HB 70 52-0 (1951)
Author: Tufares, Deno Arthur
Relating to creating a nine member Game, Fish and Oyster Commission; dividing the State into nine districts to be numbered one to nine, inclusive, with one member from each district; providing for the appointment, compensation, bond, duties, and functions of the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission; and providing for an executive secretary, assistant executive secretary to be appointed by the Commission and providing for all necessary game and fish wardens, division heads and other employees of said Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission; providing a residence requirement; providing necessary appropriation out of the State Treasury.
HB 308 52-0 (1951)
Author: Steward, Jerry Alexander
Relating to amending the Penal Code relative to the disposition of fees from fines and penalties for Game, Fish and Oyster Commission law violations.
HB 609 52-0 (1951)
Author: Wood, Clifford W.
Relating to authorizing the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission of Texas to enter into cooperative agreements with the United States for the protection and management of wildlife resources on certain National Forest lands in Texas situated in Houston and Trinity Counties and to restock and protect same; prescribing penalty for violations of rules and regulations promulgated by said Commission and for other purposes.
SB 144 52-0 (1951)
Author: Moore, W.T. "Bill"
Relating to creating a nine member Game, Fish and Oyster Commission; dividing the State into nine districts to be numbered one to nine, inclusive, with one member from each district; providing for the appointment, compensation, bond, duties, and functions of the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission.
SB 277 52-0 (1951)
Author: Hudson, Hill D.
Relating to enabling the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission to sell or exchange sections or parcels of land in Brewster, Culberson or Hudspeth Counties.
SB 298 52-0 (1951)
Author: Carney, Howard A.
Relating to providing for the use, operation and management by the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission under its rules and regulations of land acquired by said Commission, including in such management authority to make disposition of timber and other plants and crops, make tenancy of rental agreements, sell or lease certain mineral rights, including restriction to directional drilling on fish hatchery land, grant certain rights-of-way or easements, when such disposals, sales and leases shall not adversely affect or will be beneficial to game and fish protection.
SB 463 52-0 (1951)
Author: Carney, Howard A. | et. al.
Relating to creating a nine member Game and Fish Commission; providing necessary appropriation out of the State Treasury.
HB 187 51-0 (1949)
Author: Walker, Miller B.
Relating to authorizing the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission to enter into cooperative agreements with the United States of America or any agency thereof to establish, maintain, operate and manage public hunting and fishing areas in national forests in Texas, to purchase, lease or acquire by gift title to or control of real property and thereon establish, maintain, manage and operate public hunting and fishing grounds; providing for expenditures under this act; repealing conflicting laws; containing severability clause.
HB 595 51-0 (1949)
Author: Jackson, Robert Hal | et. al.
Relating to enabling the Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission to exchange the Lake Dallas fish hatchery land for land below the proposed Garza-Little Elm Dam and to receive reimbursement for any expenses incurred in constructing a hatchery thereon.
HB 598 51-0 (1949)
Author: Ivey, Louis J. | et. al.
Relating to enabling the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission of the State of Texas to acquire solid units of land in Brewster, Hudspeth and Culberson Counties, by sale, exchange or purchase of land.
HB 774 51-0 (1949)
Author: Tufares, Deno Arthur | et. al.
Relating to creating a nine member Game, Fish and Oyster Commission; dividing the State into nine districts to be numbered one to nine inclusively with one member from each district; repealing all laws in conflict herewith; providing a saving clause.
HB 806 51-0 (1949)
Author: Horany, Sr., James Phillip "Jimmy"
Relating to providing for the removal and regulation of removal by the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission by crews or contracts of rough fish or turtles from the public fresh waters of this State; defining "rough fish"; repealing conflict laws or parts thereof.
SB 392 51-0 (1949)
Author: Carney, Howard A. | et. al.
Relating to amending a previous Act, making the Fame, Fish and Oyster Commission Board consist of nine instead of six members.
HB 182 50-0 (1947)
Author: Crosthwait, John L.
Relating to amending the Penal Code to provide for remittance of 80% of county court fines and penalties and 85% of justice court fines and penalties recovered in prosecution of laws which it is or may hereafter be the duty of the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission to enforce; repealing laws and parts of laws in conflict.
HB 308 50-0 (1947)
Author: Martin, Thomas Johnson "Tom"
Relating to amending certain Acts to authorize the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission to enforce the provisions thereof, relating to arresting persons found on enclosed lands of another; providing for the remission and deposit of 85% of all fines collected thereunder; repealing conflicting laws thereof.
HB 309 50-0 (1947)
Author: Martin, Thomas Johnson "Tom"
Relating to amending a previous Act, to make it the duty of the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission to enforce the provisions thereof, relating to arrests for shooting or discharging any gun, pistol, or firearm in, on, along or across any public road; repealing conflicting laws.
HB 417 50-0 (1947)
Author: Crawford, Carlton
Relating to making it unlawful to construct, maintain, or operate a causeway on or across any tidewaters in this State without a permit from the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission of the State of Texas; providing the appropriate penalties for a violation of any provision of this Act.
HB 558 50-0 (1947)
Author: Willis, Doyle
Relating to providing for the removal and regulation of removal by the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission by crews or contracts of rough fish or turtles from the public fresh waters of this state; providing for disposition and expenditure of money received from sales of rough fish and turtles hereunder; defining "rough fish"; repealing conflicting laws or parts thereof, local, general or special.
HB 563 50-0 (1947)
Author: Walker, Miller B.
