Texas Parks and Wildlife Code
§ 66.110 — SCREENS TO PROTECT FISH
PW § 66.110Title 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION · Part B. HUNTING AND FISHING · Ch. 66. FISH AND AQUATIC PLANTS · Art. B. FRESH WATER FISHING
Statute text
View on source(a)The department may direct a person or corporation taking fresh water of the state to cover the entrance of the intake canal, pipe, or other device used for taking water with a screen to protect fish.
(b)The department may regulate the manner of installation and the specifications of screens and other obstructions required under this section.
(c)No person may fail to comply with a direction of the department made in writing under Subsection (a) of this section.
(d)Each day's failure to comply with this section constitutes a separate offense.
Legislative history
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 63, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.