Texas Statutes
§ 77.014 — METHOD OF TAKING COUNT.
Texas § 77.014
JurisdictionTexas
Code PWParks and Wildlife Code
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Bluebook
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code Code Ann. § 77.014 (2026).
Text
Sec. 77.014. METHOD OF TAKING COUNT.
(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 shall select a minimum of three representative samples for each 1,000 pounds or fraction of 1,000 pounds of headless or heads-on shrimp being sampled.
(c)Each sample must weigh five pounds after draining at least three minutes.
(d)The count per pound for the sample is determined by dividing the number of specimens in the sample by five.
(e)The average count per pound for the entire quantity being sampled is determined by totalling the count per pound for each sample and dividing that total by the number of samples.
(f)The average count per pound as determined under this section is prima facie evidence of t
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Legislative History
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
Nearby Sections
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§ 77.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 77.002
LICENSE FEES.§ 77.003
DISPOSITION OF FUNDS.§ 77.004
RESEARCH PROGRAM.§ 77.011
LICENSE REQUIREMENT.§ 77.014
METHOD OF TAKING COUNT.§ 77.015
GRADATION AND PROCESSING.§ 77.020
PENALTY.§ 77.021
SEPARATE OFFENSE.§ 77.022
RESPONSIBILITY FOR VIOLATION.§ 77.024
OPERATION WITHOUT LICENSE.§ 77.025
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