Section 69.20 - Application(a) Rules under this subchapter establish guidelines for measuring the monetary value of each individual of any species of aquatic life or wildlife: (1) unlawfully killed, caught, taken, possessed or injured in violation of the Parks and Wildlife Code or in violation of any regulation adopted under authority of the Parks and Wildlife Code; or(2) where a violation of the Texas Water Code is determined to be a proximate cause of injury to species normally taken for commercial or recreational purposes, or any species on which aquatic life or wildlife is directly dependent for food.(b) The values assigned to wildlife species or aquatic species, including any value added for endangered or threatened species and values of other species not listed but derived by application of these guidelines are prima facie evidence of damages recoverable for the unlawful catching, killing, possession, injury or taking of such species.31 Tex. Admin. Code § 69.20
The provisions of this §69.20 adopted to be effective October 7, 1996, 21 TexReg 9240; amended to be effective April 4, 2005, 30 TexReg 1953; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 41, October 9, 2020, TexReg 7268, eff. 10/12/2020