78R14691 SGA-D
By: Christian H.B. No. 1414
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1414:
By: Cook of Navarro C.S.H.B. No. 1414
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to commercial fishing of catfish in Toledo Bend Reservoir.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 66, Parks and Wildlife
Code, is amended by adding Section 66.120 to read as follows:
Sec. 66.120. CATFISH CAUGHT ON LOUISIANA SIDE OF TOLEDO
BEND RESERVOIR. (a) In this section, "commercial fisherman" has
the meaning assigned by Section 47.001.
(b) Any limits on the length, possession, or number of
catfish caught in this state by commercial fishermen do not apply to
catfish caught on the Louisiana side of the Toledo Bend Reservoir.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2003.