A person who kills, catches, takes, possesses, or injures any fish, shellfish, reptile, amphibian, bird, or animal in violation of this code or a proclamation or regulation adopted under this code is liable to the state for the value of each fish, shellfish, reptile, amphibian, bird, or animal unlawfully killed, caught, taken, possessed, or injured.
Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 12.301
LIABILITY FOR VALUE OF FISH, SHELLFISH, REPTILE, AMPHIBIAN, BIRD, OR ANIMAL
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Chambers-Liberty Cntys. Navigation Dist. v. State (2016)
Most recently applied in in Re Sustainable Texas Oyster Resource Management, L.L.C. (May 2019)
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 34, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.