Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.001
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.001, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 12.001. GENERAL DUTIES.
Official statutory text
(a) The department shall administer the laws relating to game, fish, oysters, and marine life, as set out in this code.
(b) The department may:
(1) collect and enforce the payment of all taxes, licenses, fines, and forfeitures due to the department;
(2) inspect all products required to be taxed by the laws relating to game, fish, oysters, and marine life and verify the weights and measures of the products;
(3) examine on request all streams, lakes, and ponds for the purpose of stocking with fish best suited to the locations;
(4) manage the propagation and distribution of fish in state fish hatcheries; and
(5) manage the propagation and distribution of birds and game in state reservations.
(b) The department may:
(1) collect and enforce the payment of all taxes, licenses, fines, and forfeitures due to the department;
(2) inspect all products required to be taxed by the laws relating to game, fish, oysters, and marine life and verify the weights and measures of the products;
(3) examine on request all streams, lakes, and ponds for the purpose of stocking with fish best suited to the locations;
(4) manage the propagation and distribution of fish in state fish hatcheries; and
(5) manage the propagation and distribution of birds and game in state reservations.
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