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TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter C. Operation Game Thief|Section 12.201. Creation of Fund

Sec. 12.201.  CREATION OF FUND.  The department may accept and deposit in a special fund outside the state treasury, called the operation game thief fund, donations from any person made for purposes of this subchapter.  Funds deposited in the operation game thief fund may be used only for the maintenance of that fund, promotion of the operation game thief program through advertisement and marketing, the development, acquisition, and implementation of technological advancements to facilitate the apprehension and prosecution of persons who violate laws of this state intended to protect the state's natural or cultural resources or the public safety of persons using those natural or cultural resources, and payment of rewards and death benefits authorized by this subchapter.  The Operation Game Thief Committee shall adopt rules for the implementation of the operation game thief program and maintenance of the operation game thief fund.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3316, ch. 868, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 245, Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 1987;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 244, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 215 (H.B. 2032), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter C. Operation Game Thief|Section 12.202. Operation Game Thief Committee

Sec. 12.202.  OPERATION GAME THIEF COMMITTEE.  (a)  The director shall appoint an Operation Game Thief Committee composed of 11 members to administer the operation game thief fund and to make reward payments and death benefit payments from that fund.  The director shall appoint persons who are not employees of the department and who have a demonstrated interest in game and fish conservation.  The director may consider the recommendations or nominations of any club or association.  The director shall designate one of the members as chairman of the committee.  The director shall appoint a former committee member to serve as chairman emeritus. The chairman emeritus has the same rights and duties as any other committee member.  The director or an employee designated by the director for that purpose shall serve as secretary to the committee.  A member of the committee serves without compensation.(b)  Each member of the committee, including the chairman emeritus, serves a term of six years.  The terms of approximately one-third of the members, including the chairman emeritus, expire on January 31 of each odd-numbered year. The director may reappoint members.(c)  The committee shall meet at least one time each calendar year at the department's office in Austin or at a location designated by the chairman of the committee.  Four committee members must be present for approval of disbursement of rewards to eligible applicants and death benefit payments to eligible recipients.  Except as provided by Subsection (d), if the vote for approval of disbursements of rewards or death benefits results in a tie vote, no action may be taken until the next meeting of the committee.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1170, Sec. 29.02.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3316, ch. 868, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 33, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 245, Sec. 2, eff. May 28, 1987;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 431, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 631, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 244, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1170, Sec. 29.01, 29.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter C. Operation Game Thief|Section 12.203. Rewards; Claims

Sec. 12.203.  REWARDS;  CLAIMS.  (a)  A person may apply to the committee for a reward to be paid from the operation game thief fund if the person furnishes information leading to the arrest and conviction of a person for a violation of this code or any of the following laws or a regulation adopted under this code or any of the following laws:(1)  Subchapter B, Chapter 365, Health and Safety Code;(2)  Subchapter E, Chapter 191, Natural Resources Code;(3)  Chapter 28 or Section 30.05, 31.03, 31.11, 37.10, 49.06, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal Code;(4)  Chapter 160, Tax Code; or(5)  Subchapter E, Chapter 7, or Subchapter D, Chapter 26, Water Code.(b)  The committee may consider claims made at any time before its meeting, but consideration is limited to claims that relate to final convictions.(c)  The committee shall prescribe and furnish the forms on which claims are to be made, including any documentation to be furnished to substantiate the claim.(d)  Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 215, Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3316, ch. 868, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 245, Sec. 3, eff. May 28, 1987.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 215 (H.B. 2032), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 215 (H.B. 2032), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter C. Operation Game Thief|Section 12.204. Rewards; Payments

Sec. 12.204.  REWARDS;  PAYMENTS.  No amount in excess of that on deposit in the operation game thief fund is payable as a reward under this section or as a death benefit payment under Section 12.206 of this code.  No reward may be granted to a person, or an immediate family member of a person, who is a peace officer, deputy game warden, prosecutor, employee of the department, or member of the judiciary.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3316, ch. 868, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 123, ch. 29, Sec. 4, eff. April 19, 1983;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 245, Sec. 4, eff. May 28, 1987;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 631, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter C. Operation Game Thief|Section 12.205. Powers of the Department

Sec. 12.205.  POWERS OF THE DEPARTMENT.  The department may:(1)  provide a toll-free telephone number for use of the public in reporting violations of the game and fish laws to an office of the department that has employees on duty 24 hours a day;  and(2)  establish procedures for voluntary donations to the operation game thief fund to be collected and sent to the department.|Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 3316, ch. 868, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter C. Operation Game Thief|Section 12.206. Payment of Death Benefits

Sec. 12.206.  PAYMENT OF DEATH BENEFITS.  The committee may use the operation game thief fund to supplement any death benefits received by the families of peace officers employed by the department who are killed in the line of duty.  The committee shall adopt guidelines for the payment of death benefits under this section.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 631, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter D. Recovery by the State for Value of Fish, Shellfish, Reptile, Amphibian, Bird, or Animal|Section 12.301. Liability for Value of Fish, Shellfish, Reptile, Amphibian, Bird, or Animal

