Texas Parks And Wildlife Code Title 5, Chapter 78 - Mussels, Clams, And Crabs

SUBCHAPTER A MUSSELS AND CLAMS

• Texas Section 78.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Commercial purposes" includes sale, barter, or exchange, or any other commercial use. (2) "Mussels and clams" includes all freshwater and marine...
• Texas Section 78.002 - License Required; Fees
  (a) No person may take any mussels, clams, or their shells from the public water of the state for commercial purposes without a resident or...
• Texas Section 78.003 - Shell Buyer License
  (a) No person may purchase for commercial use mussel or clam shells that have been taken from the public water of the state without a...
• Texas Section 78.004 - Export Fee
  The commission may charge a fee of three cents a pound or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more, for mussels or...
• Texas Section 78.005 - Exemption For Personal Use And Consumption
  A person who possesses a valid fishing license or who is a resident and is exempt from licensing requirements under Section 46.002 of this code...
• Texas Section 78.006 - Regulation Of Taking, Possession, Purchase, And Sale Of Mussels And Clams
  (a) The commission by proclamation may regulate the taking, possession, purchase, and sale of mussels and clams. A proclamation issued under this section must contain...

SUBCHAPTER B CRAB LICENSE MANAGEMENT

• Texas Section 78.007 - Unlawful Acts
  A person who violates the provisions of this chapter commits a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch....
• Texas Section 78.101 - Crab License Management Program
  To promote efficiency and economic stability in the crabbing industry and to conserve economically important crab resources, the department shall implement a crab license management...
• Texas Section 78.102 - Definitions
  In this subchapter: (1) "Crab" means all species in the families Portunidae and Xanthidae. (2) "Commercial crab fishing" means pursuing, taking, attempting to take, or...
• Texas Section 78.103 - Crab License Management Review Board
  (a) The license holders under this chapter shall elect a crab license management review board with an odd number of members greater than four and...
• Texas Section 78.104 - Licensing
  (a) If the commission adopts one or more licenses to be issued under this subchapter, a person may not engage in commercial crab fishing without...
• Texas Section 78.105 - License Fee
  The fee for a license is $500, or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. All fees generated by the issuance of...
• Texas Section 78.106 - License Renewal
  A person seeking to renew a license established by this subchapter must have held the license during the preceding license year. Added by Acts 1997,...
• Texas Section 78.107 - Limit On Number Of Licenses Held
  (a) A person may not hold or directly or indirectly control more than three licenses issued under this subchapter other than an equipment license. (b)...
• Texas Section 78.108 - Expiration Of License
  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...
• Texas Section 78.109 - License Transfer
  (a) The commission by rule may set a fee for the transfer of a license. The amount of the fee may not exceed the amount...
• Texas Section 78.110 - License Suspension And Revocation
  (a) The executive director, after notice to a license holder and the opportunity for a hearing, may suspend or revoke a license if the license...
• Texas Section 78.111 - License Buyback
  (a) The department may implement a license buyback program as part of the crab license management program established by this subchapter. (b) The commission by...
• Texas Section 78.112 - Program Administration; Rules
  (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...
• Texas Section 78.113 - Disposition Of Funds
  Money received for a license issued under this subchapter or fines for violations of this subchapter shall be remitted to the department by the 10th...
• Texas Section 78.114 - Proclamation; Procedures
  Subchapter D, Chapter 61, and Sections 61.054 and 61.055 apply to the adoption of proclamations under this subchapter. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch....
• Texas Section 78.115 - Crab Traps; Removal Of Abandoned Traps
  (a) In this section, "abandoned crab trap" means a crab trap located in the public water of this state that is designated as abandoned by...

Last modified: September 28, 2016