Texas Parks and Wildlife Code
§ 47.002 — GENERAL COMMERCIAL FISHERMAN'S LICENSE
PW § 47.002Title 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION · Part A. HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES · Ch. 47. COMMERCIAL FISHING LICENSES · Art. A. LICENSES
Statute text
View on source(a)No person may engage in business as a commercial fisherman unless he has obtained a general commercial fisherman's license.
(b)The license fee for a general commercial fisherman's license is $15 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.
(c)The license fee for a nonresident general commercial fisherman's license is $100 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. A nonresident who is residing in a state that denies the privilege of commercial fishing in that state to a Texas resident because of residency status is not eligible for a nonresident general commercial fisherman's license.
(d)A person who is in a vessel licensed under this chapter as a menhaden boat and who takes menhaden is not required to obtain or possess a general commercial fisherman's license.
(e)A person who catches or assists in catching shrimp on a vessel licensed as a commercial shrimp boat under Chapter 77 is not required to obtain or possess a general commercial fisherman's license. The exemption provided by this section applies even though aquatic life other than shrimp are caught if that catching is incidental to lawful shrimping.
(f)A person who takes or assists in taking oysters on a vessel licensed as a commercial oyster boat under Chapter 76 is required to obtain or possess a general commercial fisherman's license. This subsection does not apply to the holder of a commercial oyster boat captain's license.
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Legislative history
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 604 (H.B. 3497), Sec. 1, eff. June 11, 2023.