Sec. 12.001. GENERAL DUTIES. (a) The department shall administer the laws relating to game, fish, oysters, and marine life, as set out in this code.
(b) The department may:
(1) collect and enforce the payment of all taxes, licenses, fines, and forfeitures due to the department;
(2) inspect all products required to be taxed by the laws relating to game, fish, oysters, and marine life and verify the weights and measures of the products;
(3) examine on request all streams, lakes, and ponds for the purpose of stocking with fish best suited to the locations;
(4) manage the propagation and distribution of fish in state fish hatcheries; and
(5) manage the propagation and distribution of birds and game in state reservations.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
Section: 12.001 12.0011 12.003 12.004 12.005 12.006 12.007 12.008 12.010 12.011 12.012 12.013 12.015 12.017 12.018 NextLast modified: September 28, 2016