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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.008

This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.008, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.

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§ 66.008. FISHING FROM BRIDGE.

Official statutory text

(a) No person may fish from the deck or road surface of any bridge or causeway on a road maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation.

(b) No person may deposit or leave any dead fish, crab, or bait on the deck or road surface of any bridge or causeway on a road maintained by the Texas Department of Transportation.

(c) The Texas Department of Transportation shall post appropriate signs on all bridges and causeways affected by this section.

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