31 Tex. Admin. Code § 57.379 - Prohibited Acts

Except as provided by this subchapter it is unlawful for any person to:

(1) sell or offer for sale a fish of the species listed in § 57.378 of this title (relating to Applicability: Affected Species ) taken from the public fresh water of the state, unless the person:

(A) holds a valid general commercial fisherman's license and/or individual bait dealer license (as applicable) and harvested the fish under a permit issued under this subchapter; or

(B) holds a valid license issued under the authority of Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapter 47, that authorizes the person to purchase and sell (but not catch) aquatic products;

(2) engage in activities authorized by the permit and fail to show on demand to a game warden or other authorized department employee a valid permit authorizing that activity;

(3) to retain or possess any species of fish not listed in a valid permit while engaged in activities authorized by the permit;

(4) to fail to immediately return to the water any species of fish not listed in the permit caught while engaged in activities authorized by the permit; or

(5) violate any provision of the permit.

Notes

31 Tex. Admin. Code § 57.379

The provisions of this §57.379 adopted to be effective January 2, 1997, 21 TexReg 12417; amended to be effective July 15, 2014, 39 TexReg 5407; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 14, April 7, 2017, TexReg 1904, eff. 4/13/2017; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 50, Number 12, March 21, 2025, TexReg 2077, eff. 3/24/2025