Tex. Parks & Wild. Code Section 47.0181
Aquatic Product Transportation Invoices

(a)

No person, except a commercial fisherman licensed to take aquatic products from Texas waters transporting the fisherman’s own catch within this state, may transport aquatic products for commercial purposes, regardless of origin or destination, without an invoice containing the following information correctly stated and legibly written:

(1)

the invoice number;

(2)

the date of shipment;

(3)

the name and physical address of shipper;

(4)

the name and physical address of receiver;

(5)

the license number of shipper; and

(6)

the quantity of aquatic products contained in the shipment; finfish by species and by number or weight, oysters by volume, and all other aquatic products by weight.

(b)

Aquatic product transportation invoices must be prepared by the shipper and copies retained on file by both shipper and receiver for at least one year from the date of shipment. The shipper shall sequentially number the invoices during each license period. No invoice number may be used twice during any one license period by an individual licensee.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 723, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 63, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Source: Section 47.0181 — Aquatic Product Transportation Invoices, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.­47.­htm#47.­0181 (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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Jun. 5, 2024

§ 47.0181’s source at texas​.gov