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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the possession of fish in the tidal water of this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 46.001, Parks and Wildlife Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 46.001. PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) No person may fish in the |
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public water of this state, or unload in this state fish or other |
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aquatic life taken for sporting purposes from waters managed by the |
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Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council established under the |
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Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act [of 1976] |
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(16 U.S.C. Section 1801 et seq.), unless the person [he] has |
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acquired a fishing license issued under this subchapter, except as |
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provided by Sections 46.0012 and 46.002. The commission by rule may |
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prescribe requirements relating to possessing a license required by |
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this subchapter. |
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(b) A person in a vessel on tidal water may not possess fish |
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taken for sporting purposes unless the person holds a fishing |
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license issued under this subchapter, except as provided by |
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Sections 46.0012 and 46.002. In this subsection, "tidal water" has |
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the meaning assigned by Section 47.001. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |