Texas Parks and Wildlife Code

§ 77.007 — REGULATION OF CATCHING, POSSESSION, PURCHASE, AND SALE OF SHRIMP

PW § 77.007Title 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION · Part D. CRUSTACEANS AND MOLLUSKS · Ch. 77. SHRIMP · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(a)The commission by proclamation may regulate the catching, possession, purchase, and sale of shrimp. A proclamation issued under this section must contain findings by the commission that support the need for the proclamation.

(b)In determining the need for a proclamation under Subsection (a) of this section, the commission shall consider:

(1)measures to prevent overfishing while achieving, on a continuing basis, the optimum yield for the fishery;

(2)measures based on the best scientific information available;

(3)measures to manage shrimp throughout their range;

(4)measures, where practicable, that will promote efficiency in utilizing shrimp resources, except that economic allocation may not be the sole purpose of the measures;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 633, Sec. 3, eff. June 14, 1985.