Tex. Parks & Wild. Code Section 47.052
Penalty


(a)

A person who fails to comply with or who violates a provision of Section 47.003(a) of this code commits an offense that is a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(b)

The department may seize boats, nets, seines, trawls, or other tackle in the possession of a person violating the sections listed in Subsection (a) of this section and hold them until after the trial of the person.

(c)

Violations of the above sections may also be enjoined by the attorney general by suit filed in a district court in Travis County.

(d)

If it is shown at the trial of the defendant for a violation of Section 47.008 (Menhaden Boat Licenses), 47.016 (Menhaden Fish Plant License), or 47.038 (Seines or Nets for Menhaden) of this code that he has been convicted within five years before the trial date of a violation of the section for which he is being prosecuted, on conviction he shall be punished for a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 550, ch. 260, art. 4, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1979; Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1399, ch. 623, Sec. 11, eff. Aug. 27, 1979; Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 970, ch. 229, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1983; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 34, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 827, Sec. 5, eff. Aug. 26, 1985; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 723, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.

Source: Section 47.052 — Penalty, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.­47.­htm#47.­052 (accessed Mar. 23, 2024).

47.001
Definitions
47.002
General Commercial Fisherman’s License
47.004
Resident Fishing Guide License
47.005
Nonresident Fishing Guide License
47.006
License Fee
47.007
Commercial Fishing Boat License
47.008
Menhaden Boat Licenses
47.009
Wholesale Fish Dealer’s License
47.010
Wholesale Truck Dealer’s Fish License
47.011
Retail Fish Dealer’s License
47.012
Purchase of Aquatic Products by Restaurant Owner, Operator, or Employee
47.013
Retail Dealer’s Truck License
47.014
Bait Dealer’s License
47.016
Menhaden Fish Plant License
47.017
Renewal of Fish Plant License
47.018
Interstate Transportation
47.019
Exclusive Economic Zone
47.031
Expiration of Licenses
47.032
Refusal of License
47.033
Display of License
47.034
Aquatic Product Size
47.035
Prima Facie Evidence
47.037
Inspection
47.038
Seines or Nets for Menhaden
47.039
Seasons
47.040
Refusal to Show License
47.041
Commercial License Buyback Subaccount
47.051
Penalty
47.052
Penalty
47.053
Penalty
47.055
Disposition of Funds
47.071
Finfish License Management Program
47.072
Definition
47.073
Finfish License Management Review Board
47.074
Licensing
47.075
License Fee
47.076
License Renewal
47.077
Limit on Number of Licenses Held
47.078
Expiration of License
47.079
License Transfer
47.080
License Suspension and Revocation
47.081
License Buyback
47.082
Line Limits
47.083
Crab Traps
47.084
Program Administration
47.085
Disposition of Funds
47.086
Proclamation
47.0091
Purchase of Aquatic Products by Wholesale Fish Dealers
47.0111
Purchase of Aquatic Products by Retail Fish Dealers
47.0121
Unlawful Commercial Sale or Purchase of Aquatic Products
47.0181
Aquatic Product Transportation Invoices
47.0182
Aquatic Product Shipping Requirements
47.0183
Transportation of Aquatic Products

Accessed:
Mar. 23, 2024

§ 47.052’s source at texas​.gov