OFFlCE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

HonorableA. Ii.

vi00a, Chalmull oam, .Pllh

ana apt*t Ooml8mlon hut ia, Texa8
Dear 3lr: opinionHo. oRer Confllcrt

tat*& Paal Code ottma ~0~1 n rrorlpt of a din& Hou8to0, TexMia~mbi4n. 8anoerrh.iah

brow&t. aQU adktha folloulng qucacm or our penal

of Art. 989 of the Pen@ lading exoegt fiBat portloa is in Wnillat with 680. la f the ?enal Code? *a. iWee 680. lo of dirt. WA la in aou~llot

with Arts.

989, doe4 Bela motion le aontrol,or are both lnvalldbfwrure they *Ee pmrtlaLty in 0onillotnltheaohKonorable8. 6;. c;ood, ChaInnan,Page 2

other? *4; Sec. 18 of ,zt. 941, belngtha lest Aot of the Loglslaturo and being pqttallg ln sonil.iOt With Art..

929, of the Puaal Code, is that portionof Art. Ml, fimkl4,~~hloh 1s in oonfllstuith Aft= 929, valtd and binding,aad did tha 

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laplledlyrepsal ths portloa sf xrt. Wmtbt is in aonrllatwlth Sea. la?* Artialo 029 of the Penal Code or 192!!i, readsas tollows: *dirt.

989. It shall bs unlawfulror sny p6rson to sell, or offer tor sale, or to have la his po6sosslon, or to have on board any boat or to have in any asroantllebusiness +stabllshwst, or in any market 

### when ~arohaadlse 18 disposed of, any rsdfish or ahannel ppss or greater+gth t&in thirty-twoinohea, .&~ less than iourtean lnshes; asp salt **rata-** .‘dr,speOklsd

sea trout of lsso length than tilvk **fnOhM;** a41 shaephead (riless than .nliulnohes in length;any rlcmaer or lssst$lul tw1ta lnohes;imy porapano of lssa than &A. iMbl9 in hZ>h;aEy IliOkSTOl **Of .&SS**  fhan fourteenlnobs in lmgth, and any salt water gfl-topsail of less~ Clan ehrsn lnehos la length. "The place or sale or orferfng' for sala' or~&ssesslon shall ror tha purpose or this c@pter 'ko

sstsbllshrsnus, bs elthor the @lame iron whloh such fish sre shipped, or ~wlmh the fish are found, ar offeredfor 8aSa. It ahall be Unlawful in sslllq or offerlngrur sale anyrish 8wd0~a in this a+toi.o to ssver ths head fro.athabody, ox-, osgf,.&ease of the redfish and oatfish .ti wh@ahi'~wsa

t&s head shall only bs severad tlm*u& ythr

&lll-amity and the &ill-fins shall rerslaka

cm the body of mush redtish or oatiish. St&oh

headlessbody of a rsdrish shall not measure 153re than twenty-sevenln8ba8 in length, asd speh headlessbody of a oatilsh shall not mnsuss lsss tbaa eight laohss InEos&rable A. E. Wood, Chafraan,lagb 25

length;and all fish mrkbted or sold as lrtsatloned

In this ertiole,must he weighed and sold with the head attached,except redilsh end oatiish as loentloned 

### herein. *my personvlolatlng; any or the provisions of this articleshall be dbeord guilty of a mlsdemeanor aad upon oonviotion shall be rlned a sq@ not 1088 thsn 'ten ($10.00) dollare nor mom than ilfty (#iO.OO) dollare.” SeOtlOn 1s of Artlolb 941, Vernon*8 Annotated Penal Code, ad amnded, nets 1929, 4lst Legislature, p. 269, oh. 11.0;

end as subbequently aibendbd,

hate 1930, 4lst Legislature, 5th Called 3bb8ion,p. 180, crh. 1.3, sea. 1, reads as follows:

**“ SW.**  **lb.** Ptorldbd,that it shall be unlawfulfor boy person to take, or hare in ,&is?oases8loain thle Ytate. eny bpeoicled sea trout of loss length than twelve lnohas, any red riphOt lees length than twelve lnolmbe, 

