Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.003
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.003, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 66.003. PLACING EXPLOSIVES OR HARMFUL SUBSTANCES IN WATER.
Official statutory text
(a) No person may place in the water of this state an explosive, poison, or other substance or thing deleterious to fish.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to the use of explosives necessary for construction purposes when the use is authorized in writing by the department.
(c) Repealed by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 110, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to the use of explosives necessary for construction purposes when the use is authorized in writing by the department.
(c) Repealed by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 110, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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