Tex. Parks & Wild. Code Section 66.012
Penalties


(a)

Except as otherwise provided by this section, a person who violates a provision of this subchapter or a rule adopted by the commission under this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(b)

A person who violates Section 66.003 (Placing Explosives or Harmful Substances in Water), 66.004 (Taking of Fish by Electric Shock Prohibited; Exception), 66.005 (Wilful Destruction of Boat, Seine, or Net), 66.006 (Possession of Illegal Fishing Devices)(c), 66.009 (Navigation Districts), 66.015 (Introduction of Fish, Shellfish, and Aquatic Plants), 66.021 (Protected Fish: Display of Documents), or 66.0091 (Fishing in Certain Man-made Waterways) of this code commits an offense that is a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(c)

An offense under Section 66.004 (Taking of Fish by Electric Shock Prohibited; Exception), 66.006 (Possession of Illegal Fishing Devices)(c), or 66.015 (Introduction of Fish, Shellfish, and Aquatic Plants) is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor if it is shown at the trial of a person for the offense that the person has been previously convicted one time of a violation of the same section.

(d)

An offense under Section 66.004 (Taking of Fish by Electric Shock Prohibited; Exception) or 66.015 (Introduction of Fish, Shellfish, and Aquatic Plants) is a Parks and Wildlife Code felony if it is shown at the trial of a person for the offense that the person has been previously convicted two or more times of a violation of the same section.

(e)

An offense under Section 66.007 (Exotic Harmful or Potentially Harmful Fish and Shellfish), 66.0072 (Exotic Harmful or Potentially Harmful Aquatic Plants), 66.020 (Sale and Purchase of Protected Fish)(f), or 66.020 (Sale and Purchase of Protected Fish)(g) or a proclamation adopted by the commission under those sections is a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor if it is shown at the trial of a person for the offense that the person has been previously convicted one time of a violation of the same section.

(f)

An offense under Section 66.007 (Exotic Harmful or Potentially Harmful Fish and Shellfish), 66.0072 (Exotic Harmful or Potentially Harmful Aquatic Plants), 66.020 (Sale and Purchase of Protected Fish)(f), or 66.020 (Sale and Purchase of Protected Fish)(g) or a proclamation adopted by the commission under those sections is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor if it is shown at the trial of a person for the offense that the person has been previously convicted two or more times of a violation of the same section.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 61, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 635, Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 1987; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 637, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 738, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 723, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 661 (S.B. 1480), Sec. 7, eff. June 17, 2011.

Source: Section 66.012 — Penalties, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.­66.­htm#66.­012 (accessed Mar. 23, 2024).

66.001
Definitions
66.002
Consent to Take Fish from Private Water
66.003
Placing Explosives or Harmful Substances in Water
66.004
Taking of Fish by Electric Shock Prohibited
66.005
Wilful Destruction of Boat, Seine, or Net
66.006
Possession of Illegal Fishing Devices
66.007
Exotic Harmful or Potentially Harmful Fish and Shellfish
66.008
Fishing from Bridge
66.009
Navigation Districts
66.011
Leaving Fish to Die
66.012
Penalties
66.013
Federal Grants
66.014
Identification of Vehicle Transporting Aquatic Products
66.015
Introduction of Fish, Shellfish, and Aquatic Plants
66.016
Commercial Fishing Regulations Applicable if Commercial Plates on Board
66.017
License, Tag, and Permit Expirations and Transfers
66.018
Crab Trap Tags
66.019
Statistical Reports
66.020
Sale and Purchase of Protected Fish
66.021
Protected Fish: Display of Documents
66.022
Purchase for Evidence
66.023
Fraud in Fishing Tournaments
66.024
Seagrass Plants
66.0071
Removal of Harmful Aquatic Plants
66.0072
Exotic Harmful or Potentially Harmful Aquatic Plants
66.0073
Rules Requiring Water to Be Drained
66.0091
Fishing in Certain Man-made Waterways
66.102
Placing Prohibited Devices in Public Water
66.109
Fish Ladders
66.110
Screens to Protect Fish
66.111
Sale and Purchase of Certain Fish
66.114
Game and Nongame Fish Defined: Commission Proclamation
66.115
Handfishing
66.121
Penalty
66.204
Vessels and Obstructions in Fish Passes
66.206
Trotline Tags
66.208
Commercial Joint Fishing Ventures
66.215
Tags for Noncommercial Nets and Seines
66.216
Possession of Headed or Tailed Fish
66.217
Finfish Research
66.218
Penalties
66.301
Definition
66.303
Prohibited Acts
66.304
Port Authorities and Navigation Districts
66.305
Harbor Pilots
66.306
Enforcement
66.307
Political Asylum
66.308
Penalty
66.2011
Red Drum and Speckled Sea Trout: Penalties
66.2012
Regulation of Commercial Uses of Redfish and Speckled Sea Trout
66.2161
Sale or Purchase of Shark Fins or Shark Fin Products

Accessed:
Mar. 23, 2024

§ 66.012’s source at texas​.gov