### or of greater len#+h than thirty-twolnoheb, 

### or any drum of less length than ef@ laahss or greater length than 

### twentyin&ma, any rlouuaer oi loss length than twelvs,,~ehes, or any shobphesdat lb~~length thanbight inohes. (AS emnded Acts 1989, 4lst Leg., p. IMQ, ch. 119; Aota 1930, 4lSt Leg., 6th C. 8.. p. 130, oh. 13 i?1.1"
It 1s apparentthat these two Statutes passed at dirSerctnt moaions of the Le&slature wntliot In some partiatiara. The extentof thass oonfliotsmay br aDre appannt when the38 two enaatmentsara pleoed side 

### by bide in the 

### form of a table, thus: Art1018 929
(To sell, ofrbrror sale, h%ve la possesalon, hare ,onboard boat, in meroantile e~stebllshaeat

or markst prohibited) xrtlsltt 94l. Sea. X4
(fftc or,ohsve in pornerr**D hibftbd)** 

1. Redfish -- 14-32 1. Redfish -- 12--52 8. channel.

bass -- 14-32 3. Salt water sea trout -- 18 X:

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HonorableA. E. Vood, Cbair~~n, -PagO 4

Artiale 929 (C0rPt.l
S $ gb okled see trout -- S eephbad -- 7: Floubder-- Pompano -- 6. **~aokbrel --**  **9.** Ealt water 

### gm**tOpSOil --**  10. Eeadleb8redfish -- ii: Headlbs8 Oatfish -

Pbnaltq ~10.00 -- $50.00 Art1018 941. **680. lb**  **(Coa ’** **t.1**

**“ 0** **” 2**  .9 bkled sea trout- 12 I.2 a: !?

S~eaphbad-- Flounder -- 9 9. 

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14 8. 11 9. er 6 E: 12. Drum --
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F'iehkan*s or dealer*8 ..liobnsb

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**EX..** ArtiOlb 929 Of the Pbaal Code is a general law. **alsO is**  **Artiolb 041.**  Stephbmbn v. ‘Woo%(Comn.App. ), 119 NM, 54 5. PI.(2a) 246. Consbqubntly, ft may **be** seen rroa the above tbble that **ws** hare **two gbnsra~**  S~tatuteS **rb~ating to**  **the mm6**  **8UbjbOt siattsr,**  nemely, thb **ais8 of**  **osrtain** rlsh. **EOW should**  these two ennotments whiah are fn Pa

ri Efheria bb oonstrneat The rule r0r oonstruingoosfllating**6MOt5bRtS** on thb SbSIb

subjbot is slbarly stated **iIl SbbtiOll**  **73 Of**  Vol. **59** of Tbxbs Jurlsprudenos as follows: "A&though1% **contal+s** ao **rbpbsling olaosb,**  **a new**  **SMOtIIIeSit bbrogates**  4Ry .fOnnbr 4Ot On the
**asme SUbjbOt,**  **with** which &t olsarly and manifestly oonflloteto the extesir,.ot 'heInoonolstanoy or rbpugnanoybetwecln thb~~tiwoR.
**See** also **59 C.**  **T.** 91.0.

The rule ,stated

above La well sbttlea in Tbxbb, aad while Gbplied repealsarb notSavQre%, aaa t.hb courts will **make every**  **srr0rt t0**  **ham0nisb 8~43pgpgl~**  **00~iicting 6tstUtbs,**  **if** Oertaln.portIoni

ot %Ifrbrent~,&aotments are in oonillot the **hbt bm&iient**  **will** euperbeds~bn~'control~the fOrmr t0 theEonorableA. E. Food, Chairman,Page S

