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TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 64.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing|Chapter 64 - Birds|Subchapter C. Migratory Game Birds|Section 64.021. Definitions

Sec. 64.021.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Migratory game bird" means wild ducks of all species, wild geese and wild brant of all species, wild coot, wild rail, wild gallinules, wild plovers, Wilson's snipe or jack snipe, woodcock, mourning doves, white-winged doves, white-fronted doves, red-billed pigeons, band-tailed pigeons, shore birds of all varieties, and sandhill cranes.(2)  "Open season" means the period of time when it is lawful to take, kill, or pursue, or attempt to take or kill migratory game birds.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 202, ch. 95, Sec. 3, eff. April 30, 1981.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 64.022 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing|Chapter 64 - Birds|Subchapter C. Migratory Game Birds|Section 64.022. Authority of Commission

Sec. 64.022.  AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION.  The commission shall provide the open season and means, methods, and devices for the hunting and possessing of migratory game birds and may delegate that authority to the executive director.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 94, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 64.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing|Chapter 64 - Birds|Subchapter C. Migratory Game Birds|Section 64.023. Open Season

Sec. 64.023.  OPEN SEASON.  An open season may be provided only for the length of time justified by the supply of the species of migratory game bird affected in this state or in the zone or section of this state where the open season applies.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 64.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing|Chapter 64 - Birds|Subchapter C. Migratory Game Birds|Section 64.024. Regulations

Sec. 64.024.  REGULATIONS.  (a)  The department shall conduct investigations prior to the issuance of regulations on an open season for a migratory game bird.  The regulation may be issued if the supply of the migratory game bird is sufficient.(b)  The commission may adopt an emergency regulation governing the hunting or possession of migratory game birds if the commission finds that an emergency condition affecting the supply or condition of migratory game birds exists.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 62, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 95, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 64.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing|Chapter 64 - Birds|Subchapter C. Migratory Game Birds|Section 64.025. Suit

Sec. 64.025.  SUIT.  A party affected by and dissatisfied with a regulation issued under this subchapter may file suit against the department to test the validity of the regulation in a court of competent jurisdiction in Travis County.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 64.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing|Chapter 64 - Birds|Subchapter C. Migratory Game Birds|Section 64.026. Prohibited Acts

Sec. 64.026.  PROHIBITED ACTS.  No person may hunt or possess a migratory game bird by any means or method except as provided by regulation issued under this code.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 56, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 96, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 64.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing|Chapter 64 - Birds|Subchapter C. Migratory Game Birds|Section 64.027. Penalty

Sec. 64.027.  PENALTY.  A person who violates a provision of this subchapter or a regulation of the department adopted under this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 57, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 66.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing|Chapter 66 - Fish and Aquatic Plants|Subchapter A. Provisions Applicable to Freshwater and Saltwater Fishing and Aquatic Plants|Section 66.001. Definitions

Sec. 66.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Fresh water" means all lakes, lagoons, rivers, and streams to their mouths, but does not include coastal or tidal water.(2)  "Prepared feed" means a pelleted ration, 20 percent or more of which consists of plant protein or grain by-products.(3)  "Salt water" means all coastal or tidal water.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 859, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 66.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing|Chapter 66 - Fish and Aquatic Plants|Subchapter A. Provisions Applicable to Freshwater and Saltwater Fishing and Aquatic Plants|Section 66.002. Consent to Take Fish From Private Water

Sec. 66.002.  CONSENT TO TAKE FISH FROM PRIVATE WATER.  (a)  No person may catch, take, or attempt to catch or take any aquatic animal life by any means or method from any privately owned waters without the consent of the landowner or the landowner's agent.(b)  In a prosecution under this section, the burden of proof to show consent is on the person charged.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 59, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 102, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 66.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing|Chapter 66 - Fish and Aquatic Plants|Subchapter A. Provisions Applicable to Freshwater and Saltwater Fishing and Aquatic Plants|Section 66.003. Placing Explosives or Harmful Substances in Water

