Sec. 12.019. PENALTIES. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, a person who violates Section 12.015, 12.017, or 12.504 of this code or a regulation adopted under Section 12.015 of this code commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
(b) If it is shown at the trial of the defendant for a violation of Section 12.017 of this code that he has been convicted within five years before the trial date of a violation of that section, on conviction he shall be punished for a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
(c) A person who violates Section 12.505 of this code commits an offense that is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department
Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife
Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties
Section 12.001. General Duties
Section 12.0011. Resource Protection
Section 12.004. List of Fees and Fines
Section 12.005. Funds in Lieu of Taxes
Section 12.006. Publications on Wildlife Values and Management
Section 12.007. Voluntary Contribution to Fund for Veterans' Assistance
Section 12.0075. Organ Donor Registry Information
Section 12.008. Leasing of Grazing or Farming Rights: Sale of Products
Section 12.010. Nuisance or Noxious Aquatic Vegetation Program
Section 12.011. Teaching Equipment
Section 12.012. Recreational Water Safety Video
Section 12.013. Power to Take Wildlife; Fish
Section 12.015. Regulation of Fish, Shellfish, and Aquatic Plants
Section 12.017. Damaging Markers
Section 12.018. Acceptance and Disposition of Gifts
Section 12.024. Water Permit Responsibilities
Section 12.025. Technical Guidance to Landowners
Section 12.0251. Disclosure of Information Collected During Technical Guidance to Private Landowner
Section 12.026. Multiple Use of Land
Section 12.027. Adoption of Emergency Rules
Section 12.028. Powers and Duties Regarding Texas Water Trust