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Texas Parks and Wildlife Code

§ 77.0191 — RETENTION OF REDFISH, SPECKLED SEA TROUT, AND LIGHTNING WHELKS

PW § 77.0191Title 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION · Part D. CRUSTACEANS AND MOLLUSKS · Ch. 77. SHRIMP · Art. B. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO SHRIMPING

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(a)No person who is using a trawl for the purpose of taking shrimp may retain a redfish, speckled sea trout, or lightning whelk, also known as Busycon perversum pulleyi, caught in the trawl.
(b)No person may retain a redfish, speckled sea trout, or lightning whelk if the person is on board a boat licensed under this chapter and if there is a shrimp trawl on board the boat.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3818, ch. 592, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1983. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 524, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Code § 77.0191 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.