Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 46.0086
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 46.0086, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 46.0086.
Official statutory text
Sec. 46.0086. FINFISH TAGS: PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) No person may purchase or use more finfish tags during a license year than the number and type authorized for the year by the commission, excluding duplicate tags issued under Section 46.006 of this code.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), no person may:
(1) use the same finfish tag on more than one finfish;
(2) use a finfish tag issued in the name of another;
(3) use a tag on a finfish for which another tag is specifically required; or
(4) take a finfish required to be tagged and fail to immediately attach a properly executed tag to the finfish in the manner prescribed by the commission.
(c) The commission by rule may modify or eliminate the requirements of this section.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), no person may:
(1) use the same finfish tag on more than one finfish;
(2) use a finfish tag issued in the name of another;
(3) use a tag on a finfish for which another tag is specifically required; or
(4) take a finfish required to be tagged and fail to immediately attach a properly executed tag to the finfish in the manner prescribed by the commission.
(c) The commission by rule may modify or eliminate the requirements of this section.
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