Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing
Chapter 66 - Fish and Aquatic Plants

Subchapter A. Provisions Applicable to Freshwater and Saltwater Fishing and Aquatic Plants

Section 66.001. Definitions - Sec. 66.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Fresh water" means...

Section 66.002. Consent to Take Fish From Private Water - Sec. 66.002. CONSENT TO TAKE FISH FROM PRIVATE WATER. (a)...

Section 66.003. Placing Explosives or Harmful Substances in Water - Sec. 66.003. PLACING EXPLOSIVES OR HARMFUL SUBSTANCES IN WATER. (a)...

Section 66.004. Taking of Fish by Electric Shock Prohibited; Exception - Sec. 66.004. TAKING OF FISH BY ELECTRIC SHOCK PROHIBITED; EXCEPTION....

Section 66.005. Wilful Destruction of Boat, Seine, or Net - Sec. 66.005. WILFUL DESTRUCTION OF BOAT, SEINE, OR NET. No...

Section 66.006. Possession of Illegal Fishing Devices - Sec. 66.006. POSSESSION OF ILLEGAL FISHING DEVICES. (a) No person...

Section 66.007. Exotic Harmful or Potentially Harmful Fish and Shellfish - Sec. 66.007. EXOTIC HARMFUL OR POTENTIALLY HARMFUL FISH AND SHELLFISH....

Section 66.0071. Removal of Harmful Aquatic Plants - Sec. 66.0071. REMOVAL OF HARMFUL AQUATIC PLANTS. On leaving any...

Section 66.0072. Exotic Harmful or Potentially Harmful Aquatic Plants - Sec. 66.0072. EXOTIC HARMFUL OR POTENTIALLY HARMFUL AQUATIC PLANTS. (a)...

Section 66.0073. Rules Requiring Water to Be Drained - Sec. 66.0073. RULES REQUIRING WATER TO BE DRAINED. (a) In...

Section 66.008. Fishing From Bridge - Sec. 66.008. FISHING FROM BRIDGE. (a) No person may fish...

Section 66.009. Navigation Districts - Sec. 66.009. NAVIGATION DISTRICTS. (a) No person may use a...

Section 66.0091. Fishing in Certain Man-Made Waterways - Sec. 66.0091. FISHING IN CERTAIN MAN-MADE WATERWAYS. (a) This section...

Section 66.011. Leaving Fish to Die - Sec. 66.011. LEAVING FISH TO DIE. A person commits an...

Section 66.012. Penalties - Sec. 66.012. PENALTIES. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this...

Section 66.013. Federal Grants - Sec. 66.013. FEDERAL GRANTS. Federal grants for research and development...

Section 66.014. Identification of Vehicle Transporting Aquatic Products - Sec. 66.014. IDENTIFICATION OF VEHICLE TRANSPORTING AQUATIC PRODUCTS. (a) No...

Section 66.015. Introduction of Fish, Shellfish, and Aquatic Plants - Sec. 66.015. INTRODUCTION OF FISH, SHELLFISH, AND AQUATIC PLANTS. (a)...

Section 66.016. Commercial Fishing Regulations Applicable if Commercial Plates on Board - Sec. 66.016. COMMERCIAL FISHING REGULATIONS APPLICABLE IF COMMERCIAL PLATES ON...

Section 66.017. License, Tag, and Permit Expirations and Transfers - Sec. 66.017. LICENSE, TAG, AND PERMIT EXPIRATIONS AND TRANSFERS. (a)...

Section 66.018. Crab Trap Tags - Sec. 66.018. CRAB TRAP TAGS. (a) The department may issue...

Section 66.019. Statistical Reports - Sec. 66.019. STATISTICAL REPORTS. (a) The department shall gather statistical...

Section 66.020. Sale and Purchase of Protected Fish - Sec. 66.020. SALE AND PURCHASE OF PROTECTED FISH. (a) It...

Section 66.021. Protected Fish: Display of Documents - Sec. 66.021. PROTECTED FISH: DISPLAY OF DOCUMENTS. (a) A person...

