Sec. 47.008. MENHADEN BOAT LICENSES. (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 has acquired a Class A menhaden boat license.
(b) A boat may not be used for the purpose of assisting in catching menhaden in tidal water unless the owner of the boat has acquired a Class B menhaden boat license.
(c) The license fee for each Class A menhaden boat is $2,000 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more, for each yearly period.
(d) The commission shall set the license fee for each Class B menhaden boat for each yearly period in an amount not to exceed $50.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2542, ch. 676, art. 1, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1981; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 2, Sec. 41, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 365, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 27, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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