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Texas Parks and Wildlife Code - PARKS & WILD § 47.008. Menhaden Boat Licenses

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., ch. 1111 (H.B. 2218), § 3.

(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.

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