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Texas Parks and Wildlife Code - Chapter 47 Commercial Fishing LicensesLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Parks and Wildlife Code > Texas Parks and Wildlife Code - Chapter 47 Commercial Fishing Licenses In this chapter: (1) "Commercial fisherman" means a person who for pay or for the purpose of sale, barter, or exchange or any other commercial ... (a) No person may engage in business as a commercial fisherman unless he has obtained a general commercial fisherman's license. (b) The license fee for ... (a) No resident may engage in business as a fishing guide unless the resident has obtained a resident fishing guide license. (b) The commission may ... (a) No nonresident may engage in business as a fishing guide unless the nonresident has obtained a nonresident fishing guide license. (b) The commission may ... The license fee for resident, nonresident, freshwater, and saltwater guides is $75 or an amount for each guide type set separately by the commission, whichever ... (a) No person may use a vessel required to be numbered or registered under the laws of this state or the United States for the ... (a) A boat may not be used for the purpose of catching, storing, and transporting menhaden in tidal water unless the owner of the boat ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section, no person may engage in business as a wholesale fish dealer unless he has obtained ... No wholesale fish dealer may purchase for resale or receive for sale, barter, exchange, or any other commercial purpose any aquatic product from any person ... (a) The license fee for a wholesale truck dealer's fish license is $250 for each truck or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section, no person may engage in business as a retail fish dealer unless he has obtained ... No retail fish dealer may purchase for resale or receive for sale, barter, exchange, or any other commercial purposes any aquatic products from any person ... No restaurant owner, operator, or employee may purchase for consumption by the restaurant's patrons on the restaurant's premises any aquatic product from any person or ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section, a person may engage in the business of selling edible aquatic products from a motor ... (a) No person may engage in business as a bait dealer unless the person has obtained the appropriate bait dealer's license. (b) The license fee ... (a) No person may operate a menhaden fish plant unless he has obtained a menhaden fish plant license. (b) Applications for a menhaden fish plant ... The department shall renew a menhaden fish plant license on the application of the licensee and on the payment of a renewal fee of $50 ... (a) No person may bring into this state and deliver aquatic products for commercial purposes unless the person has obtained a wholesale fish dealer's license, ... (a) No person, except a commercial fisherman licensed to take aquatic products from Texas waters transporting the fisherman's own catch within this state, may transport ... (a) Each container of aquatic products shipped for commercial purposes must have a label attached to the outside listing the following information correctly stated and ... (a) A person transporting aquatic products for commercial purposes commits an offense if: (1) the person does not possess the license or a copy of ... (a) Any vessel operating in the exclusive economic zone that lands fish, shrimp, crabs, or other aquatic organisms in this state is required to be ... Text of section effective until September 1, 2007 (a) Fees for licenses issued under Sections 47.009, 47.011, and 47.013 may not be increased by ... (a) All licenses and permits issued under the authority of Chapter 47 of this code are valid only during the yearly period for which they ... No person owing the state any amount for a license or fee under a final judgment of a court may receive a license under this ... All licenses, except a tidal water commercial fisherman's license, commercial fishing boat license, menhaden boat license, and menhaden fish plant license, must be publicly displayed ... (a) No person engaged in business as a commercial fisherman or wholesale or retail fish dealer may possess in his place of business or on ... Proof of possession of any undersized or oversized fish in the place of business of any wholesale or retail fish dealer or on board any ... (a) No person who possesses or handles aquatic products for commercial purposes may refuse to allow an authorized employee of the department to inspect the ... (a) Nets or purse seines used for catching menhaden may not be: (1) less than one and one-half inch stretched mesh, excluding the bag; (2) ... (a) The commission may adopt rules setting open and closed seasons for the noncommercial taking of redfish and speckled sea trout. (b) No person may ... A person who is engaging in any act for which a license or permit is required by this chapter and who fails or refuses upon ... Except as provided by Section 47.052 of this code, a person who violates a provision of this chapter commits an offense that is a Class ... (a) A person who fails to comply with or who violates a provision of Section 47.003(a) of this code commits an offense that is a ... Money received for licenses issued under this chapter or fines paid for violations of this chapter, less allowable deductions, shall be sent to the department ... To promote efficiency and economic stability in the commercial finfish industry and to conserve economically important finfish resources, the department shall implement a finfish license ... In this subchapter, "license" means a commercial license issued in accordance with a proclamation under this subchapter that authorizes a person to engage in business ... (a) The license holders under this subchapter shall elect a finfish license management review board of nine members. (b) A majority of the members of ... (a) No person may engage in business as a commercial finfish fisherman unless the person has obtained a commercial finfish fisherman's license. (b) No person ... The fee for a commercial finfish fisherman's license issued under this subchapter is $300 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. ... A person seeking to renew a license established by this subchapter must have held the license during the preceding license year. Added by Acts 1999, ... (a) A person may not hold or directly or indirectly control more than three licenses issued under this subchapter. (b) A license issued to a ... A license required by this subchapter is valid only during the period for which it is issued without regard to the date on which the ... (a) The commission by rule may set a fee for the transfer of a license. The amount of the transfer fee may not exceed the ... (a) The executive director, after notice to a license holder and the opportunity for a hearing, may suspend a commercial finfish fisherman's license if: (1) ... (a) The department may implement a license buyback program for licenses issued under this subchapter as part of the finfish license management program established by ... (a) Not later than September 1, 2000, the commission by proclamation issued under this code shall authorize the holder of a commercial finfish fisherman's license ... (a) Not later than September 1, 2000, the commission by proclamation issued under this code shall authorize the holder of a commercial finfish fisherman's license ... (a) The executive director shall establish administrative procedures to carry out the requirements of this subchapter. (b) The commission shall adopt any rules necessary for ... Money received for a license issued under this subchapter and fines for violations of this subchapter shall be remitted to the department by the 10th ... Subchapter D, Chapter 61, and Sections 61.054 and 61.055 apply to the adoption of proclamations under this subchapter. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. ... Texas Lawyers
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