Sec. 12.301.  LIABILITY FOR VALUE OF FISH, SHELLFISH, REPTILE, AMPHIBIAN, BIRD, OR ANIMAL.  A person who kills, catches, takes, possesses, or injures any fish, shellfish, reptile, amphibian, bird, or animal in violation of this code or a proclamation or regulation adopted under this code is liable to the state for the value of each fish, shellfish, reptile, amphibian, bird, or animal unlawfully killed, caught, taken, possessed, or injured.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter D. Recovery by the State for Value of Fish, Shellfish, Reptile, Amphibian, Bird, or Animal|Section 12.302. Value of Fish, Shellfish, Reptile, Amphibian, Bird, or Animal

Sec. 12.302.  VALUE OF FISH, SHELLFISH, REPTILE, AMPHIBIAN, BIRD, OR ANIMAL.  For purposes of this subchapter and for determining damages under Section 7.109, Water Code, the commission shall adopt rules to establish guidelines for determining the value of injured or destroyed fish, shellfish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, and animals.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 19.001, eff. September 1, 2011.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter D. Recovery by the State for Value of Fish, Shellfish, Reptile, Amphibian, Bird, or Animal|Section 12.303. Civil Suit for Recovery of Value

Sec. 12.303.  CIVIL SUIT FOR RECOVERY OF VALUE.  (a)  The attorney general or the county attorney of the county in which the violation occurred may bring a civil suit under this subchapter in the name of the state to recover the value of each fish, shellfish, reptile, amphibian, bird, or animal unlawfully killed, caught, taken, possessed, or injured.(b)  A suit under this section shall be brought in the county in which the violation occurred, except that the attorney general may bring suit in Travis County.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 73, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter D. Recovery by the State for Value of Fish, Shellfish, Reptile, Amphibian, Bird, or Animal|Section 12.304. More Than One Defendant

Sec. 12.304.  MORE THAN ONE DEFENDANT.  If more than one defendant is named in a suit brought under this subchapter, each defendant against whom judgment is rendered is jointly and severally liable for the recovery provided by this subchapter.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter D. Recovery by the State for Value of Fish, Shellfish, Reptile, Amphibian, Bird, or Animal|Section 12.305. Recovery of Value in Addition to Fine

Sec. 12.305.  RECOVERY OF VALUE IN ADDITION TO FINE.  The recovery amount provided by this subchapter is in addition to any fine, forfeiture, penalty, or costs imposed under another law.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 193, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.306 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter D. Recovery by the State for Value of Fish, Shellfish, Reptile, Amphibian, Bird, or Animal|Section 12.306. Both Civil Suit and Criminal Prosecution Permissible

Sec. 12.306.  BOTH CIVIL SUIT AND CRIMINAL PROSECUTION PERMISSIBLE.  The pendency or determination of a suit brought under this subchapter or the pendency or determination of a criminal prosecution for the same killing, catching, taking, possession, or injury does not bar the other action.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.307 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter D. Recovery by the State for Value of Fish, Shellfish, Reptile, Amphibian, Bird, or Animal|Section 12.307. Disposition of Recovery

Sec. 12.307.  DISPOSITION OF RECOVERY.  (a)  Any damages for injury to fish, shellfish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, or animals recovered in a suit brought by the attorney general shall be deposited to the credit of the game, fish, and water safety account.(b)  Fifty percent of any damages for injury to fish, shellfish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, or animals recovered in a suit brought by a county attorney shall be deposited in the general fund of the county.  The remainder shall be deposited to the credit of the game, fish, and water safety account.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 73, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 679, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.308 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter D. Recovery by the State for Value of Fish, Shellfish, Reptile, Amphibian, Bird, or Animal|Section 12.308. Certain Costs Recoverable

Sec. 12.308.  CERTAIN COSTS RECOVERABLE.  (a)  The actual cost of investigation, reasonable attorney's fees, and reasonable expert witness fees incurred by the department in a civil suit under this subchapter may be recovered in addition to damages for the value of any fish, shellfish, reptile, amphibian, bird, or animal unlawfully killed, caught, taken, possessed, or injured.(b)  Any amounts recovered under this section shall be credited to the same operating accounts from which the expenditures occurred.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 992 (H.B. 2026), Sec. 4, eff. June 18, 2005.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.401 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter E. Punishments|Section 12.401. Application

Sec. 12.401.  APPLICATION.  A person adjudged guilty of an offense under this code or a proclamation or regulation adopted under this code shall be punished in accordance with this subchapter and the Code of Criminal Procedure, 1965.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.402 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter E. Punishments|Section 12.402. Civil Penalty

