{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-66.216","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.216","heading":"POSSESSION OF HEADED OR TAILED FISH.","body":"(a) No person may possess a finfish of any species taken from coastal water, except broadbill swordfish, shark, or king mackerel, that has the head removed unless the fish has been finally processed and delivered to the final destination or to a certified wholesale or retail dealer.\n(b) No person may possess a finfish of any species taken from coastal water, except broadbill swordfish or king mackerel, that has the tail removed unless the fish has been finally processed and delivered to the final destination or to a certified wholesale or retail dealer.\nAdded by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 376, ch. 153, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1981. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 73, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1254 (H.B. 1579), Sec. 1, eff. July 1, 2016.","path":["PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE","TITLE 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION","SUBTITLE B. HUNTING AND FISHING","CHAPTER 66. FISH AND AQUATIC PLANTS","SUBCHAPTER C. SALTWATER FISHING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.66.htm#66.216","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:32Z","sha256":"01e4fb4be75b625073b671c1de05a792a04ed238464228e42b359046b81988ef","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-66.215","next":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-66.2161"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}