Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 47.008
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 47.008, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 47.008. MENHADEN BOAT LICENSES.
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(a) A boat may not be used for the purpose of catching, storing, and transporting menhaden in tidal water unless the owner of the boat has acquired:
(1) a Class A menhaden boat license; or
(2) a Class C menhaden boat license.
(a-1) The holder of a Class C menhaden boat license may not take or harvest from the public water of the state more than 300 pounds a day of menhaden or an amount set by the department.
(b) A boat may not be used for the purpose of assisting in catching menhaden in tidal water unless the owner of the boat has acquired a Class B menhaden boat license.
(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1111 (H.B. 2218), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.
(d) The commission shall set the license fee for each menhaden boat for each yearly period:
(1) in an amount not less than $2,000 for a Class A menhaden boat license;
(2) in an amount not to exceed $50 for a Class B menhaden boat license; and
(3) at $420 for a Class C menhaden boat license.
(1) a Class A menhaden boat license; or
(2) a Class C menhaden boat license.
(a-1) The holder of a Class C menhaden boat license may not take or harvest from the public water of the state more than 300 pounds a day of menhaden or an amount set by the department.
(b) A boat may not be used for the purpose of assisting in catching menhaden in tidal water unless the owner of the boat has acquired a Class B menhaden boat license.
(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1111 (H.B. 2218), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.
(d) The commission shall set the license fee for each menhaden boat for each yearly period:
(1) in an amount not less than $2,000 for a Class A menhaden boat license;
(2) in an amount not to exceed $50 for a Class B menhaden boat license; and
(3) at $420 for a Class C menhaden boat license.
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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