Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.002
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.002, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 66.002. CONSENT TO TAKE FISH FROM PRIVATE WATER.
Official statutory text
(a) No person may catch, take, or attempt to catch or take any aquatic animal life by any means or method from any privately owned waters without the consent of the landowner or the landowner's agent.
(b) In a prosecution under this section, the burden of proof to show consent is on the person charged.
(b) In a prosecution under this section, the burden of proof to show consent is on the person charged.
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