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TITLE 31NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
PART 2TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 53FINANCE
SUBCHAPTER AFEES
DIVISION 1LICENSE, PERMIT, AND BOAT AND MOTOR FEES
RULE §53.12Commercial Fishing Licenses and Tags

(a) Shrimping licenses. The fee amounts prescribed in paragraph (1) of this subsection reflect the total fee paid by the purchaser and include the surcharges established in paragraph (2) of this subsection, if applicable.

  (1) Licenses:

    (A) resident commercial gulf shrimp boat--$495;

    (B) resident commercial bay shrimp boat--$382.80;

    (C) resident commercial bait-shrimp boat--$366;

    (D) resident commercial shrimp boat captain's--$50;

    (E) nonresident commercial gulf shrimp boat--$1,485;

    (F) nonresident commercial bay shrimp boat--$825;

    (G) nonresident commercial bait-shrimp boat--$788; and

    (H) nonresident commercial shrimp boat captain's--$126.

  (2) Shrimping license surcharge for shrimp marketing account:

    (A) resident commercial gulf shrimp boat--$45;

    (B) resident commercial bay shrimp boat--$34.80;

    (C) nonresident commercial gulf shrimp boat--$135; and

    (D) nonresident commercial bay shrimp boat--$75.

  (3) License transfers:

    (A) Transfers between living persons.

      (i) resident commercial gulf shrimp boat license transfer--$25;

      (ii) resident commercial bay shrimp boat license transfer--$348;

      (iii) resident commercial bait-shrimp boat license transfer--$366;

      (iv) nonresident commercial gulf shrimp boat license transfer--$25;

      (v) nonresident commercial bay shrimp boat license transfer--$750; and

      (vi) nonresident commercial bait-shrimp boat license transfer--$788.

    (B) Transfers to heirs (as defined in Parks and Wildlife Code, §77.113).

      (i) resident commercial bay shrimp boat--$10;

      (ii) resident commercial bait shrimp boat--$10;

      (iii) nonresident commercial bay shrimp boat--$10; and

      (iv) nonresident commercial bait shrimp boat--$10;

  (4) Replacement display licenses.

    (A) resident commercial gulf shrimp boat--$25;

    (B) resident commercial bay shrimp boat--$25;

    (C) resident commercial bait-shrimp boat--$25;

    (D) nonresident commercial gulf shrimp boat--$25;

    (E) nonresident commercial bay shrimp boat--$25;

    (F) nonresident commercial bait-shrimp boat--$25; and

    (G) commercial gulf shrimp unloading license--$25.

(b) Oystering licenses.

  (1) Licenses:

    (A) resident commercial oyster boat--$441;

    (B) resident sport oyster boat--$13;

    (C) resident commercial oyster boat captain's--$32;

    (D) resident commercial oyster fisherman's--$126;

    (E) nonresident commercial oyster boat--$1,764;

    (F) nonresident sport oyster boat--$51;

    (G) nonresident commercial oyster boat captain's--$126; and

    (H) nonresident commercial oyster fisherman's--$315.

  (2) License transfers:

    (A) resident commercial oyster boat transfer--$25; and

    (B) nonresident commercial oyster boat transfer--$25.

  (3) Replacement display licenses:

    (A) resident commercial oyster boat--$25; and

    (B) nonresident commercial oyster boat--$25.

  (4) Tags. Harvester/shell recovery tag--$0.20.

(c) General, finfish, menhaden, mussel, clam, and miscellaneous licenses.

  (1) Licenses and permits.

    (A) commercial fishing boat (required for any boat used in taking aquatic products (except menhaden, oysters, crabs and shrimp) from state waters or unloading aquatic products in Texas taken from outside state waters for commercial purposes):

      (i) resident--$27;

      (ii) nonresident--$100.

    (B) class A menhaden boat--$4,200;

    (C) class B menhaden boat--$50;

    (D) resident general commercial fisherman's--$26;

    (E) resident commercial mussel and clam fisherman's--$38;

    (F) resident shell buyer's--$126;

    (G) nonresident general commercial fisherman's--$189;

    (H) nonresident commercial mussel and clam fisherman's--$1,008;

    (I) nonresident shell buyer's--$1,890;

    (J) menhaden fish plant permit--$180;

    (K) mussel dredge fee--$36; and

    (L) permit to possess or sell non-game fish--$60;

  (2) License transfers. Resident commercial fishing boat license transfer--$10.

  (3) Replacement display licenses.

    (A) resident commercial fishing boat--$10; and

    (B) nonresident commercial fishing boat--$10.

(d) Crab licenses.

  (1) Licenses and permits.

    (A) resident commercial crab fisherman's--$630; and

    (B) nonresident commercial crab fisherman's--$2,520.

  (2) License transfers.

    (A) Transfers between living persons.

      (i) resident commercial crab fisherman's--$630; and

      (ii) nonresident commercial crab fisherman's--$2,520.

    (B) Transfers to heirs (as defined by Parks and Wildlife Code, §78.109).

      (i) resident commercial crab fisherman's--$10; and

      (ii) nonresident commercial crab fisherman's--$10.

  (3) Duplicate display licenses.

    (A) resident commercial crab fisherman's--$25; and

    (B) nonresident commercial crab fisherman's--$25.

(e) Finfish licenses.

  (1) Licenses and permits.

    (A) resident commercial finfish fisherman's--$360; and

    (B) nonresident commercial finfish fisherman's--$1,440.

  (2) License transfers.

    (A) Transfers between living persons.

      (i) resident commercial finfish fisherman's--$360; and

      (ii) nonresident commercial finfish fisherman's--$1,440.

    (B) Transfers to heirs. A license may be transferred to an heir or devisee of the deceased holder of the commercial finfish license, but only if the heir or devisee is a person who in the absence of a will would be entitled to all or a portion of the deceased's property.

      (i) resident commercial finfish fisherman's--$10; and

      (ii) nonresident commercial finfish fisherman's--$10.

  (3) Duplicate display licenses.

    (A) resident commercial finfish fisherman's--$25; and

    (B) nonresident commercial finfish fisherman's--$25.


Source Note: The provisions of this §53.12 adopted to be effective July 7, 2004, 29 TexReg 6309; amended to be effective May 14, 2007, 32 TexReg 2659; amended to be effective August 15, 2009, 34 TexReg 5381; amended to be effective October 30, 2011, 36 TexReg 7335; amended to be effective April 13, 2017, 42 TexReg 1897; amended to be effective December 27, 2018, 43 TexReg 8475

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