Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.003
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.003, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 12.003. RECORDS.
Official statutory text
(a) The department shall keep a record containing the following information:
(1) the amount of all special taxes collected;
(2) a list of all licenses issued and the amount of license fees collected;
(3) a list of all certificates issued for location of private oyster beds, the date of the certificate and application, when and how the applications were executed, and the manner in which the bottoms were examined and the amount of rent collected for the location;
(4) all stock fish furnished, to whom the fish were furnished, and the cost of the stock fish;
(5) all streams, lakes, or ponds stocked and the number and kinds of fish stocked in each; and
(6) all collections and disbursements of the department.
(b) The department shall keep an account with each person, firm, or corporation holding certificates for the location of private oyster beds, showing the amounts received as rents.
(1) the amount of all special taxes collected;
(2) a list of all licenses issued and the amount of license fees collected;
(3) a list of all certificates issued for location of private oyster beds, the date of the certificate and application, when and how the applications were executed, and the manner in which the bottoms were examined and the amount of rent collected for the location;
(4) all stock fish furnished, to whom the fish were furnished, and the cost of the stock fish;
(5) all streams, lakes, or ponds stocked and the number and kinds of fish stocked in each; and
(6) all collections and disbursements of the department.
(b) The department shall keep an account with each person, firm, or corporation holding certificates for the location of private oyster beds, showing the amounts received as rents.
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