Sec. 12.402.  CIVIL PENALTY.  This subchapter does not deprive a court of authority conferred by law to forfeit property, suspend or cancel a license or permit, cite for contempt, or impose any other civil penalty.  The civil penalty may be included in the sentence.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.403 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter E. Punishments|Section 12.403. Classification of Offenses

Sec. 12.403.  CLASSIFICATION OF OFFENSES.  (a)  Offenses are designated as Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanors or Parks and Wildlife Code felonies.(b)  Misdemeanors are classified according to the relative seriousness of the offense into three categories:(1)  Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanors;(2)  Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanors;  and(3)  Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanors.(c)  Section 12.41, Penal Code, does not apply to classifications of offenses under this code.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.404 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter E. Punishments|Section 12.404. Class a Parks and Wildlife Code Misdemeanor

Sec. 12.404.  CLASS A PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE MISDEMEANOR.  An individual adjudged guilty of a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor shall be punished by:(1)  a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $4,000;(2)  confinement in jail for a term not to exceed one year;  or(3)  both such fine and imprisonment.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.405 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter E. Punishments|Section 12.405. Class B Parks and Wildlife Code Misdemeanor

Sec. 12.405.  CLASS B PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE MISDEMEANOR.  An individual adjudged guilty of a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor shall be punished by:(1)  a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $2,000;(2)  confinement in jail for a term not to exceed 180 days;  or(3)  both such fine and imprisonment.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.406 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter E. Punishments|Section 12.406. Class C Parks and Wildlife Code Misdemeanor

Sec. 12.406.  CLASS C PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE MISDEMEANOR.  An individual adjudged guilty of a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $500.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 535, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.4061 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter E. Punishments|Section 12.4061. Parks and Wildlife Code State Jail Felony

Sec. 12.4061.  PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE STATE JAIL FELONY.  (a)  An individual adjudged guilty of a Parks and Wildlife Code state jail felony shall be punished by confinement in a state jail for a term of not more than two years or less than 180 days.(b)  In addition to confinement, an individual adjudged guilty of a Parks and Wildlife Code state jail felony may be punished by a fine of not less than $1,500 and not more than $10,000.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.407 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter E. Punishments|Section 12.407. Parks and Wildlife Code Felony

Sec. 12.407.  PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE FELONY.  (a)  An individual adjudged guilty of a Parks and Wildlife Code felony shall be punished by confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for any term of not more than 10 years or less than two years.(b)  In addition to imprisonment, an individual adjudged guilty of a Parks and Wildlife Code felony may be punished by a fine of not less than $2,000 nor more than $10,000.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.143, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.408 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter E. Punishments|Section 12.408. Subsequent Convictions

Sec. 12.408.  SUBSEQUENT CONVICTIONS.  The use of a conviction for enhancement purposes does not preclude the subsequent use of a conviction for enhancement purposes.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.409 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter E. Punishments|Section 12.409. Separate Offenses

Sec. 12.409.  SEPARATE OFFENSES.  Each fish, bird, animal, reptile, amphibian, or egg or part of a fish, bird, animal, reptile, amphibian, or egg taken, possessed, killed, left to die, imported, exported, offered for sale, sold, purchased, attempted to be purchased, or retained in violation of any provision of this code or a proclamation or regulation adopted under this code constitutes a separate offense.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 992 (H.B. 2026), Sec. 5, eff. June 18, 2005.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.410 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter E. Punishments|Section 12.410. Authorized Punishments for Corporations and Associations

Sec. 12.410.  AUTHORIZED PUNISHMENTS FOR CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS.  (a)  If a corporation or association is adjudged guilty of an offense under this code that provides a penalty consisting of a fine only, a court may sentence the corporation or association to pay a fine in an amount fixed by the court, not to exceed the fine provided by the offense.(b)  If a corporation or association is adjudged guilty of an offense that provides a penalty including imprisonment or that provides no specific penalty, a court may sentence the corporation or association to pay a fine in an amount fixed by the court, not to exceed:(1)  $20,000 if the offense is a Parks and Wildlife Code felony;  or(2)  $10,000 if the offense is a Class A or Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.(c)  In lieu of the fines authorized by Subsections (a) and (b) of this section, if a court finds that the corporation or association gained money or property or caused personal injury, property damage, or other loss through the commission of a Parks and Wildlife Code felony or Class A or Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor, the court may sentence the corporation or association to pay a fine in an amount fixed by the court, not to exceed double the amount gained or caused by the corporation to be lost, whichever is greater.(d)  In addition to any sentence that may be imposed by this section, a corporation that has been adjudged guilty of an offense may be ordered by the court to give notice of the conviction to any person the court deems appropriate.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.411 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter E. Punishments|Section 12.411. Jurisdiction of Justice Court

Sec. 12.411.  JURISDICTION OF JUSTICE COURT.  In addition to the jurisdiction provided by the constitution and other law, a justice court has jurisdiction of Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanors.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 535, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|