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(This license is not required for fishes raised
under a Texas Department of Agriculture
Aquaculture License, or persons transporting
these fish by common carrier from outside this
state to a point of delivery outside this state
providing the fish are not unloaded in Texas
and are accompanied by a bill of lading.)
Shell Buyer
Resident (Type 324) ............................. $126
Non-resident (Type 424) ..................$1,890
Required to purchase for commercial use
mussel and clam shells that have been taken
from the public waters. (See Page 44 —
MUSSELS AND CLAMS.)
Permit to Possess or Sell Nongame
Fish from Public Fresh Water ..................$60
Required of any person who sells nongame
fish taken from the public fresh waters of this
state. In addition, this permit is required of
any person who collects gizzard or threadfin
shad for personal use in containers that total
82 quarts or more in volume. (SEE PAGE 24
— PERMITS TO POSSESS OR SELL NONGAME
FISH.) Additional licenses such as a General
Commercial Fisherman’s License, Individual
Bait Dealer’s License, and/or a Commercial
Fishing Boat License (if using a boat to catch
nongame fish) may be required. (See Page 23
— SALE OF FISH — FRESH WATER.) This permit
can be obtained by calling (512) 389-4742.
BOAT LICENSES
Current boat registration or documentation
papers must be presented when purchasing a
boat license.
A non-resident boat is defined as a boat
that does not have a Texas Certificate of
Number or a boat that does not have a United
States Coast Guard Certificate of Documentation that lists the owner’s address in Texas.
Commercial Fishing Boat
(Type 304) ................................................. $27
Required of each boat that must be registered under federal or state laws and is used
in taking aquatic products except menhaden,
oysters and shrimp from the public waters
of the state or for boats unloading within the
state such products taken outside the state’s
waters for pay, barter, sale, exchange or any
commercial purpose.
Class A Menhaden Boat
(Type 325) .......................................... $4,200
Required for each boat used in the coastal
waters of this state for the purpose of catching, storing and transporting menhaden
for pay, barter, sale or exchange. Persons
aboard a menhaden boat for the purpose of
taking menhaden are not required to possess
a general commercial fisherman’s license or
commercial finfish fisherman’s license.
Class B Menhaden Boat
(Type 329) .................................................$50
Required for each boat used for the purpose of assisting a Class A Menhaden boat in
catching menhaden. Persons aboard a Class
B Menhaden boat for the purpose of catching menhaden are not required to possess a
general commercial fisherman’s license or
commercial finfish fisherman’s license.
Bait-Shrimp Boat
Resident (Type 337) ............................ $366
Non-resident (Type 437) .................... $788
This is a limited entry license. (See Page 12 —
SHRIMP, CRAB, FINFISH AND OYSTER
LICENSE MANAGEMENT.)
Required for each boat that must be registered under federal or state laws and is used in
the inside waters of the state for taking bait
shrimp for pay, barter, sale or exchange. A
boat licensed as a commercial bait shrimp
boat may also be used to take edible aquatic
products, other than shrimp, for pay, barter,
sale or exchange from inside waters.
Bay-Shrimp Boat
Resident (Type 336) ......................$382.80
Non-resident (Type 436) .................... $825
This is a limited entry license. (See Page 12 —
SHRIMP, CRAB, FINFISH AND OYSTER
LICENSE MANAGEMENT.)
Required for each boat that must be registered under federal or state laws and is used
in the inside major bay waters of the state for
taking shrimp for pay, barter, sale or exchange.
A boat licensed as a commercial bay shrimp
boat may also be used to take other edible
aquatic products for pay, barter, sale or
exchange from inside waters.
Gulf-Shrimp Boat
Resident (Type 330) ............................ $495
Non-resident (Type 430)................. $1,485
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2017-2018 Texas Commercial Fishing Guide
(This license is not required for fishes raised
under a Texas Department of Agriculture
Aquaculture License, or persons transporting
these fish by common carrier from outside this
state to a point of delivery outside this state
providing the fish are not unloaded in Texas
and are accompanied by a bill of lading.)
Shell Buyer
Resident (Type 324) ............................. $126
Non-resident (Type 424) ..................$1,890
Required to purchase for commercial use
mussel and clam shells that have been taken
from the public waters. (See Page 44 —
MUSSELS AND CLAMS.)
Permit to Possess or Sell Nongame
Fish from Public Fresh Water ..................$60
Required of any person who sells nongame
fish taken from the public fresh waters of this
state. In addition, this permit is required of
any person who collects gizzard or threadfin
shad for personal use in containers that total
82 quarts or more in volume. (SEE PAGE 24
— PERMITS TO POSSESS OR SELL NONGAME
FISH.) Additional licenses such as a General
Commercial Fisherman’s License, Individual
Bait Dealer’s License, and/or a Commercial
Fishing Boat License (if using a boat to catch
nongame fish) may be required. (See Page 23
— SALE OF FISH — FRESH WATER.) This permit
can be obtained by calling (512) 389-4742.
BOAT LICENSES
Current boat registration or documentation
papers must be presented when purchasing a
boat license.
A non-resident boat is defined as a boat
that does not have a Texas Certificate of
Number or a boat that does not have a United
States Coast Guard Certificate of Documentation that lists the owner’s address in Texas.
Commercial Fishing Boat
(Type 304) ................................................. $27
Required of each boat that must be registered under federal or state laws and is used
in taking aquatic products except menhaden,
oysters and shrimp from the public waters
of the state or for boats unloading within the
state such products taken outside the state’s
waters for pay, barter, sale, exchange or any
commercial purpose.
Class A Menhaden Boat
(Type 325) .......................................... $4,200
Required for each boat used in the coastal
waters of this state for the purpose of catching, storing and transporting menhaden
for pay, barter, sale or exchange. Persons
aboard a menhaden boat for the purpose of
taking menhaden are not required to possess
a general commercial fisherman’s license or
commercial finfish fisherman’s license.
Class B Menhaden Boat
(Type 329) .................................................$50
Required for each boat used for the purpose of assisting a Class A Menhaden boat in
catching menhaden. Persons aboard a Class
B Menhaden boat for the purpose of catching menhaden are not required to possess a
general commercial fisherman’s license or
commercial finfish fisherman’s license.
Bait-Shrimp Boat
Resident (Type 337) ............................ $366
Non-resident (Type 437) .................... $788
This is a limited entry license. (See Page 12 —
SHRIMP, CRAB, FINFISH AND OYSTER
LICENSE MANAGEMENT.)
Required for each boat that must be registered under federal or state laws and is used in
the inside waters of the state for taking bait
shrimp for pay, barter, sale or exchange. A
boat licensed as a commercial bait shrimp
boat may also be used to take edible aquatic
products, other than shrimp, for pay, barter,
sale or exchange from inside waters.
Bay-Shrimp Boat
Resident (Type 336) ......................$382.80
Non-resident (Type 436) .................... $825
This is a limited entry license. (See Page 12 —
SHRIMP, CRAB, FINFISH AND OYSTER
LICENSE MANAGEMENT.)
Required for each boat that must be registered under federal or state laws and is used
in the inside major bay waters of the state for
taking shrimp for pay, barter, sale or exchange.
A boat licensed as a commercial bay shrimp
boat may also be used to take other edible
aquatic products for pay, barter, sale or
exchange from inside waters.
Gulf-Shrimp Boat
Resident (Type 330) ............................ $495
Non-resident (Type 430)................. $1,485
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