Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 12.303 · Subchapter D. RECOVERY BY THE STATE FOR VALUE OF FISH, SHELLFISH, REPTILE, AMPHIBIAN, BIRD, OR ANIMAL
CIVIL SUIT FOR RECOVERY OF VALUE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The attorney general or the county attorney of the county in which the violation occurred may bring a civil suit under this subchapter in the name of the state to recover the value of each fish, shellfish, reptile, amphibian, bird, or animal unlawfully killed, caught, taken, possessed, or injured.
(b) A suit under this section shall be brought in the county in which the violation occurred, except that the attorney general may bring suit in Travis County.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 73, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.12.htm
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