| (a) It is unlawful:
(1) during the period April 1 through August 14, to
take or attempt to take shrimp from the inside water except between
the hours of 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset;
(2) to use a trawl at a time when shrimping is prohibited;
(3) to fail to have the spreading devices:
(A) out of the water and on the deck of the vessel,
and the trawl bag untied at a time when shrimping is prohibited; or
(B) out of the water and at the towing block, and the
trawl bag untied at a time when shrimping is prohibited.
(4) to take or attempt to take shrimp from inside water
from 30 minutes after sunset to 30 minutes before sunrise except as
provided in this subchapter;
(5) to take or attempt to take shrimp with a trawl
at any other time or in any other place in the Laguna Madre north
of a line starting on the mainland at the most northeasterly point
on the north side of the entrance to Whiteley Channel then proceeding
in a straight line to the north end of Pita Island; then continuing
on a line to the southernmost point on the westerly most spoil island
bordering the north side of the New Humble Channel (commonly referred
to as Hap's Channel); then continuing on a line along the north edge
of the New Humble Channel (commonly referred to as Hap's Channel)
to its junction with the gulf Intracoastal Waterway; then continuing
on a straight line to the Nueces/Kleberg County line marker on Padre
Island;
(6) to use or have on board more than one set of doors
or spreading device for the main trawl;
(7) to use or have on board more than one set of doors
or spreading device for the try net; or
(8) use more than one trawl at a time, except a try
net may also be used.
(b) Dual licensed boats. During the period May 15 through
July 15, it is unlawful for the operator of a boat licensed both as
a commercial bay shrimp boat and a commercial bait shrimp boat to:
(1) take more than 800 pounds of shrimp per boat per
calendar day in major bays;
(2) possess or have on board a boat in the inside water
or unload or attempt to unload at any point in this state more than
800 pounds of shrimp; or
(3) to take or attempt to take shrimp in both a major
bay and any other water within the same calendar day.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §58.162 adopted to be effective October 3, 1996, 21 TexReg 9176; amended to be effective January 2, 2002, 26 TexReg 11004; amended to be effective May 14, 2015, 40 TexReg 2573 |
