{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-66.102","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.102","heading":"PLACING PROHIBITED DEVICES IN PUBLIC WATER.","body":"A device designed to catch fish or other aquatic wildlife resources that is placed in the public fresh water of this state in violation of a law or commission proclamation is a nuisance, and a game warden or other peace officer shall confiscate and dispose of the device as provided by Section 12.1104 or 12.1105, as applicable. A game warden or other peace officer is immune from liability for the destruction of devices found in violation of this section.\nActs 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 23, ch. 9, art. I, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 34 (S.B. 599), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE","TITLE 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION","SUBTITLE B. HUNTING AND FISHING","CHAPTER 66. FISH AND AQUATIC PLANTS","SUBCHAPTER B. FRESH WATER FISHING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.66.htm#66.102","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:32Z","sha256":"812151541fad982fb954498cea7de33f1b6c1654c11217746b53aaa891deec24","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-66.024","next":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-66.109"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}