2003S0506-1 03/05/03


By:  Lindsay                                                      S.B. No. 1790


A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to prohibiting the use of certain live bait in saltwater 
fishing; providing a penalty.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 66, Parks and Wildlife 
Code, is amended by adding Section 66.207 to read as follows:
	Sec. 66.207.  CROAKER AS LIVE BAIT.  (a)  A person may not 
engage in fishing using for bait croaker that is less than 10 inches 
in length.  A person who violates this section is subject to the 
penalty provided in Section 66.218.
	(b)  In this section, "croaker" means a fish of the 
Sciaenidae family and includes Atlantic croaker (Micropogonias 
undulatus), American stardrum (Stellifer lanceolatus), spot 
croaker (Leiostomus xanthurus), and sand weakfish (Cynoscion 
arenarius).
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.