Tex. Parks & Wild. Code Section 77.116
Length and Engine Limits; Vessel Upgrade

(a)

Except as provided by Subsection (d), a vessel licensed as a commercial bay or bait shrimp boat may not:

(1)

have an engine that is rated by the manufacturer of the engine at more than 400 horsepower; or

(2)

exceed 60 feet in length.

(b)

A vessel licensed as a commercial bay or bait shrimp boat may not be lengthened or have the engine horsepower increased more than once after September 1, 1995.

(c)

A vessel may not be lengthened by more than 15 percent of the vessel’s length.

(d)

The license for a vessel that on September 1, 1995, is licensed as a commercial bay or bait shrimp boat and exceeds the length or horsepower limit set by Subsection (a) may be renewed, but the vessel may not be lengthened or have the horsepower of the vessel increased. If the vessel is replaced, the replacement vessel must meet the engine and length requirements described in Subsection (a).

(e)

For purposes of this section, vessel length shall be determined according to United States Coast Guard specifications in effect on September 1, 1995.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 339, Sec. 1, eff. June 8, 1995.

Source: Section 77.116 — Length and Engine Limits; Vessel Upgrade, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.­77.­htm#77.­116 (accessed May 26, 2025).

77.001
Definitions 77.002
License Fees 77.003
Disposition of Funds 77.004
Research Program 77.005
Study and Report on Shrimp Industry and Resources 77.007
Regulation of Catching, Possession, Purchase, and Sale of Shrimp 77.011
License Requirement 77.014
Method of Taking Count 77.015
Gradation and Processing 77.020
Penalty 77.021
Separate Offense 77.022
Responsibility for Violation 77.024
Operation Without License 77.025
Period of Limitation 77.031
Commercial Bay Shrimp Boat License 77.033
Commercial Bait-shrimp Boat License 77.034
Commercial Gulf Shrimp Unloading License 77.035
Commercial Gulf Shrimp Boat License 77.036
Official Registration 77.037
Transfer of License 77.039
License Design 77.040
Other Licenses Required 77.043
Bait-shrimp Dealer License 77.044
Issuance of Bait-shrimp Dealer’s License 77.045
Rights and Duties of Bait-shrimp Dealer 77.046
Exemptions from Bait-shrimp Dealer’s License 77.048
Individual Bait-shrimp Trawl License 77.061
General Closed Season 77.062
Change in General Closed Season 77.063
General Limitation on Nets 77.071
Regulations in Contiguous Zone 77.072
Shrimp Size Exception 77.111
Shrimp License Management Program 77.112
Issuance and Renewal of Commercial Bay and Bait Shrimp Boat Licenses 77.113
License Transfer 77.114
Limit on Number of Licenses Held 77.115
Transfer Fee 77.116
Length and Engine Limits 77.117
License Suspension and Revocation 77.118
Shrimp License Management Review Board 77.119
License Buyback Program 77.121
Program Administration 77.122
Report to Legislature 77.123
Prevailing Authority 77.151
Gulf Shrimp License Moratorium Program 77.152
Issuance and Renewal of Commercial Gulf Shrimp Boat Licenses 77.153
Gulf Shrimp License Moratorium Review Board 77.154
Program Administration 77.0191
Retention of Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout, and Lightning Whelks 77.0351
Commercial Shrimp Boat Captain’s License 77.0352
Sale of Catch 77.0361
License Expirations and Transfers
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