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*1 OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF TEXAS AUSTIN

GROVER SELLERS ATTORNEY GCN~AL

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“SeO. a. Tt ah021 be unlwful for my poraon to take rrw pub118 rroah watara anA retala, pl8oe in any c+ontnlner, boat, oreol, lln-box or on ray Slrb-atrlngar any 18r@-mmtb blaok braa, amall-moutla bs08, or any sub-•pooloo OS I&r@ blmk bms, 8pott& mouth blaok bass, 6salZ-roubb blvok Bra@, l gott.4 beal), tb8t 10 looo Wkon l ovon (T) inehso in lOn@tb.

Ymo. 3. n aball b8 anlarful for any i?woon la any one dry to ostab and rataln, or to pla@o 011 or in any Aevioa of ooatainer for bolAlDa l ano rblle ha io $?lrbln@, aor iLab tbet la taken froan th. publio irrnh ratora oi bbla atata in l xmaa of thciollor lez@b than eleven (11) iaabea; whit0 baaa, trantp tlv8 (83); blue aotfl8h,~dt8n~ol aatil8b anA JOUW QatSl#h, singly or ln;tbr l IgOg8tU, t~Ontpfiv0 (P5): orapple or white paroh, twaaty-fin (es).

YMO. 4. any permn rho violits my prO+lOlOnU of tbi8 Act, u$mn conviotlon aball be finaA in a upt not 1008 than Five [ti.OCr) Dollar*, nor roar than $iity (.$BO.OO) Dollaru.

615

repeal Chapter 213, Bouae Ml1 No. 654, Regular Saaalon, 48th Legislature, or regulation8 rada tbnreunder to aomrn the taking or rm in Lab Texoma, whioh ia tba body OS water lmpou11406 by the dam at Ueniaon, T~IPIO.~ (mphaaia oura) as amendad in 1941, read

fLrtlolaa981 and 95%-l, respeotlrsly as follows:

'Art. 951. Warah and April closed to ealaaa and

artlfloial bait

"IIt shall be unlawful for any perma to oatoh any ri0b in tka rn0b ratarr or tbla statb, with any a&m or.mt other than mlnnow alna, nut ax- oaabing twenty ieat in length, or to Arag any wlna, exorpt euoh speolfled minnow realm, or to sat any net, in the rraah waters or tbla Btato during tha months OS March and April, or to flab with uq artlfloial bait or any kinA Ln~the treah watmra of thie $tato during the montha of Uuroh anA April. Anypermn~lolating any of tbo p~~vlaloaa OS this Artlolo aim11 be doomed guilty of a mladuuumr and ahall be upon aomlotlon tlnad a sum of not 1000 than twanty ($SiO.OO) Aollare aor aora tbna OJW hundrad ($100.00) dollar@. This artlo~e -11 not apply to any utlflolal lake, pond or pool, owned by any person, flra, corporation, olty OF twa, that deea not have aa' it8 aourm of wedof supply a river or orwk or ia not aubjeot to ovar- flowiroma rlMror aree&~

*Art. 9sm.4-+& Ragulatlng flahlngfnDlmmlt4inA

ether o&intloa

‘s40li10n’l. Any and all peranna shall bo per- mitted to take OP oa~toh auokera, buffalo, aarp, shad, or gar during the maths or July, Augurit, Saptembar, and Oatobar in ar:y of the f'mah water or Boa ue

walmlt~ zevala, Yadlna, UvalAa, Dawintb, ltan, Csryell Gonzales, Umr, Ball, Brown k&i cOlll& Wagson, arillaapl*, gbndal.L, &awl, Umble, tilla, ~Ief'feraon, Blaaoo, Llann, moon, YoWooh, San Saba, ~oolca, Denton, +anga, Sfitahall, Fisher, Nolan, Chambem, Travis,,%rdin kmpaaaa, ynnnln, Burn&, afllinmeon, Andy rarksr dountles with a eelne net, the mashas ai which shall not ba *4 lees than rim lnoh qupn, and any and all pmxme &hall be pertelttd to tab or oatoh euokere, buf- falo, oarp, ahad; or gar with wire, cope, or g& at any time ot the year, ~royided howover, that a&y base, orappie or white peroh, oatfieh. peroh, bream, or trout oaught by the above-mentioned nrsthode ehall bo ismediately released in tha vmtwe from ~Woh they are oaught. M asended Aote lW1, 47th.UIg., p. 893, 6h. 884, I l.

q360. 8. 3t aim11 bm unlawful r0r any perron any base, arappis white to have in poeeoeelon peroh, oatfieh, pssoh, bream or trout at t&4 time that euoh pereon ha8 in poeeeeeion any euoiere, buffalo oar ehad or gar taken by a&hods por- mitted Ll the Aot.

*mo. a. It ehall be unlawful for ani perran t4 have In ereeion any bare, erapple or whit0 peroh, oatr eh, per&h breuu or trout r might alo ueiw a ecrlns of sot i.88 then one fixah equara moeh or wing w&m rope.or gig for the purporcr of taking auokere, buffalo, o abad or gar from any of the Smmh mterii of mentioned 32 0ounti.e la seotlon 1.

rseo. 4. Any pbreon rtolatiag any of the gro- vielone in seoti4ae 1, B and S OS t-hi8 Arti ehall be 68-d &lty aI' a mledmeanfm aml upon oenviotlon shall be fined in any cum not 1088 than Ten ($lO.OO) Dollar8 nor mar5 thmn Oiu Enndmd ()lOO.OO) Boilare. Fro,rlded that this Aot ehall not apply to that;@ 0rQk.w0n oounty draimd by the fributarle&~& tha Eo8qua River, rhioh shall be oontrelled by thcprorielone of Eoueo Bill Ho.

OOIjn (Aeta 1~1, 4,8&d Leg., ~0. L., p. 104, Oh. 671 The x&elatSv3 lnteat, apparent Srom the .Ltagtiqe of the above eaphaeloed eeotbme, wkmn~ oonetrued in rolatlon to Artlolse 951 and 95W.-T, Vernon*8 &notated Pwml Qode, doer not appear to repeal raid @ticlee in their eatirety. Rather the Intention OS tim Leglelature soeme to be to pro- rlda for an open year found eeaeon on fmeh water fish. HW- ever, in all other retrpeots lOoal,’ gmsral 4c egselill lore as they now etand amended by Sootlon 5, ooatlnue lq for00 and rtmaln applioable to the prtiaulrr 6ouRtiee. *5 therardre, that a MIW my be ueed It eecme oltir

under ArtifW8 951 md &L-P at any time during the year to Sreeh water rleh, ,a0 long a8 there 18 oa~lglianoe with take euoh other reetrlstlone a8 are plaoed 40. their uee by the of thie etate. IAtWS

AOOOrdingly, it 1s the opinion of this QeparUaent both of your quoetione, ae rtated, ehould be anewered in that the aftlrmetAv8.

Your8 very truly ATTCRHBY GgWRAL Olr TltXkS