Texas Parks and Wildlife Code 77.040 – Other Licenses Required
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(a) A person holding a commercial shrimp boat license under this subchapter is not required to obtain a commercial fishing boat license under Section 47.007 of this code.
(b) The captain of a commercial shrimp boat who holds a commercial shrimp boat captain’s license and each paid member of the crew of a boat having a commercial shrimp boat license issued under this subchapter are not required to have a general commercial fisherman’s license issued under Section 47.002 of this code, a commercial finfish fisherman’s license issued under Section 47.003 of this code, or a bait dealer’s license issued under Section 47.014 of this code to catch and unload aquatic products lawfully taken incidental to lawful shrimping.
Terms Used In Texas Parks and Wildlife Code 77.040
- Catch: means take or kill and includes an attempt to take or kill. See Texas Parks and Wildlife Code 1.101
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The captain and each crew member of a licensed commercial shrimp boat must possess and produce on request to any enforcement officer proof of the person’s identity.