Texas Agriculture Code

§ 134.001 — DEFINITIONS

AG § 134.001Title 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS · Part A. BEES AND NONLIVESTOCK ANIMAL INDUSTRY · Ch. 134. REGULATION OF AQUACULTURE · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(1)"Cultured species" means aquatic animals or plants raised under conditions where at least a portion of their life cycle is controlled by an aquaculturist.

(2)"Exotic species" means a nonindigenous plant or animal not normally found in the public waters in the state.

(3)"Aquaculturist" or "fish farmer" means any person engaged in aquaculture or fish farming.

(4)"Aquaculture" or "fish farming" means the business of producing and selling cultured species raised in private facilities. Aquaculture or fish farming is an agricultural activity.

(5)"Private facility" means a pond, tank, cage, or other structure capable of holding cultured species in confinement wholly within or on private land or water or within or on permitted public land or water.

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Legislative history

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 711 (H.B. 2271), Sec. 2, eff. June 12, 2023. Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 986 (S.B. 766), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2025.