Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.553
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.553, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 43.553. QUANTITY THAT MAY BE TAKEN.
Official statutory text
(a) A permit under this subchapter may allow the operator of a commercial aquaculture facility to take a specified quantity of fish brood stock reasonably necessary for the operation of the aquaculture facility but limited to the extent necessary to protect the availability of fish in public water.
(b) The commission's rules must set guidelines regarding reasonable quantities of fish brood stock that may be taken under this subchapter.
(b) The commission's rules must set guidelines regarding reasonable quantities of fish brood stock that may be taken under this subchapter.
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