Tex. Parks & Wild. Code Section 77.153
Gulf Shrimp License Moratorium Review Board

(a)

The holders of commercial gulf shrimp boat licenses shall elect a gulf shrimp license moratorium review board of nine members.

(b)

A member of the review board must be a holder of a commercial gulf shrimp boat license.

(c)

The nine members of the review board must be selected to reflect the following geographical distribution according to the county of residence specified on the member’s commercial gulf shrimp boat license:

(1)

two members representing Orange, Jefferson, Chambers, and Harris Counties;

(2)

one member representing Galveston County;

(3)

two members representing Brazoria and Matagorda Counties;

(4)

two members representing Calhoun, Aransas, Nueces, San Patricio, and Refugio Counties; and

(5)

two members representing Kleberg, Cameron, and Willacy Counties.

(d)

The review board shall advise the commission and department and make recommendations concerning the administrative aspects of the gulf shrimp license moratorium program, including hardship and appeal cases concerning eligibility.

(e)

The executive director shall adopt procedures for the election and operation of the review board. The executive director shall solicit and consider recommendations from the commercial gulf shrimp boat license holders regarding the procedures and the continued need for the board.

(f)

The review board is not subject to Chapter 2110 (State Agency Advisory Committees), Government Code.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 107 (S.B. 454), Sec. 3, eff. May 20, 2005.

Source: Section 77.153 — Gulf Shrimp License Moratorium Review Board, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.­77.­htm#77.­153 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

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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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 77.153’s source at texas​.gov