Texas Agriculture Code 134.020 – Exotic Species
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(a) The Parks and Wildlife Commission shall adopt rules regulating the importation, possession, propagation, and sale of harmful or potentially harmful exotic species by an aquaculturist.
(b) The Parks and Wildlife Commission, after consulting with the commissioner and an individual designated by the chairman of the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System, shall determine and publish a list of harmful or potentially harmful exotic species that an aquaculturist may not import, possess, or sell as part of the person‘s aquaculture activities.
Terms Used In Texas Agriculture Code 134.020
- Department: means the Department of Agriculture. See Texas Agriculture Code 1.003
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) An aquaculturist may not release in public water harmful or potentially harmful exotic species except as provided by § 66.007, Parks and Wildlife Code.
(d) The Parks and Wildlife Department shall enforce the rules adopted under this section.