Texas Parks and Wildlife Code - PARKS & WILD § 78.003. Shell Buyer License

(a) No person may purchase for commercial use mussel or clam shells that have been taken from the public water of the state without a resident or nonresident shell buyer's license, except as allowed under Section 78.005 of this code.

(b) The license form shall be prescribed by the department.

(c) The license fee for a resident shell buyer's license is $100 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.

(d) The license fee for a nonresident shell buyer's license is $1,500 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.

(e) The holder of a shell buyer's license shall file with the department a report of activities performed under the license in a form and manner specified by the department.