§ 66.003. PLACING EXPLOSIVES OR HARMFUL SUBSTANCES IN WATER.
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(a) No person may place in the water of this state an explosive, poison, or other substance or thing deleterious to fish.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to the use of explosives necessary for construction purposes when the use is authorized in writing by the department.
(c) Repealed by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 110, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
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