Sec. 66.003.  PLACING EXPLOSIVES OR HARMFUL SUBSTANCES IN WATER.  (a)  No person may place in the water of this state an explosive, poison, or other substance or thing deleterious to fish.(b)  Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to the use of explosives necessary for construction purposes when the use is authorized in writing by the department.(c)  Repealed by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 110, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 110, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 103, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 66.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing|Chapter 66 - Fish and Aquatic Plants|Subchapter A. Provisions Applicable to Freshwater and Saltwater Fishing and Aquatic Plants|Section 66.004. Taking of Fish by Electric Shock Prohibited; Exception

Sec. 66.004.  TAKING OF FISH BY ELECTRIC SHOCK PROHIBITED;  EXCEPTION.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (d) of this section, no person may catch fish by using an electricity-producing device designed to shock fish.(b)  No person may manufacture or sell an electricity-producing device designed to shock fish.(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d) of this section, no person may possess an electricity-producing device commonly used to shock fish.  The possession of an electricity-producing device commonly used to shock fish, in a boat or within one-half mile of any water of this state, is a violation of this section by the person in possession of the device.(d)  This section does not prohibit the use of an electricity-producing device of not more than three volts connected to a shrimp trawl used by an operator of a licensed commercial gulf shrimp boat in the outside water of this state at depths of more than seven fathoms.  To qualify under this exemption, the commercial gulf shrimp boat and the trawl must be operating in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 77 of this code relating to the taking of shrimp.(e)  An electricity-producing device used or possessed in violation of this section is a nuisance, and an officer of the department who has probable cause to believe that a device is used or possessed in violation of this section may search a boat, vehicle, campsite, or person and seize the device and hold it as evidence for the trial of the person in possession of the device.  If the person is found guilty of a violation of this section, the department shall be responsible for the destruction of the device unless it can be utilized by the department for research purposes, or upon request the device may be released to a state-supported college or university for use in marine or aquatic research.  An officer of the department who seizes or destroys a device is immune from liability for any damages resulting from seizure or destruction, and the department is likewise immune from liability for any damages resulting from seizure, destruction, or disposition thereof.(f)  For purposes of this section, an "electricity-producing device" includes any device that produces or directs an electrical current and is used to shock, stun, disorient, or kill fish.(g), (h) Repealed by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 110, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1662, ch. 656, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977;  Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2542, ch. 676, art. 2, Sec. 1 to 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1981;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 110, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 738, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 66.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing|Chapter 66 - Fish and Aquatic Plants|Subchapter A. Provisions Applicable to Freshwater and Saltwater Fishing and Aquatic Plants|Section 66.005. Wilful Destruction of Boat, Seine, or Net

Sec. 66.005.  WILFUL DESTRUCTION OF BOAT, SEINE, OR NET.  No person may wilfully, with the intent to injure the owner, take a boat, seine, net, or other device for fishing into prohibited water, or use a boat, seine, net, or other device for fishing to take fish unlawfully, so as to cause the destruction of the boat, seine, net, or device.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 60, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 66.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing|Chapter 66 - Fish and Aquatic Plants|Subchapter A. Provisions Applicable to Freshwater and Saltwater Fishing and Aquatic Plants|Section 66.006. Possession of Illegal Fishing Devices

Sec. 66.006.  POSSESSION OF ILLEGAL FISHING DEVICES.  (a)  No person may possess a device designed to catch fish or other aquatic wildlife in or on the public water of this state where the use of the device is not permitted by this code or by a proclamation of the commission under this code unless the device is on board a vessel that is in public coastal water and is:(1)  in port; or(2)  in a marked channel and the vessel is going directly to or from public water in this state where the use of the device is permitted.(b)  No person may possess or use for the purpose of catching finfish a seine, strike net, gill net, or trammel net in or on the public water of this state unless the seine, strike net, gill net, or trammel net is equipped with floats at intervals of six feet or less and of sufficient buoyancy to maintain the seine, strike net, gill net, or trammel net in an upright position in the water so that the floats are visible on the surface of the water thereby avoiding a hazard to motorboat traffic.(c)(1) No person may possess a seine, strike net, gill net, or trammel net on or within 500 yards of any public coastal water of this state where the use of the seine or net for the catching of fish is not permitted by this code or by a proclamation of the commission under this code.(2)  It is a defense to prosecution under this subsection that the seine, strike net, gill net, or trammel net was possessed within 500 yards of a public coastal water of this state for a lawful fishing activity.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 27, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 66.0071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing|Chapter 66 - Fish and Aquatic Plants|Subchapter A. Provisions Applicable to Freshwater and Saltwater Fishing and Aquatic Plants|Section 66.0071. Removal of Harmful Aquatic Plants

