Texas § 43.856 OFFENSE.

Texas Statutes

§ 43.856 — OFFENSE.

Texas § 43.856

Code PWParks and Wildlife Code

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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code Code Ann. § 43.856 (2026).

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Sec. 43.856. OFFENSE.

(a)Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c), a person who violates this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(b)A person who violates Section 43.853 or a rule adopted to implement Section 43.853 commits an offense that is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(c)If it is shown at the trial of the defendant for a violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter that the defendant has engaged in a commercial activity without holding a required permit and the defendant has been previously convicted of a violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter, on conviction the defendant shall be punished for a Class B Parks and Wildlife

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Sec. 43.856. OFFENSE. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c), a person who violates this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
(b) A person who violates Section 43.853 or a rule adopted to implement Section 43.853 commits an offense that is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
(c) If it is shown at the trial of the defendant for a violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter that the defendant has engaged in a commercial activity without holding a required permit and the defendant has been previously convicted of a violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter, on conviction the defendant shall be punished for a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
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Legislative History

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1159 (H.B. 12 ), Sec. 41, eff. April 1, 2008. Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 340 (H.B. 2326 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.