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Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1111 (H.B. 2218), Sec. 3, eff.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 Jun. 5, 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
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

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