Section 66.022. Purchase for Evidence - Sec. 66.022. PURCHASE FOR EVIDENCE. A person authorized by the...

Section 66.023. Fraud in Fishing Tournaments - Sec. 66.023. FRAUD IN FISHING TOURNAMENTS. (a) In this section,...

Section 66.024. Seagrass Plants - Sec. 66.024. SEAGRASS PLANTS. (a) In this section, "seagrass plant"...

Subchapter B. Fresh Water Fishing

Section 66.102. Placing Prohibited Devices in Public Water - Sec. 66.102. PLACING PROHIBITED DEVICES IN PUBLIC WATER. A device...

Section 66.109. Fish Ladders - Sec. 66.109. FISH LADDERS. (a) The department, by written order,...

Section 66.110. Screens to Protect Fish - Sec. 66.110. SCREENS TO PROTECT FISH. (a) The department may...

Section 66.111. Sale and Purchase of Certain Fish - Sec. 66.111. SALE AND PURCHASE OF CERTAIN FISH. (a) Except...

Section 66.114. Game and Nongame Fish Defined: Commission Proclamation - Sec. 66.114. GAME AND NONGAME FISH DEFINED: COMMISSION PROCLAMATION. The...

Section 66.115. Handfishing - Sec. 66.115. HANDFISHING. (a) In this section, "handfishing" means fishing...

Section 66.121. Penalty - Sec. 66.121. PENALTY. A person who violates Section 66.109, 66.110,...

Subchapter C. Saltwater Fishing

Section 66.2011. Red Drum and Speckled Sea Trout: Penalties - Sec. 66.2011. RED DRUM AND SPECKLED SEA TROUT: PENALTIES. In...

Section 66.2012. Regulation of Commercial Uses of Redfish and Speckled Sea Trout - Sec. 66.2012. REGULATION OF COMMERCIAL USES OF REDFISH AND SPECKLED...

Section 66.204. Vessels and Obstructions in Fish Passes - Sec. 66.204. VESSELS AND OBSTRUCTIONS IN FISH PASSES. (a) The...

Section 66.206. Trotline Tags - Sec. 66.206. TROTLINE TAGS. (a) The department shall issue numbered...

Section 66.208. Commercial Joint Fishing Ventures - Sec. 66.208. COMMERCIAL JOINT FISHING VENTURES. (a) No person who...

Section 66.215. Tags for Noncommercial Nets and Seines - Sec. 66.215. TAGS FOR NONCOMMERCIAL NETS AND SEINES. (a) Except...

Section 66.216. Possession of Headed or Tailed Fish - Sec. 66.216. POSSESSION OF HEADED OR TAILED FISH. (a) No...

Section 66.2161. Sale or Purchase of Shark Fins - Sec. 66.2161. SALE OR PURCHASE OF SHARK FINS. (a) In...

Section 66.217. Finfish Research - Sec. 66.217. FINFISH RESEARCH. (a) The department shall conduct continuous...

Section 66.218. Penalties - Sec. 66.218. PENALTIES. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this...

Subchapter D. Texas Territorial Water

Section 66.301. Definition - Sec. 66.301. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "coastal water" means all...

Section 66.303. Prohibited Acts - Sec. 66.303. PROHIBITED ACTS. No unlicensed alien vessel may take...

Section 66.304. Port Authorities and Navigation Districts - Sec. 66.304. PORT AUTHORITIES AND NAVIGATION DISTRICTS. It is the...

Section 66.305. Harbor Pilots - Sec. 66.305. HARBOR PILOTS. All harbor pilots shall promptly transmit...

Section 66.306. Enforcement - Sec. 66.306. ENFORCEMENT. All law enforcement agencies of the state,...

Section 66.307. Political Asylum - Sec. 66.307. POLITICAL ASYLUM. No crew member or master seeking...

Section 66.308. Penalty - Sec. 66.308. PENALTY. A captain, master, or owner of an...