Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 86.023
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 86.023, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 86.023. LIABILITY FOR VALUE OF MATERIAL TAKEN.
Official statutory text
A person who takes marl, sand, gravel, shell, or mudshell under the jurisdiction of the commission in violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter is liable to the state for the value of:
(1) the material taken; and
(2) any other natural resource under the department's jurisdiction that is damaged or diminished in value.
(1) the material taken; and
(2) any other natural resource under the department's jurisdiction that is damaged or diminished in value.
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