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Section 134.018. License Not Required for Sale of Certain Fish

TX Agric Code § 134.018 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 134.018. LICENSE NOT REQUIRED FOR SALE OF CERTAIN FISH. (a) An aquaculture license is not required for the sale of fish:

(1) that are not on the Parks and Wildlife Department's list of exotic fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants;

(2) collected from a private facility on private land by a person who holds an aquaculture license;

(3) by the owner of the private facility from which the fish were collected;

(4) to manage the fish population in the private facility; and

(5) to a person who holds an aquaculture license.

(b) Not later than the 30th day after the sale of fish under this section, the buyer who holds an aquaculture license shall submit a copy of the invoice for the sale to the Parks and Wildlife Department. The seller and the buyer shall maintain a record of the sale for not less than one year. The record must contain at least:

(1) the invoice number;

(2) the date of the sale;

(3) the name and address of the seller;

(4) the physical location of the facility from which the fish were collected;

(5) the name, address, and aquaculture license number of the buyer; and

(6) the number of fish sold.

(c) Sections 66.020 and 66.111, Parks and Wildlife Code, do not apply to a sale under this section.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 759 (H.B. 3024), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.

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