Relating to authorizing the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission to enter into cooperative agreements with the United States of America or any agency thereof to establish, maintain, operate and manage public hunting and fishing areas in national forests in Texas; repealing conflicting laws; containing a severability clause.
HB 614 50-0 (1947)
Author: Walker, Miller B.
Relating to amending a previous Act, to increase the number of members of the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission to thirty-one (31) members; prescribing their eligibility and terms of office; providing the requirements for a quorum, and the time of meetings; repealing all laws and parts of laws in conflict.
SB 135 50-0 (1947)
Author: Carney, Howard A.
Relating to conferring regulatory powers upon the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission; providing penalties.
HB 872 49-0 (1945)
Author: Hartzog, Howard G. | et. al.
Relating to creating the Coastal Division of Game, Fish and Oyster Commission; giving the power and making it the duty of the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission to appoint an Executive Officer for the Division; providing that it may perform its duties through said officer; providing the effective date of the act; repealing all laws in conflict herewith.
HB 95 48-0 (1943)
Author: Manning, Rushing
Relating to authorizing the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission of Texas to enter into cooperative agreements with the United States for the protection and management of wildlife resources on certain national forest lands in Texas situated in the Counties of Angelina, Jaspar, Nacogdoches, San Augustine, Houston, Trinity, Sabine, Shelby, Montgomery, San Jacinto, and Walker and to restock and protect the same.
HB 331 48-0 (1943)
Author: Gilmer, Claud Henry
Relating to authorizing the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission to sell one-tenth acre of land situated in Kerr County, Texas.
HB 450 48-0 (1943)
Author: McLellan, Charles Samuel
Relating to directing the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission, on the basis of the fresh water fish supply in this State or in any area or body of water of same, to provide necessary authority for taking of such fish; providing suitable penalty for violating any provision of this Act.
HB 451 48-0 (1943)
Author: McLellan, Charles Samuel | et. al.
Relating to amending certain Acts so as to include mourning doves and other migratory game birds; defining migratory game birds, and providing for the issuance of permission by the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission governing the taking, possession and retention of the same.
SB 63 48-0 (1943)
Author: Ramsey, Ben
Relating to authorizing the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission of Texas to enter into co-operative agreements with the United States for the protection and management of wildlife resources on certain National Forest lands in Texas situated in the Counties of San Augustine and Sabine, and to re-stock and protect the same; prescribing penalty for violations of the rules and regulations promulgated by the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission.
HB 36 47-0 (1941)
Author: Alsup, Lon E.
Relating to making it the duty of the Game, Fish, and Oyster Commission to provide open season, bag limits and other regulations governing the taking of wild birds, mammals, and fresh water fish; providing certain penalties and the effective date of this Act.
HB 53 47-1 (1941)
Author: Manning, Rushing | et. al.
Relating to authorizing the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission of Texas to enter into cooperative agreements with the United States for the protection and management of wildlife resources on certain national forest lands in Texas situated in certain counties to restock and protect the same; prescribing penalty for violations of the rules and regulations promulgated by the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission.
HB 377 46-0 (1939)
Author: Harrell, Eugene F. | et. al.
Relating to repealing an Article of the Penal Code establishing the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission of Texas.
SB 418 46-0 (1939)
Author: Pace, Will D.
Relating to authorizing the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission to acquire by purchase lands, water rights, easements, rights-of-way and property of any person in this State.
HB 671 45-0 (1937)
Author: Hartzog, Howard G. | et. al.
Relating to creating the Coastal Division of Game, Fish and Oyster Commission; providing the effective date of this Act.
HB 175 44-0 (1935)
Author: Jefferson, Pat Curtis | et. al.
Relating to providing for the gathering of statistical information on the catch of the various marine products along the Texas Coast; providing a penalty.
HB 591 44-0 (1935)
Author: Jefferson, Pat Curtis
Relating to providing for the sale of State property purchased from funds appropriated to the State Game, Fish and Oyster Commission.
HB 749 42-0 (1931)
Author: Sanders, Phil L.
Relating to requiring the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission, with the approval of the Commissioners' Court of any County of the State of Texas, to set aside and designate portions of the public fresh water lakes, streams, creeks, rivers, lagoons and ponds of this State except Wichita, Clay, Baylor, and Wilbarger Counties, as fish sanctuaries for the propogation in their natural state of fresh water fish.
SB 120 42-0 (1931)
Author: Purl, George Clark
Relative to amending certain Acts relating to quarterly meetings of the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission.
SB 495 42-0 (1931)
Author: Neal, Mary Elizabeth "Margie"
Relating to requiring the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission to set aside and designate portions of the fresh water lakes, streams, creeks, rivers, lagoons and ponds of this state as fish sanctuaries for the propagation in their natural state of fresh water fish; prescribing penalties.
HB 100 41-0 (1929)
Author: Graves, William Thomas | et. al.
Relating to abolishing the office of Game, Fish and Oyster Commissioner and creating the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission.
House: Game & Fisheries
SB 83 41-0 (1929)
Author: Russek, Gus | et. al.
Relating to abolishing the office of Game, Fish and Oyster Commissioner and creating the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission.
SB 610 41-0 (1929)
Author: Pollard, Sr., Tomas (Thomas) Glover
Relating to providing that the State of Texas, through the Game, Fish and Oyster Commission, shall have the power, right and authority to condemn and appropriate to the use of the State land and water in Smith County, Texas for the purpose of erecting, constructing, enlarging and maintaining fish hatcheries.
