(a) Not later than September 1, 2000, the commission by proclamation issued under this code shall authorize the holder of a commercial finfish fisherman’s license to use up to 20 trotlines not more than 600 feet long, or another number and length of line authorized by commission proclamation, to take or attempt to take finfish.
(b) No holder of a commercial finfish fisherman’s license may possess on board more than the number of lines prescribed by this code or by commission proclamation issued under this code.

Terms Used In Texas Parks and Wildlife Code 47.082

  • Take: except as otherwise provided by this code, means collect, hook, hunt, net, shoot, or snare, by any means or device, and includes an attempt to take or to pursue in order to take. See Texas Parks and Wildlife Code 1.101
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