploges or representative o? 86~31) tb 

### pollute my publio body 

## ot 8srvLc.c~wat%r o? thie 

## state; de?lnlng 

## the term ‘pollut6; uerimg the term *public body o? oervlce water a? this x%tatei’ @rotidleg oertaln exceytlone to thle~.kct; pr%eoriblng ~%ncrLtlee tor tk% vloiatlsn of thle ;.Ct; pmvldiq, tot tbo sliorcazent o? thie ,ct; preeoriblng certlpin dutise ta &tit% cS?ioiale; proVld1~ IOF the diepoeition ai fin%8 %nd ?%ue 

### Under thle .c.Ct; ~XpX'O881~ repallna lirtlclee 997 und 698 a? the Penal Code of Tarbe o? 1925, and 

### Chapter 42, .rota 

### of the tlret Called t3eeeion 

### ortb (2nd

iaglslatum; providing that 

### any l eotlon, 

### asntenoe,

clause, phrcise or woml of this I;otehf~ll bs eev%r%bl%; and declarlnp, ntle.xerpznoy.*

section 6 or the roregolq mt ;rrorideer

RInsotar 

### aa Qonoernathe 

### protaotlon o? ?ieh In& oti;%r edible aquatlo onlnmle, the Gem, 

### Fl8h 6 Ogeter Comiselon or the duly euthorfted deputiee thr-reef, %r% eep%oi%lly c~rgod. rlth an?orcemato? this iictt nnd all ?iu%e iwoe%d for 

### vloltrtion o? thie not, md any fe%% of the errssting ofiicore shall be rezitted to the Case, fish & Oyeter Comcaieelon and e!lall be deposited in th% o? the General &nd.” date Traaauryto the aradit



### .irticlee

960and 951

## or Vernoo*aamotated Codao? Grialnal Zrooedurc irre general statrlt;ee oonoemirq "oo~balo~,0110011BCtlone." These articlea rsad 88 romws:

**“ hrt.**  **960.** 

### The **alstriat** 

### or CouUty attm**LWY 8&U**  **b6 Ontitlad**  **t0 ten**  **pm Odnt**  **Of all**  **iifle8,** 

### r0rr0iture0 or money colieated for tb &do or eaunty upon jwltywnc~ rooovered by him; sob tbo **olork of**  **th8 oourt**  **in** whioh raid **judgmmt8 arm**  **rondrrad 8kiJl.l**  **b6** eatiti6d **to rive**  **per cent**  **or tba**  &EOUflt Of 8aid **jujgPleIit8, t0**  k paid **Out Of**  tho **amunt** r&n eollwtod.”

***AH. 961.**  

### Tim 8hrifr or otbr offloer, oxoe~t tho **jtUtiO8** a? the poaoe or him **alork,** rho OOll8Ot8 s&XIOy for the b%ato Of 6OUIlt~, 6XOOpt **jaTy hO8,**  

### under**8nJ proTi8iOa**  **O?** 

### thin Code, **8b11** 

### b6l atlt&cI 

### to r8t8in iivo 

### paroont tkeraof whoa OOUOOt8d.*tIea I;J~cG~~ by ;lnyco!.~rtfx violr."l"t", yJa:3ny of tha 12b44 0r thl.9 3tat.e pertaini? protection and coneervation OS ' '~ sf . ihi, oysters, * 3 * within ten day.8rr0m ana sfter the raoeipt

o~ collection 0r such ri,ie Or penalty, to re:ait 1/a* to the Ga.ze, Fish 6:Oyster Co~:~~~ssion at raWtin, 

### givi2g a00k8t umber or 

### owe, ntmm0r *rreons 

### rined, and motion or srtiolo sf the law under which ooaviotlon 

### was ISCuCeQ, whsn suell lsW8 are 

### roqutred to bo suforood by ths Gsae, Yi8h & Oyrstar Go2mi~slon.~

Lt wI11 be noted 

### that tlm GUS, Plsh 6.Oy8ter Coami88iOn or ths duly sutborlesd **deputies thsreof**  **, ers**  **exyaossly** o&,S&Sd **With thS**  **SniOmO3BUt Of**  **LbUS0 aill**  **HO.** 

### 439, aupra, by 3titi0n 6 0r aftid ,$0t. 4otloa 6 also provides:

nib11ritlU8 Imposed ror rio:ia tion 0r thi8 iiotand any roe8 0r arresting OrriOOr8 shall bs rsmitted to ths Gaao, ?tsh t Oyster Commission sod ohall be dsposlted in the Aato Treasury to **tha** credit or tb General Fund.*

