| (28) Inside waters--All bays, inlets, outlets, passes,
rivers, streams, and other bodies of water landward from the shoreline
of the state along the Gulf of Mexico and contiguous to, or connected
with, but not a part of, the Gulf of Mexico and within which the tide
regularly rises and falls.
(29) Jug line--A fishing line with five or less hooks
and a gear tag tied to a free-floating device.
(30) Lawful archery equipment--Longbow, recurved bow,
and compound bow.
(31) License year--The period of time for which an
annual fishing license is valid.
(32) Natural bait--A whole or cut-up portion of a fish
or shellfish or a whole or cut-up portion of plant material in its
natural state, provided that none of these may be altered beyond cutting
into portions.
(33) Paddle craft--Any non-motorized vessel.
(34) Paddle-craft fishing guide--A person who, for
compensation, accompanies, assists, or transports a person or persons
by means of a non-motorized vessel engaged in fishing in the coastal
waters of this state.
(35) Pole and line--A line with hook, attached to a
pole. This gear includes rod and reel.
(36) Possession limit--The maximum number of a wildlife
resource that may be lawfully possessed at one time.
(37) Purse seine--A net with flotation on the corkline
adequate to support the net in open water without touching bottom,
with a rope or wire cable strung through rings attached along the
bottom edge to close the bottom of the net.
(38) Residence--A permanent structure where a person
regularly sleeps and keeps personal belongings such as furniture and
clothes, but does not include a temporary abode or dwelling such as
a hunting or fishing club, or any club house, cabin, tent, or trailer
house or mobile home used as a hunting or fishing camp, or any hotel,
motel, or rooming house used on a temporary basis.
(39) Sail line--A type of trotline with one end of
the main line fixed on the shore, the other end of the main line attached
to a wind-powered floating device or sail.
(40) Sand Pump--A self-contained, hand-held, hand-operated
suction device used to remove and capture Callianassid ghost shrimp
(Callichirus islagrande) from their burrows.
(41) Seine--A section of non-metallic mesh webbing,
the top edge buoyed upwards by a floatline and the bottom edge weighted.
(42) Spear--Any shaft with single or multiple points,
barbed or barbless, which may be propelled by any means, but does
not; include arrows.
(43) Spear gun--Any hand-operated device designed and
used for propelling a spear, but does not include the crossbow.
(44) Throwline--A fishing line with:
(A) five or less hooks;
(B) one end attached to a permanent fixture;
(C) a float attached at or above the water line; and
(D) a gear tag.
(45) Trap--A rigid device of various designs and dimensions
used to entrap aquatic life, including a man-made device such as a
box, barrel, or pipe.
(46) Trawl--A bag-shaped net which is dragged along
the bottom or through the water to catch aquatic life.
(47) Trotline--A nonmetallic main fishing line with:
(A) more than five hooks;
(B) each end attached to a fixture;
(C) floats attached at or above the water line; and
(D) a gear tag.
(48) Umbrella net--A non-metallic mesh net that is
suspended horizontally in the water by multiple lines attached to
a rigid frame.
(49) Venting tool--A device capable of penetrating
the abdomen of a fish for purposes of releasing gases accumulated
in the body cavity as a result of retrieving the fish from depth.
(A) A venting tool must be a sharpened, hollow instrument
that allows air to escape (such as a hypodermic syringe with the plunger
removed) of at least a 16-gauge, with an outside diameter of no less
than 0.065 inches (1.65 mm).
(B) A device that is not hollow, such as a knife or
an ice pick, is not a venting tool.
(50) Wildlife resources--For the purposes of this subchapter,
all aquatic animal life.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §57.971 adopted to be effective June 27, 2010, 35 TexReg 5564; amended to be effective September 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 3597; amended to be effective September 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 3790; amended to be effective September 1, 2017, 42 TexReg 3389; amended to be effective February 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 580; amended to be effective July 11, 2023, 48 TexReg 3685 |
