OFFICE OF THE A-ITORNEYGENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

Bonorablo Norroll L Bwknor, ChUrnan OIplb, Flab and cyotor CGmalralan .,\ Au8utlu. 20x88 ,.li De8r slrt cplnlon m. c&5 -; Ret x8rt~r0r utloL:rlah &uoa 

### kilhh&aler stuto to rdll or

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### it mfrrtli 

### for vholemlo fish 

### dealer andhr rot&l fi8h da 

### 30 P 

### t0 rue OT otherwlre out upanyRedfirh, ChemmlBaer,mnorable P3arrell L, Btaokner, pwe 2
3peaklod Sea Illrout, Sheepbead, l?loundor, Poapano, Blaakerel OF a.fr-24pe~ for dellvery to a ouetamer on 04nelgna6.nt?~

“3. I.f the anmru to Queet~lon2 le in the afrLrm8tire, may euoh rllleted +eh bo eold fr rejeotod by the oaneigaoo0 *a8 

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f8 

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### rf8h d8u8r8 and paakere in otbsr etatee ax-0reported to have 

### 80id to ritth d0u01~8 vithin th0 stat0 or mm8 rilleted rroma ash, licaba ktada o? vhf& USI referred 

### to Is miole 929 

### or the menu CUM. *Thfe 

### lbpartaeat

18 uncertain u to whothsr to allow tho ruue 0r 8Uah produota labia thie *tote.*
me powor of th6 state to regulate amdoantror the tsging or rf8h and to regulate or praarbrt the l ale or rich T&WA tuken haa beon raid to be nbsolute. Pfeh md game are by legi~letive eaaetmnt and deolaratlop tho o

### 0rth8a0i0~0p3+0uod~0fth0r00u~~or tmz The Legielature, 

### thonrQre# he powor; not only to ngulate thof r l laughte r

or t&Stag 

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make lawa r og u latS .ug

the rub, pa88088i0n

madtrvnrportatiop or 

### rub 8nd ra4h othe **lW8438 mr**  **b8 &04OJSw**  **tQ &4iooollgrlirh**  **ttri8 p-e**  **Uld &-**  **E evaylcuu**  **a+ pryoat**  **vfolatfone of**  **the &w.**  **119 Tea**  **Jur.**

**. &Lrtfaitt**  **929, voralnl**  **’ e**  **Annotated Peau**  **code, pQ**  **edor a8**  roxb8t

**aArt.** 

### 929. Over8lm or mderezte fleh tar

eale

“xt *hall be-.unlawful tortiqggmeon te eel& **or** ofrer 

### rw eale. **0~) to**  **hare** tha **P4eeseebm,**

**b d**  boatortoha i%o&t~ i&.ii% ~.bllrh#nt **inany** ocp& uw mmket where merohaudfee ie dfemeod’*r, 6ay rodfSh t 1 ththan ~~~eeZLahe* 1 ~irWO water OP epwkbd mea trout or lee8 la Z-J-tvelve lnah88~ auy eheephead of learn than nine in&e8 in leqth; may 

### rlounarOS lere t&sintualve inohm inlengtht anypcmpmo 

### or 1888 thnn nlaa In&e@ ia length1 my mmkerel of learn than fourteen inehee in length, and any ralt water 

### gttrrtopDeAl or lees than eleven lmher la length. 

### %he plaoe

0r male 

### or 0rr8ag for male 

### w poaeeeel4n

rhall ror the urpoee 

### or thu chepter to oetablieh veauo,, be el er tho plaoe Srom & YhiahaualifleheSe ah&pod, orvhe~~theffah em 

### round, or 0frw3d for *alai It rhau be m- ‘laeful Zti eslllng or offer&g f'or male rap fish rtentloned **in thL8**  **ertlole to**  mover the **h4a& from** 

shell not mbaeum loam than e tlnahe*iu

l . 

## l Any por e o n ; r io iat$ng

& o t k& i p r av bi4 ne o f thle ar ti4 3 & 0 shall be d o tmad <y 

## o i a ale deneanor~

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upon QOBvItStiOB

ahall be rmd a muanot less than ton (410.00) dell4re nor pore thrrn rirt~ ($50.00) do-.* .,,_ r;~ ft appear8 to 

### bo 5adfemt 

### rrotn theprovl~Iaa 

### or the quoted statute that it IS unlawrul rar,m vholewle iirh dealor **sod/orrotal.l** rl ehdeuor in t &b

Sta t e 

### to l alloroffer 

### r0r male any of the fzleh manticmod therein sithor iLl.lotcrd or other**wlee out**  **up ii**  **ewh** fhh 

### were**uaugw in**  **Qow.**

The auewer to your tiret gueetioa, thswroj?e, depends upon YhOth8r thb‘ quoted **etatute** aleo appllea Co **euoh** fieh, namedthers3.n, Importad to Texae f+ma ahor Statem. !Fble rpeoifLo quortlon doe8 not appear to have beezi D&ore the 0ourte or thu state.**Ronorable** Murr8l.l L. Buakner, page 4

