Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 78.001
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 78.001, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
Not legal advice. This page reproduces the official text of a government statute for reference only. Laws change, and how a statute applies depends on your specific facts. For advice about your situation, consult a licensed attorney in your state.
§ 78.001. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this chapter:
(1) "Commercial purposes" includes sale, barter, or exchange, or any other commercial use.
(2) "Mussels and clams" includes all freshwater and marine bivalve mollusks except species covered under other chapters of this code.
(3) "Nonresident" has the meaning assigned under Section 47.001 of this code.
(4) "Soft tissue" means mussel and clam body parts, exclusive of the shell, and pearls.
(5) "Resident" has the meaning assigned under Section 47.001 of this code.
(1) "Commercial purposes" includes sale, barter, or exchange, or any other commercial use.
(2) "Mussels and clams" includes all freshwater and marine bivalve mollusks except species covered under other chapters of this code.
(3) "Nonresident" has the meaning assigned under Section 47.001 of this code.
(4) "Soft tissue" means mussel and clam body parts, exclusive of the shell, and pearls.
(5) "Resident" has the meaning assigned under Section 47.001 of this code.
Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site
Need a lawyer in Texas?
Find a Texas lawyer
About this page: Statute text is reproduced from official government publishers via the
Open US Law dataset
(Vaquill AI, snapshot v2026.08, CC BY 4.0). Primary legislative text like this is public domain under the government-edicts doctrine
(Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). We link every section back to its official source so you can verify it independently.