Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 12.303 : PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE — PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT — POWERS AND DUTIES CONCERNING WILDLIFE — RECOVERY BY THE STATE FOR VALUE OF FISH, SHELLFISH, REPTILE, AMPHIBIAN, BIRD, OR ANIMAL — Civil Suit for Recovery of Value TEXT PDF (a) The attorney general or the county attorney of the county in which the violation occurred may bring a civil suit under this subchapter in the name of the state to recover the value of each fish, shellfish, reptile, amphibian, bird, or animal unlawfully killed, caught, taken, possessed, or injured. (b) A suit under this section shall be brought in the county in which the violation occurred, except that the attorney general may bring suit in Travis County. Tex. Parks and Wild. § 12.303 Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 73, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 34, eff. 9/1/1985.