31 TAC § 57.970. Application and Delegation of Authority, DIVISION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 57 FISHERIES › 31 TAC § 57.970

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(a) This subchapter applies to:

(1) all persons and activities governed under the applicable provisions of Parks and Wildlife Code;

(2) all aquatic animal life, except otherwise provided; and

(3) all aquatic life caught in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and landed in this state for a recreational or commercial purpose.

(b) The executive director may, after notifying the Chairman of the Commission, adopt, repeal, or modify state coastal fisheries regulations in order to provide for consistency with federal regulations in the EEZ.

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