| (a) Recovery of value for commercial species is based
on the following:
(1) ex-vessel or dockside price (by weight or individual
as normally determined);
(2) for alligators, current per-foot market value;
and
(3) for alligator eggs, a number derived by multiplying
the current market alligator egg price in Texas by the number of alligator
eggs unlawfully taken or possessed.
(b) Ex-vessel or dockside price is determined by:
(1) the most recent department data on commercial harvest
data; or
(2) average annual ex-vessel price for fish landed
in the Gulf of Mexico as obtained from the National Marine Fisheries
Service for the most recent calendar year.
(c) When commercial species cannot be processed according
to the provisions of Parks and Wildlife Code, §12.109, ex-vessel
or dockside price of a commercial species is multiplied by three to
derive the recovery value of a species. The economic multiplier used
is based on data from the latest revision of "Structure of the Texas
Economy" developed by H.W. Grubb.
(d) Full recovery value will be applied to all fish
and shellfish taken by illegal means, methods or manners and from
closed areas, during closed seasons or prohibited periods.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §69.26 adopted to be effective October 7, 1996, 21 TexReg 9240; amended to be effective April 4, 2005, 30 TexReg 1953; amended to be effective July 2, 2017, 42 TexReg 3404 |
