Tex.
Parks & Wild. Code Section 47.080
License Suspension and Revocation
(a)
The executive director, after notice to a license holder and the opportunity for a hearing, may suspend a commercial finfish fisherman’s license if:(1)
the license holder or any other authorized operator of the licensed vessel is convicted of one or more flagrant offenses totaling three flagrant offenses involving the licensed vessel; or(2)
the license holder is convicted of theft of fishing gear or product associated with this subchapter.(b)
A suspension under this section may be for:(1)
six months, if:(A)
each of the three flagrant offenses occurred within a 24-consecutive-month period beginning not earlier than September 1, 2000; and(B)
the license holder has not previously had a license suspended under this section;(2)
12 months, if each of the three flagrant offenses occurred within a 24-consecutive-month period and the license holder has previously had a license suspended under this section; or(3)
six months, if the license holder is convicted of theft of fishing gear or product associated with this subchapter.(c)
The executive director, after notice and the opportunity for a hearing, may permanently revoke a license issued under this subchapter if:(1)
the license holder has previously had a license suspended twice under this section, and the license holder or any other authorized operator of the licensed vessel is convicted of three flagrant offenses involving the licensed vessel in a 24-consecutive-month period; or(2)
the license holder is convicted of theft of fishing gear or product associated with this subchapter, and the license holder has had a license suspended previously under this section.(d)
The same flagrant offense may not be counted for more than one suspension under this section.(e)
For purposes of this section, a flagrant offense includes:(1)
theft of trotlines or finfish, or any other fishing gear or product associated with this subchapter;(2)
exceeding daily bag and possession limits in violation of this code or of a proclamation of the commission issued under this code;(3)
exceeding trotline length limits by a length greater than 10 percent in violation of this code or of a proclamation of the commission issued under this code;(4)
selling crabs in violation of this code;(5)
exceeding the number of trotlines the holder of a commercial finfish fisherman’s license may use in violation of this code or of a proclamation of the commission issued under this code; or(6)
taking, attempting to take, or possessing fish caught in public waters of this state by any device, means, or method other than as authorized under this code or by a proclamation of the commission issued under this code.
Source:
Section 47.080 — License Suspension and Revocation, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.47.htm#47.080
(accessed Apr. 20, 2024).