Texas § 77.035 COMMERCIAL GULF SHRIMP BOAT LICENSE.

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§ 77.035 — COMMERCIAL GULF SHRIMP BOAT LICENSE.

Texas § 77.035

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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code Code Ann. § 77.035 (2026).

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Sec. 77.035. COMMERCIAL GULF SHRIMP BOAT LICENSE.

(a)Except as permitted under Section 77.034 , no person may operate a commercial gulf shrimp boat for catching or assisting in catching shrimp and other edible aquatic products from the outside water, or have on board a boat, or unload, or allow to be unloaded at a port or point in this state, shrimp and other edible aquatic products caught or taken from the outside water or from salt water outside the state without having been previously unloaded in some other state or foreign country, unless the owner of the boat has obtained a commercial gulf shrimp boat license.

(b)The fee for a commercial gulf shrimp boat license is $250 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.

(c)The fee for a commercial gulf shrimp boat licens

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Sec. 77.035. COMMERCIAL GULF SHRIMP BOAT LICENSE. (a) Except as permitted under Section 77.034 , no person may operate a commercial gulf shrimp boat for catching or assisting in catching shrimp and other edible aquatic products from the outside water, or have on board a boat, or unload, or allow to be unloaded at a port or point in this state, shrimp and other edible aquatic products caught or taken from the outside water or from salt water outside the state without having been previously unloaded in some other state or foreign country, unless the owner of the boat has obtained a commercial gulf shrimp boat license.
(b) The fee for a commercial gulf shrimp boat license is $250 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.
(c) The fee for a commercial gulf shrimp boat license for a boat that is not numbered under Chapter 31 of this code or does not have a certificate of documentation issued by the United States Coast Guard that lists an address in Texas for the boat owner or other criteria established by the commission is $1,000 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.

Legislative History

Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1213, ch. 456, Sec. 13(h), eff. Sept. 1, 1975; Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1338, ch. 277, Sec. 50, eff. Sept. 1, 1983; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 2, Sec. 70, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 633, Sec. 6, eff. June 14, 1985; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 621, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 365, Sec. 27, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 931, Sec. 74, eff. June 16, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1151 (H.B. 1260 ), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017.