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Texas Parks and Wildlife Code - Chapter 77 ShrimpLegal Research Home > Texas Lawyer > Parks and Wildlife Code > Texas Parks and Wildlife Code - Chapter 77 Shrimp In this chapter: (1) "Coastal water" means all the salt water of this state, including that portion of the Gulf of Mexico within the jurisdiction ... (a) License fees provided in this chapter are a privilege tax on catching, buying, selling, unloading, transporting, or handling shrimp within the jurisdiction of this ... Money received for licenses issued under this chapter or fines for violations of this chapter shall be remitted to the department by the 10th day ... (a) The department shall conduct continuous research and study of: (1) the supply, economic value, environment, and reproductive characteristics of the various economically important species ... (a) Using the shrimp management plan required by Section 77.007 and the research conducted under Section 77.004, the department shall comprehensively study shrimp resources, including ... (a) The commission by proclamation may regulate the catching, possession, purchase, and sale of shrimp. A proclamation issued under this section must contain findings by ... No person may operate in the coastal water without obtaining the appropriate license, if required, as prescribed in this chapter. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. ... (a) An authorized employee of the department shall take the count of shrimp in the presence of the person possessing the shrimp. (b) The employee ... Shrimp found to be of legal size under this chapter may subsequently be graded for size for packaging, processing, or sale. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., ... (a) No person who is using a trawl for the purpose of taking shrimp may retain a redfish, speckled sea trout, or lightning whelk, also ... (a) A person who violates a provision of this chapter except Section 77.024 or 77.061(a)(1) or who violates a regulation adopted under this chapter commits ... Each day on which a violation occurs constitutes a separate offense. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. ... (a) When a vessel is involved in a violation of this chapter, the captain of the vessel shall be considered primarily responsible for the violation. ... No person whose license has been forfeited may do business without a new license or possess another license for the period of forfeiture. Acts 1975, ... Except as provided in Article 12.05, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1965, as amended, an indictment or information for a violation of this chapter may be ... (a) No person may operate a commercial bay shrimp boat for the purpose of catching or assisting in catching shrimp and other edible aquatic products ... (a) No person may operate a commercial bait-shrimp boat for the purpose of catching or assisting in catching shrimp for use as bait only and ... (a) No person may operate a commercial gulf shrimp boat for catching or assisting in catching shrimp and other edible aquatic products from the outside ... (a) No captain of a licensed commercial shrimp boat may operate a licensed commercial shrimp boat while catching or attempting to catch shrimp from the ... (a) The holder of a commercial shrimp boat license may sell only the catch of shrimp from the vessel to which the commercial shrimp boat ... (a) An applicant for a commercial shrimp boat license, which is not a renewal of the previous year's license, issued under this subchapter must submit ... (a) All licenses issued under the authority of Chapter 77 of this code are valid only during the yearly period for which they are issued ... A commercial gulf shrimp boat license issued under this subchapter may be transferred on the application of the licensee from a boat that has been ... (a) A commercial shrimp boat license issued under this subchapter must be a sign or emblem at least 32 square inches in size and be ... (a) A person holding a commercial shrimp boat license under this subchapter is not required to obtain a commercial fishing boat license under Section 47.007 ... (a) No person may engage in business as a bait-shrimp dealer unless he has obtained a bait-shrimp dealer's license from the department for each bait ... (a) The department shall issue a bait-shrimp dealer's license only after it has determined that the applicant for the license is a bona fide bait-shrimp ... (a) The holder of a bait-shrimp dealer's license may sell, purchase, and handle shrimp, minnows, fish, and other forms of aquatic life for sale or ... A bait-shrimp dealer's license is not required for: (1) grocery stores in coastal counties which do not unload or purchase shrimp directly from commercial bait-shrimp ... (a) No person may possess or have on board a boat in coastal water an individual bait-shrimp trawl unless the owner of the trawl has ... Text of section effective until September 1, 2007 (a) Fees for licenses issued under Sections 77.031 and 77.035 may not be increased by more ... (a) Except as specifically provided in this subchapter, no person may catch shrimp in outside water: (1) from June 1 to July 15, both dates ... Based on sound biological data, the commission may change the opening and closing dates of the June 1 to July 15 closed season to provide ... (a) Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, § 130, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. (b) When restrictions are imposed on either or both the ... (a) Repealed by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 217, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. (b) The department may negotiate reciprocal agreements with another state ... Minimum size restrictions as provided in Chapter 77, Parks and Wildlife Code, as amended, do not apply to shrimp taken from outside waters when: (1) ... For the purposes of promoting efficiency and economic stability in the shrimping industry and of conserving economically important shrimp resources, the department shall implement a ... (a) After August 31, 1995, the department may not issue a new commercial bay or bait shrimp boat license unless the person seeking to obtain ... (a) Except as provided by this section, a commercial bay or bait shrimp boat license may not be transferred from one person to another before ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), no person may hold or directly or indirectly control more than four commercial bay and four commercial bait ... The commission may set a fee for the transfer of a commercial bay or bait shrimp boat license. The amount of the transfer fee may ... (a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a vessel licensed as a commercial bay or bait shrimp boat may not: (1) have an engine that ... (a) The executive director, after notice and the opportunity for a hearing, may suspend a commercial bay or bait shrimp boat license if the license ... (a) The holders of commercial bay and bait shrimp boat licenses shall elect a shrimp license management review board of nine members. (b) A member ... (a) The department shall implement a license buyback program as part of the shrimp license management program established by this subchapter. (b) The commission by ... (a) The shrimp license buyback account is a separate account in the general revenue fund. The account consists of money deposited to the account under ... (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 ... Not later than January 1, 1999, the department shall report to the governor and each member of the legislature an overview of the administration and ... A proclamation of the commission under this subchapter prevails over any conflicting provision of this chapter to the extent of the conflict. Added by Acts ... The department shall implement a gulf shrimp license moratorium program to promote efficiency and economic stability in the gulf shrimping industry. Added by Acts 2005, ... (a) After August 31, 2005, the department may not issue or renew a commercial gulf shrimp boat license unless the person seeking to obtain or ... (a) The holders of commercial gulf shrimp boat licenses shall elect a gulf shrimp license moratorium review board of nine members. (b) A member of ... (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 ... (a) Not later than January 1, 2010, the department shall report to an advisory committee appointed by the presiding officer of the commission to address ... Texas Lawyers
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