The roregoing 

### hot (H. u. **a0. 439,**  **SUpr8) i.S**  **VS&l8,** IndoFinite, 00nrueiw aud dicrlault to InterprQt, however, it i8 0~ opinion that the term "8rre*tIng ofricers * ~48 used Ia SeotIon 6, refer8 only to the Ga:as,Ip~i8b & 

### Oyster 60ami~slon or the duly authorized dsputie8 theroof; It &or8 not apply to pseoo 0frI08rs geenerally. %a G.;.:rt, BIsh k Oyster OoaarlssI~n and the duly authorized dsputfss tikreof sro qo@#gmatoQ oila 

### mlary bar1 8. Wmo the Ourno, Fish & Oystet G&msissIon or any dtiy **au** thorieed deputy thereof, Is the **amoating ofricor,**  **than, of**  **oourso,** sny rem3 **0r** the srrestiiig orrioera **must** be rualttad to ths Omio, Fish & Oyster Comisslon, to be tiOpO8ftd In tlis 3.s'te Treasury 

### to the oredit 31 the General BUna.

Kouss 5X11 Ko. 4311, SUp$a, tkPt$cls 97&$, V. A. 

### C. 3.) is a fish sud sgster iai insofar us it Ctirioefn(, thr fish, oyarere and other raibls apuatio anlr&1- nrt!X$e~;jg 

### 0r
supa, ;~rovlBes t&t ten per aeat.of ull tines solle0tm.i tar &s itiration of the flsh sod o@tss laws ShnJl 80 td tbs 

### pr08ec~tEng attOrEey tid bhe r8s~dUe thereOr 8hou 80 tb t&0 GOiU3ral FUn$of this state. icemm not oonoeraed **hero** wlf8, 

### thw disposltlon **or** 

### ten per cant going to the prosscutkng 

### ettorwiyi therefore,, it **is not**  **necessary to**  **,dStErXkiS** whetbr **th,i8 ’**  **tan pap**  Qent Ia per80Rsily rs:sPned by the proseouting attorney or jðer it shouldbe pdd into the OffIoerr* Jnlary 

### Fund. The anerers to these

qwatlons depend on the f&ate in aeoh oaw, and particularly whether the county ofllcera a~8 ooflpansated on a fee or salary baaIS*
It is our opinion that ‘icticlo 4025, 

### and Eiouee Bill so. 439, augta, muat be 

### readand oonatruadtogether. **TharsfOra ,**  **tha prosaoutm**  **attoln0y** Ia antItled t0 tea wr o& or all fines oolleotad for 

### anylntraotlonofaaldH. 8. 439, 

### rbthcr It bo an 

### Inrr8otionoonceralngthepmtcotlon 0r 

### fIah,oystersnndotheradlbloaquatloanimals, or 

### aom other riOlatiOn or t

### h0 iiot. 

### It laour further opinion thnt la all 

### instances whera tha prosecution is inatlgrited by the 

### CommIaalon
or 

### its duly authorized 

### deputies,all fess 

### for inaklng thaarrest which deputies are antitled to oolleat from the defendant, upon oonrlotlon, are to be oolleoted 

### and **remltted** to the Co:nmiaalon to \M by It deposited In the State 

### Traasuryto tha oredit ot the c;eneral 

### Fund.

**It** 

### Is alao our opinion that when a oonrlctlon has **boon** obtel~ned **under** thla hot where the oomplaint was not rilea by on0 0r the commIaaion~a 0rri00r8, that the rine oolleotod 

### anl tharoesoarnedby local 

### orricers are to bo diapoaed of aa provided **for** by **tha general**  l**tatutsa.** Stated another nuy, the 

### CoamIaaIon

la neither intsroatsd 

### in thadIspoaItIon of tba fines 

### aalleotad,

**nor** 

### tin rearearned 

### by localorrloarawhen Itdid not make 

### the case 

### nor Its orfiosra make the arrest, exoept whore a person is oonvlotod 

### undertha aot Insofar 

### as itsconoarnathe protection of auoh ffah and other edible aquatio animals, then Qm **reaidge** 02 t&irina collected after deduatlng oo.zaMaIona due loos1 **officers** should be remltbed to the **Co~ia~10n** to be &posed or as provided by tha *ct.
Very truly 

### yours