Sec. 66.0071.  REMOVAL OF HARMFUL AQUATIC PLANTS.  On leaving any public or private body of water in this state, a person shall immediately remove and lawfully dispose of any exotic aquatic plant on the list of prohibited plants adopted under Section 66.0072 that is clinging or attached to the person's:(1)  vessel or watercraft; or(2)  trailer, motor vehicle, or other mobile device used to transport or launch a vessel or watercraft.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 992 (H.B. 2026), Sec. 27, eff. June 18, 2005.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 952 (H.B. 3391), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 661 (S.B. 1480), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 66.0073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing|Chapter 66 - Fish and Aquatic Plants|Subchapter A. Provisions Applicable to Freshwater and Saltwater Fishing and Aquatic Plants|Section 66.0073. Rules Requiring Water to Be Drained

Sec. 66.0073. RULES REQUIRING WATER TO BE DRAINED.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Public water" has the meaning assigned by Section 66.015.(2)  "Salt water" has the meaning assigned by Section 66.001.(3)  "Vessel" has the meaning assigned by Section 31.003.(b)  The commission may adopt rules requiring a person leaving or approaching public water to drain from a vessel or portable container on board the vessel any water that has been collected from or has come in contact with public water.  This subsection does not apply to salt water.(c)  When promulgating rules described by Subsection (b), the commission shall consider the effects on boaters, anglers, and local interests while maintaining the ability to prevent the spread of harmful or potentially harmful exotic fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants.(d)  If the commission adopts rules described by Subsection (b), an authorized employee of the department may inspect a vessel leaving or approaching public water, including any portable containers on board the vessel, for the presence of water.  This subsection does not apply to a vessel that is on public water.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 908 (H.B. 1241), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 66.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing|Chapter 66 - Fish and Aquatic Plants|Subchapter A. Provisions Applicable to Freshwater and Saltwater Fishing and Aquatic Plants|Section 66.008. Fishing From Bridge

Sec. 66.008.  FISHING FROM BRIDGE.  (a)  No person may fish from the deck or road surface of any bridge or causeway on a road maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation.(b)  No person may deposit or leave any dead fish, crab, or bait on the deck or road surface of any bridge or causeway on a road maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation.(c)  The Texas Department of Transportation shall post appropriate signs on all bridges and causeways affected by this section.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 110, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 22(66), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 66.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing|Chapter 66 - Fish and Aquatic Plants|Subchapter A. Provisions Applicable to Freshwater and Saltwater Fishing and Aquatic Plants|Section 66.009. Navigation Districts

Sec. 66.009.  NAVIGATION DISTRICTS.  (a)  No person may use a seine or net of any type, trotline, or other mechanical or physical device, except hook and line, to catch fish in a channel, turning basin, or other water of a navigation district operating under Chapter 63, Water Code.(b)  The possession of a mechanical device referred to in Subsection (a) of this section within a navigation district operating under Chapter 63, Water Code, is prima facie evidence of a violation of Subsection (a) of this section.(c)  Repealed by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 110, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 110, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 66.0091 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing|Chapter 66 - Fish and Aquatic Plants|Subchapter A. Provisions Applicable to Freshwater and Saltwater Fishing and Aquatic Plants|Section 66.0091. Fishing in Certain Man-Made Waterways