extent or the coufliotor InoOneietency. CitieeneNational Brmlc of Kaoo P. Del Rio Bank and Trust Company (C. C. A., 1928) 11 s. W. (26) 242; Chile6 v. The state, 1 Tex. cr. 8. 27; Ragazlnet. stete,47 Tex. Cr. 8. 46, 84 5. 1. 8321 'dhlttenbergv. Craven (Comm.App.) 268 8. S. 152, rev. 216 S. W. 261.
As stated in Southern Cormtruation Co. V. Ealllburton,149 Term. 319, 256 8. W. 409, *althougha later sot mey not cover the entire eubjeotmatter of an earlieract, nor purport to providea new eyEtern, If the latteraat is repugnanton 8 particularpoint, it will operatees a repeal by implicationto the extent of the repugnanoeand oonfllot.W This is aleo the rule in Texas. See Conley v. Daughter8of the Republic 106 Tex. 80, 139 S. up. 937; Railwrray

v. Ximberly, 19 3. W. (e&f MM; Carleon v. Richards, 107 9. n. 861; Jessee ;iO. DeShong, 105 S. ?J. 1011.
(G.&A., In Texas plloiiic Railway Companyv. Wlmberly,et al 1929) 19 S. 1. (2&) bM, a oonfliotl ridsd between Seotions23 end 25 of nrtlole1995, Reviaeb Civil Statutes, with respeot to venue in pereon& lnftuy suite against railroadcorporations, and the court saidr *The lattar act did not expreralyrepeal or modify the fomer, but aupereededit la all ~(188s to rhloh both applied. easer whioh were not providedfor in the Aot of 1901 aontlnuod to be controlledby the formerm0rd aomprehensire aot. Repeelsby impliaationextend only so far as theremay be a oonfl%otbetween the two lawa. ieliere

there is no aonrl:ot,the earlier law Is not affeoted **by** the latter.* Coneaquently,

it Is the opinion of this department and you ar8 reapeatrully advised that in eo far 8s the prohibitionagainst one taking or haying In hie posseesfonredfish, (exoeptheadlessredilsh), apeokled sea trout, sheepheed, flounder,or drum is conoernedSe&ion le of Article 941, Vernon’sAnnotatedPenal Code, oontrolaand superrede8 Artiole 929 of the Penal Code and the peneltiesprovided in Article 941 of Vernon*sAnnotated Penal Code are applioable. In all other raepeats,Article 929 oi the Penel Code has -been left intact,and the penaltiesthereinprovidedare applicable to all suah violations.

%8 appreciatehaving our attention oeilled to the 0861) of goran 0. The State (Ct. Cr. App., 1938),~ 122 S. W. (2d) 318. In that case differentproriefoaaoi the *‘TexasHonorable x. E. good, Chairman , Page 6

Liquor Control Act” provided different pamaltlssror the saxe criminal aot, and the court held neither provision was operative because of this Iruletinltooe~~. Rowever, aa the court pointed out on wtlon ror rehearing:

*‘se are uot dealing with m utes pureed at diffeientdatea w Lugaant etatre tne me last enueted might aontrol. Gee eaaee oIted In Yote 8, wdu Axt. 'I Yerwn’a huotated Texao Penal Cods,Vol. 1. Co are oonfronfsc! rlth repu enacted aF ant prorlelon8 0r the mm8 law

the sam tlmo end in the saae bill.* For the feaaona stated by the oourt, we do not feel that this case Is applleable to the eftuatlon &et forth ln your letter where we **are aonaerned** with coafllotlly previriotm of Aot8 or the Legislaturepoeerd at ditltuent aee8io~. We bell-e that the ease of Robertmn 7. State, 90 Tex. Or. R. 310, l&Q 3. X. 713, is wre nearly In point. Zn that care it was aonteuUed that sinoe one artlole ol the Penal Code audo an aot h aledemanor punishable by flae only whlah another end later artlole amde a relony unlhable **b** iapriwawnt In **tha** ~~~~l~~~~y*~e*~~e~:~~~~~~~~~~~~~d~tnw~l~:~ that tha la&i aae&meut or the Leglalafum wntr%Gled to t& extent 0r any eontllot, thus making an aut on80 a mi8domanor now a felony.

Your pluwtlons are thereroro aa6wered MI rOllam; 1. no. 2. Yea. 3. ssotion 1e Of Arti ,941 aoqtrol8. 4. Yea. Very txuly yortci~ ATTORggPOmE&^;L**OF TXhS** 



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