Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1404 Page: 2 of 4
This text is part of the collection entitled: Texas Attorney General Opinions and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.
- Highlighting
- Highlighting On/Off
- Color:
- Adjust Image
- Rotate Left
- Rotate Right
- Brightness, Contrast, etc. (Experimental)
- Cropping Tool
- Download Sizes
- Preview all sizes/dimensions or...
- Download Thumbnail
- Download Small
- Download Medium
- Download Large
- High Resolution Files
- IIIF Image JSON
- IIIF Image URL
- Accessibility
- View Extracted Text
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
Hon. Robert M. Allen, page 2 (V-1404)
"From and after the effective date
of this Act all County Commissioners Courts
throughout the State of Texas may pay a
bounty not to exceed Five Dollars ($5) out
of the General Fund of the County for the
killing of all Jaguar, Cougar, Ocelot,
Jaguarondi, Bob Cat, Gray Wolf, Red Wolf,
Florida Wolf, Coyote, Javelina and Rattle-
snake. The Commissioners Courts shall have
authority to determine what animals are
predatory within said County and said Court
may further determine eligibility of persons
to whom bounties will be paid."
Article 190h, authorizing the commissioners'
courts to pay bounties for killing certain wild ani-
mals, does not include wild fox.
It is stated in 39 Tex. Jur. 188-189, Sta-
tutes, Sec. 100:
"The maxim Expressio unius est exclusio
alterius (the expression of one thing is ex-
clusive of another) is said to be a logical,
sensible and sound rule of construction; and
it has been frequently applied in the con-
struction of statutes as well as in the inter-
pretation of other documents. The maxim sig-
nifies that the express mention or enumeration
of one person, thing, consequence or class is
tantamount to an express exclusion of all
others. ....
Since Article 190h enumerates the animals
on which a bounty may be paid, bounties may not be
paid on the killing of animals not enumerated.
Article 1901, V.C.S., provides:
"Section 1. It shall be the duty of
the State Health Officer to determine and
define the boundaries of all areas of the
State in which foxes or other wild animals
infected with rabies exist in sufficient
numbers to be a menace to the health of
that area. Such determinations shall be
based upon a finding of fact by the State
Health Officer; providing further that the
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This text can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Text.
Texas. Attorney-General's Office. Texas Attorney General Opinion: V-1404, text, February 12, 1952; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth266222/m1/2/?q=%22Government+and+Law+-+Elected+Officials+-+Attorneys+General%22: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.