There appetm to be a ccnfllot of oplalon in the **other** **j~i*dLotLona** **u to**  **vhether a**  **game &at&e**  0r **one** State **a?eSera to**  **#me** imported **after belas**  killed **in** auother **State. Where**  **awla a**  l

**tatuts doer**  **not by**  

### espreea **Zmguage indicde**  thatgtuat-of another State %e either emledod or Ineluded, it ir held la 

### sow jurledlotiona **that** t&e **tom** "gaw"or *any greed rerora toellgen, **both** dcmeetla endiwoign. Other jurledietiona bold t&at, laumob am pea81 etututee are to be atrlotly @onaQasd and only thore act8 are to b4 puniebed vhl0haro Oloar1JaondeBne **d, game**  **mm** roror **only** to -a klllsd VLthln thk juriedlotlon, mleee their tome reqalre their appllaatien to gem8killed in another State. 3ee **12** ~~ta3lng~aee ~~696.

From a ourarul etudy or many or the aaeee on both mid88 or 

### thlaquertlon, taking into oonaidoratlon the wording **of the**  **pertiaular atatutoe**  **in each**  **instance, ui**  **are** or the **opinion that**  **this better**  **Tiev** is that **taken** by thoee aoUrte tthtch hold that 8wh a etatUt appliee to,all &me, both do- ~3taetio auarorefgtr.

In any event, w think that Art1014 929, 

### supa, efpreeeea the 

### *v **onthle** werti4nlnplalaaudunambigu4ue Ianguago, lowing it8 wanlug oleer end **obtioum,~ to-tit** * **that &**  ileh amntfoned.thorolp, **whether dcwetio**  or roz?eign, oan be En, **ota.,** ln Tuae ouly am therein preolded. Then II, therer0m3, DB ~00s ror **aouetruetion.** It S.eveil eottlod in Texae, that bruaha eaeo, the lavwillbe appllrtd andaa.fcso?du it 

### reada,

regardl08r 0r 

### itsp4lLet 01T ptaqoee. Boo 39 Iox. Jur. 161, 142.

Inthe 

### aae~orExpartelai*r (CUU.) 37 P, 402, **th oourt**  **&a4** 

### before **it a**  C8lif@mla l**tntute** read3ag thatt

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**. ..t**  Qwry **pereon ia**  **the State**  or car4Zda uho 8w CLt ally t&Et8 a$& or OrfOP r4r male, the hidw or meat or lcp4crawJulata~ehe4g, eh%l dear, olk, antobe guilty of a **M.edemeauor. ’** 
. . w . **The OoUPt**  held **that** said l **tatuto** extended **to, ti**  **in aluded,**  **the** 

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**slliag of**  the **hide w**  meat **oi any**  8Uch 4eimel, thtmgh lawmy killed beyond t&e State. We quote fiwm the ootmt*e opinir~i em follower

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Rcumrable Murrell L. Buolcww, chainnan, page 5

I **Petitioner oontesb**  **that this**  **pro** vl.elon'o~ **ih; statute,**  properly ~4onJtmaed,

### does not prohibit the eJ.le or deer eat lmf 9 tek-~ matithout the etata, but hamrerorenoe ~80ely to door kllle& tithln thle etrte3 that the law **la lntonded**  **to proteat**  **game dtbin**  the etate, **not to**  **pcohtblt** the lqo&rtlow and l Ue or game from *the* **atatea.** With thie 00ntentM.n w are uuable to -we It in **true** the Iru 

### la lntended tar the protootlon **0r the**  game vithin the etato, but it w’ao meane rollova ;trm that ract that it ie not the Intention, am a.amene to looamplieh that vmy end, to pmhibit~ the male of the tieat et taa m(Mla procured oleevhon. The etatute **la p3rreetly**  plain md **unemblauoua in**  **it8 terme,**  **and fe**  **eurr~oiently brocrd.uwl**  **oom** gUWienJiw4to inJlUd8 th4 bklbited prtlOl8 uhereeoever taken or pr4awd. It 

### does not oanflno lteolf in terra8 oc by impUa4tlOn 

### to **the me&t**  **of dear**  **killhi tn**  **t&l8 etatts,**  **but de**  **noumo*~.ae** unlaurul the ma140r the ,meat.or say daer~'au$l there I8 nothing ueojrhere in **th4 atatute~t4ding**  **to &ve**  **lt a**  