Sec. 66.0091.  FISHING IN CERTAIN MAN-MADE WATERWAYS.  (a)  This section applies to a county in which at least 60 percent of the total area of the county is regularly covered by water and in which the majority of the total area of a wildlife refuge for species of wildlife on the federal endangered species list is located.(b)  No person may take or attempt to take fish of any variety by the use of nets, except hand-cast nets or minnow seines, from any canal or other artificial or man-made waterway within any platted subdivision platted under Chapter 231, Acts of the 40th Legislature, Regular Session, 1927 (Article 974a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), if two or more residences abut onto the canal or waterway.(c)  No person may set any net in the mouth of a canal or waterway described in this section that interferes with or impedes the free movement of fish into or out of the canal or waterway.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 635, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1987.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 66.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing|Chapter 66 - Fish and Aquatic Plants|Subchapter A. Provisions Applicable to Freshwater and Saltwater Fishing and Aquatic Plants|Section 66.011. Leaving Fish to Die

Sec. 66.011.  LEAVING FISH TO DIE.  A person commits an offense if the person leaves edible fish or bait fish taken from the public waters of this state to die without the intent to retain the fish for consumption or bait.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 4, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 66.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing|Chapter 66 - Fish and Aquatic Plants|Subchapter A. Provisions Applicable to Freshwater and Saltwater Fishing and Aquatic Plants|Section 66.012. Penalties

Sec. 66.012.  PENALTIES.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this section, a person who violates a provision of this subchapter or a rule adopted by the commission under this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.  (b)  A person who violates Section 66.003, 66.004, 66.005, 66.006(c), 66.009, 66.015, 66.021, or 66.0091 of this code commits an offense that is a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.(c)  An offense under Section 66.004, 66.006(c), or 66.015 is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor if it is shown at the trial of a person for the offense that the person has been previously convicted one time of a violation of the same section.(d)  An offense under Section 66.004 or 66.015 is a Parks and Wildlife Code felony if it is shown at the trial of a person for the offense that the person has been previously convicted two or more times of a violation of the same section.(e)  An offense under Section 66.007, 66.0072, 66.020(f), or 66.020(g) or a proclamation adopted by the commission under those sections is a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor if it is shown at the trial of a person for the offense that the person has been previously convicted one time of a violation of the same section.(f)  An offense under Section 66.007, 66.0072, 66.020(f), or 66.020(g) or a proclamation adopted by the commission under those sections is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor if it is shown at the trial of a person for the offense that the person has been previously convicted two or more times of a violation of the same section.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 61, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 635, Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 1987;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 637, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 738, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 723, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 661 (S.B. 1480), Sec. 7, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 66.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing|Chapter 66 - Fish and Aquatic Plants|Subchapter A. Provisions Applicable to Freshwater and Saltwater Fishing and Aquatic Plants|Section 66.013. Federal Grants

Sec. 66.013.  FEDERAL GRANTS.  Federal grants for research and development of commercial fisheries may be used for individual fishery projects with the approval of the department.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 637, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 66.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing|Chapter 66 - Fish and Aquatic Plants|Subchapter A. Provisions Applicable to Freshwater and Saltwater Fishing and Aquatic Plants|Section 66.014. Identification of Vehicle Transporting Aquatic Products

Sec. 66.014.  IDENTIFICATION OF VEHICLE TRANSPORTING AQUATIC PRODUCTS.  (a)  No person may transport any aquatic product for commercial purposes unless the person clearly identifies the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer as a vehicle that carries aquatic products.  The commission shall prescribe by proclamation the identification requirements for a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer transporting aquatic products, and the commission may prescribe that the identification shall list the state of origin of the aquatic products.  In this subsection, "motor vehicle," "trailer," and "semitrailer" have the meanings assigned by Section 541.201, Transportation Code.(b)  A person who violates this section commits an offense.  An offense under this section is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.(c)  "Aquatic product" means any uncooked, fresh or frozen aquatic animal life.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 827, Sec. 6, eff. Aug. 26, 1985.  Renumbered from Sec. 66.011 by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 5.01(a)(40), eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 723, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.235, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 104, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|