Except as exempted by these rules it is unlawful for any person to:

1. (1) catch for sale, sell or offer for sale nongame fish taken from the public fresh water of the state without a valid permit issued by the department authorizing that activity;
2. (2) engage in activities authorized by the permit and fail to show on demand to a game warden or other authorized department employee a valid permit authorizing that activity;
3. (3) to retain or possess any game fish or nongame fish not listed in a valid permit while engaged in activities authorized by the permit;
4. (4) to fail to immediately return to the water any fish not listed in the permit caught while engaged in activities authorized by the permit; or
5. (5) violate any provision of the permit.

Source Note:The provisions of this §57.379 adopted to be effective January 2, 1997, 21 TexReg 12417.