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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.001

GENERAL DUTIES

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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.001, GENERAL DUTIES, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/565790
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(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.