### mm reatrlot- **~I& Ilogae.**  **2helmguago la**  **to4 plrb**  **to laaw** 

ad **em4e2y** what Zta Mrda **import.** ~’ Aaide- i’ram the oxplieit lan@age in IIhlah thle **'part+wJJw** prorielon i8 ,oouohed, &a exa.!dmtion ol’ the .~ va ri oa e

ha n g * a h t he re

l ooti4ne 

### 0r t he . Code relatfttg t oprot o otl oa iga me ha ve

**u&or** gon e at t he ha n d8

0r t he

l 4 g .l bl a t uz- e

i.8 per- ~>, l ue5lwly **oon~lming of**  **tho int4ntlan**  **to** do

‘ : juet what thle set does by it8 tmyj -- en-
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. t$nly prohibit tr#fio la the meat or **the88 gaw**  **tmlule within**  **tlke state,**  **aa0 anaia;~**  **uze** k5.Ued. Andita4edhardlykJ

**‘ 3**  

### awh **a pr4~ielon,.**  **if 4nfor44&,**  **ul** Wad great atd to ta& at~nt or. the: objeot, 

### aoughtTTh6 faotlity Jnd. 

### ease

with **vhioh the:**  **etJtute8 fw.**  the proteotlCIQ of game hpve b4en evaded in the **pa8t ir**  **a PPattor**  **of** oorimonknowledger Beor and other gtuue**have** been 

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Bonorable Murrelll L. Buoknar, page G

the oloee 

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M foisted u$on the market 

### a8 8ame procured

ulthout

the l tatej and, wing to the pcaotloal imporelbillty in the great majority 00 

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of proving with cetitainty the *our00 fiaa whiah it warnproeared, tb4 attempted onroroewnt 0r **tho atatutea**  

### m its proteotlon ham 2lW434?4 proven ab4rt1Ye. %eae:and like oa~id4r8tlon **PO doubt**  **.aotuated the**  legislature in the prtmlaea,~and **lnduoed** the enaotment of the etatute Za its preaant atriagent far91 and ae kn4v or a14 good reamonvhy It rhorild **not** be held to mean uhatlteaye,* Eavingo~ludedthatdrt~ale 929, aupra,applLsa a8 veil t0 l

u4h iatpOd&d iiah 88 to dOib68tlO il&h, ve need **onlymake the**  

### rtwhsr **inW.rya8 tovhetbr**  **mu&a rtrtuto**  ie a valid exerolae 4i the polio8 **power**Of tha State OS Tesaa **or unecmstftutional**  **a8 an**  **loterrereaor** vlth **tateratrte com**  **meroe.** That euoh a etatutt la valid, a 

### pears to be vellt eettled elnoa the paaaaga by Co m4uy kmnm am the uIaoy Bet. " 

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~~ via that thedead b&is8 4r part8 th8P8Oi 0l wild gama aaiaial8 **or** game w 84ngblMa vhentranap4rtadlntoanyState ehall bo eubjeoted to the law of the state, ena4tad in the exera9.80 0r **its** pollee **powr** , to the same extent **as** lf euoh ga~bhadbeeaproduo~dau~stats,BDdaball not be **esempt** ad the.reXre#aby reaem of lmportatlon b orlglaalpa4kagea. Inour opinion, thewrd “8amd’ae usedbth4Laoy **dot, ln**  oludee rath.~ ~or&t and PhPaeee (P. Ed.) Vol. 18, p. 58.



### It may be p*kmd out that all or tha 

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or rhh naned irr Artlele 929 a-4 r00d rfeh, round aud caught **in** the malt vatora **oi thb**  **Stat. in**  ipeat **nusbere. The**  taklug or auoh S'lah above of balov tha elroe epaoiilod in the Aot **may properly,**  **therefore, be**  **oonridered an**  **iajq** to tbe rood supply 0r the people or this state. It ir now vell eettlad that a 3tata aiay prohibit the $818 or poeaeeaion of fish of certain elate evan ii brought fpcm **vithout** tba state. The **objwt** Of **eueh a**  **IJAW $8**  **nut to**  arrest the 18gallt.y 0,Cthe tzaw.ng0r fieh in other **States, but**  **to ~z'oteat**  **the lOaU**  ff8h in th4 interoat of the rood aupplg or the pop14 or thlr state. Silt v. Ei4aterb4rgi 211 U. i3. 31.

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**Eonorable Murrell**  **L Buulraer,**  **pag6 7** 

If forelgu M8h or 

### the rise andepeoiea lpentioned IA the Aat, may b6 illleted, Rosen and mold In l!eraa, thsrs f8 nothing to pr6vent T6zaa itih of suoh #l&6 **and** apsoler from belag Nlught in f6xm raters, carried to another Mate, filleted, rettmwd and aold in Texas.

In view Of the r0oragoind, it is th6 apl.nion of thlr d6pam62&, w6~ th6 fatIt 8tit6dB th6it both gout fIX8t pnd 86OOBd Qwatianr ahoald b6 axuuer6d in the negative, and 6ach fs 80 6nmered.

In vfev of oar rmgatlve answer to your aoc~ondquestion, It beoomea 1mn666rr~ to anewer your thfrd Qw#tbn.

TrwtLugthat yoor inquiry hae b6enf~~yan8w6md, ue ax-6 very truly your8 ATTCilHIfT

CiW OF TEXAi3

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