Tex. Parks & Wild. Code Section 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:

(1)

a Class A menhaden boat license; or

(2)

a Class C menhaden boat license.

(a-1)

The holder of a Class C menhaden boat license may not take or harvest from the public water of the state more than 300 pounds a day of menhaden or an amount set by the department.

(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)

Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1111 (H.B. 2218), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.

(d)

The commission shall set the license fee for each menhaden boat for each yearly period:

(1)

in an amount not less than $2,000 for a Class A menhaden boat license;

(2)

in an amount not to exceed $50 for a Class B menhaden boat license; and

(3)

at $420 for a Class C menhaden boat license.
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.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1111 (H.B. 2218), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1111 (H.B. 2218), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.

Source: Section 47.008 — Menhaden Boat Licenses, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.­47.­htm#47.­008 (accessed Mar. 23, 2024).

47.001
Definitions
47.002
General Commercial Fisherman’s License
47.004
Resident Fishing Guide License
47.005
Nonresident Fishing Guide License
47.006
License Fee
47.007
Commercial Fishing Boat License
47.008
Menhaden Boat Licenses
47.009
Wholesale Fish Dealer’s License
47.010
Wholesale Truck Dealer’s Fish License
47.011
Retail Fish Dealer’s License
47.012
Purchase of Aquatic Products by Restaurant Owner, Operator, or Employee
47.013
Retail Dealer’s Truck License
47.014
Bait Dealer’s License
47.016
Menhaden Fish Plant License
47.017
Renewal of Fish Plant License
47.018
Interstate Transportation
47.019
Exclusive Economic Zone
47.031
Expiration of Licenses
47.032
Refusal of License
47.033
Display of License
47.034
Aquatic Product Size
47.035
Prima Facie Evidence
47.037
Inspection
47.038
Seines or Nets for Menhaden
47.039
Seasons
47.040
Refusal to Show License
47.041
Commercial License Buyback Subaccount
47.051
Penalty
47.052
Penalty
47.053
Penalty
47.055
Disposition of Funds
47.071
Finfish License Management Program
47.072
Definition
47.073
Finfish License Management Review Board
47.074
Licensing
47.075
License Fee
47.076
License Renewal
47.077
Limit on Number of Licenses Held
47.078
Expiration of License
47.079
License Transfer
47.080
License Suspension and Revocation
47.081
License Buyback
47.082
Line Limits
47.083
Crab Traps
47.084
Program Administration
47.085
Disposition of Funds
47.086
Proclamation
47.0091
Purchase of Aquatic Products by Wholesale Fish Dealers
47.0111
Purchase of Aquatic Products by Retail Fish Dealers
47.0121
Unlawful Commercial Sale or Purchase of Aquatic Products
47.0181
Aquatic Product Transportation Invoices
47.0182
Aquatic Product Shipping Requirements
47.0183
Transportation of Aquatic Products

Accessed:
Mar. 23, 2024

§ 47.008’s source at texas​.gov