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Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 47.037

INSPECTION

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Santikos v. State (1992)

Most recently applied in Santikos v. State (June 1992)

Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff

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(a) No person who possesses or handles aquatic products for commercial purposes may refuse to allow an authorized employee of the department to inspect the aquatic products at the dealer's or handler's place of business during normal business hours.

(b) No commercial fisherman may refuse to allow an authorized employee of the department to inspect aquatic products handled by or in the possession of the commercial fisherman while the commercial fisherman is pursuing his trade or at a reasonable hour.

(c) This section does not authorize the search of a residence without a search warrant.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.