Texas Parks and Wildlife Code

§ 66.217 — FINFISH RESEARCH

PW § 66.217Title 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION · Part B. HUNTING AND FISHING · Ch. 66. FISH AND AQUATIC PLANTS · Art. C. SALTWATER FISHING

(a)The department shall conduct continuous research and study of:

(1)the supply, economic value, environment, and breeding habits of the various species of finfish, including red drum and speckled sea trout;

(2)factors affecting the increase or decrease of finfish supply;

(3)the use of trawls, nets, and other devices for the taking of finfish;

(4)the effect on finfish of industrial and other types of water pollution in areas naturally frequented by finfish; and

(5)statistical information gathered by the department on the marketing, harvesting, processing, and catching of finfish landed in this state.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 378, ch. 153, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 391, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.