Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.303
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.303, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 12.303. CIVIL SUIT FOR RECOVERY OF VALUE.
Official statutory text
(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.
(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.
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