Sec. 134.014. LICENSE FEES; WAIVERS. (a) The department shall issue an aquaculture license or a fish farm vehicle license on completion of applicable license requirements and the payment of a fee by the applicant, as provided by department rule.
(b) The department by rule shall waive the initial and renewal aquaculture license fees if the license or license renewal is requested by a public school to establish and maintain an educational program that will give students experience with a sustainable system of agriculture that mixes aquaculture and hydroponics. To qualify for the fee waiver, the school must submit an application to the department showing that the school's program meets the department's requirements, including requirements for supervision, handling of the fish species, and control of wastes.
Renumbered from Parks & Wildlife Code, Sec. 48.005 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 637, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 491, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 2.57, eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1239, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 265, Sec. 7, eff. June 18, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 677, Sec. 5, eff. June 20, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1052 (H.B. 4593), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 259 (S.B. 1204), Sec. 1, eff. May 29, 2015.