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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 82(R)

House Bill 1806

House Author:  Flynn

Effective:  5-21-11

Senate Sponsor:  Hegar


            House Bill 1806 amends the Parks and Wildlife Code to expand the applicability of a provision relating to fraud in freshwater fishing tournaments to include saltwater fishing tournaments.  The bill makes it an offense if, with the intent to affect the outcome of a fishing tournament, a person alters the length or weight of a fish for the purpose of representing that the fish as entered in the tournament was that length or weight when caught or enters a fish in the tournament that was taken in violation of any provision of the Parks and Wildlife Code or a proclamation or regulation of the Parks and Wildlife Commission.