Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 77.0191
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 77.0191, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 77.0191. RETENTION OF REDFISH, SPECKLED SEA TROUT, AND LIGHTNING WHELKS.
Official statutory text
(a) No person who is using a trawl for the purpose of taking shrimp may retain a redfish, speckled sea trout, or lightning whelk, also known as Busycon perversum pulleyi, caught in the trawl.
(b) No person may retain a redfish, speckled sea trout, or lightning whelk if the person is on board a boat licensed under this chapter and if there is a shrimp trawl on board the boat.
(b) No person may retain a redfish, speckled sea trout, or lightning whelk if the person is on board a boat licensed under this chapter and if there is a shrimp trawl on board the boat.
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