Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 78.102
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 78.102, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 78.102. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this subchapter:
(1) "Crab" means all species in the families Portunidae and Xanthidae.
(2) "Commercial crab fishing" means pursuing, taking, attempting to take, or landing crabs in this state for pay or for the purpose of sale, barter, or exchange.
(3) "License" means a commercial license issued in accordance with a proclamation under this subchapter that authorizes commercial crab fishing or the operation of a commercial crab boat.
(1) "Crab" means all species in the families Portunidae and Xanthidae.
(2) "Commercial crab fishing" means pursuing, taking, attempting to take, or landing crabs in this state for pay or for the purpose of sale, barter, or exchange.
(3) "License" means a commercial license issued in accordance with a proclamation under this subchapter that authorizes commercial crab fishing or the operation of a commercial crab boat.
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