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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 77.001. Definitions - Sec. 77.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Coastal water" means...
Section 77.002. License Fees - Sec. 77.002. LICENSE FEES. (a) License fees provided in this...
Section 77.003. Disposition of Funds - Sec. 77.003. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS. Money received for licenses issued...
Section 77.004. Research Program - Sec. 77.004. RESEARCH PROGRAM. (a) The department shall conduct continuous...
Section 77.005. Study and Report on Shrimp Industry and Resources - Sec. 77.005. STUDY AND REPORT ON SHRIMP INDUSTRY AND RESOURCES....
Section 77.007. Regulation of Catching, Possession, Purchase, and Sale of Shrimp - Sec. 77.007. REGULATION OF CATCHING, POSSESSION, PURCHASE, AND SALE OF...
Subchapter B. Provisions Generally Applicable to Shrimping
Section 77.011. License Requirement - Sec. 77.011. LICENSE REQUIREMENT. No person may operate in the...
Section 77.014. Method of Taking Count - Sec. 77.014. METHOD OF TAKING COUNT. (a) An authorized employee...
Section 77.015. Gradation and Processing - Sec. 77.015. GRADATION AND PROCESSING. Shrimp found to be of...
Section 77.0191. Retention of Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout, and Lightning Whelks - Sec. 77.0191. RETENTION OF REDFISH, SPECKLED SEA TROUT, AND LIGHTNING...
Section 77.020. Penalty - Sec. 77.020. PENALTY. (a) A person who violates a provision...
Section 77.021. Separate Offense - Sec. 77.021. SEPARATE OFFENSE. Each day on which a violation...
Section 77.022. Responsibility for Violation - Sec. 77.022. RESPONSIBILITY FOR VIOLATION. (a) When a vessel is...
Section 77.024. Operation Without License - Sec. 77.024. OPERATION WITHOUT LICENSE. No person whose license has...
Subchapter C. Shrimp Licenses
Section 77.031. Commercial Bay Shrimp Boat License - Sec. 77.031. COMMERCIAL BAY SHRIMP BOAT LICENSE. (a) No person...
Section 77.033. Commercial Bait-Shrimp Boat License - Sec. 77.033. COMMERCIAL BAIT-SHRIMP BOAT LICENSE. (a) No person may...
Section 77.034. Commercial Gulf Shrimp Unloading License - Sec. 77.034. COMMERCIAL GULF SHRIMP UNLOADING LICENSE. (a) Except as...
Section 77.035. Commercial Gulf Shrimp Boat License - Sec. 77.035. COMMERCIAL GULF SHRIMP BOAT LICENSE. (a) Except as...
Section 77.0351. Commercial Shrimp Boat Captain's License - Sec. 77.0351. COMMERCIAL SHRIMP BOAT CAPTAIN'S LICENSE. (a) No captain...
Section 77.0352. Sale of Catch - Sec. 77.0352. SALE OF CATCH. (a) The holder of a...
Section 77.036. Official Registration - Sec. 77.036. OFFICIAL REGISTRATION. (a) An applicant for a commercial...
Section 77.0361. License Expirations and Transfers - Sec. 77.0361. LICENSE EXPIRATIONS AND TRANSFERS. (a) All licenses issued...
Section 77.037. Transfer of License - Sec. 77.037. TRANSFER OF LICENSE. A commercial gulf shrimp boat...
Section 77.039. License Design - Sec. 77.039. LICENSE DESIGN. (a) A commercial shrimp boat license...
Section 77.040. Other Licenses Required - Sec. 77.040. OTHER LICENSES REQUIRED. (a) A person holding a...
Section 77.043. Bait-Shrimp Dealer License - Sec. 77.043. BAIT-SHRIMP DEALER LICENSE. (a) No person may engage...
Section 77.044. Issuance of Bait-Shrimp Dealer's License - Sec. 77.044. ISSUANCE OF BAIT-SHRIMP DEALER'S LICENSE. (a) The department...
Section 77.045. Rights and Duties of Bait-Shrimp Dealer - Sec. 77.045. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF BAIT-SHRIMP DEALER. (a) The...
Section 77.046. Exemptions From Bait-Shrimp Dealer's License - Sec. 77.046. EXEMPTIONS FROM BAIT-SHRIMP DEALER'S LICENSE. A bait-shrimp dealer's...
Section 77.048. Individual Bait-Shrimp Trawl License - Sec. 77.048. INDIVIDUAL BAIT-SHRIMP TRAWL LICENSE. (a) No person may...
Subchapter D. Shrimping in Outside Water
Section 77.061. General Closed Season - Sec. 77.061. GENERAL CLOSED SEASON. (a) Except as specifically provided...
Section 77.062. Change in General Closed Season - Sec. 77.062. CHANGE IN GENERAL CLOSED SEASON. Based on sound...
Section 77.063. General Limitation on Nets - Sec. 77.063. GENERAL LIMITATION ON NETS. (a) Repealed by Acts...
Section 77.071. Regulations in Contiguous Zone - Sec. 77.071. REGULATIONS IN CONTIGUOUS ZONE. (a) Repealed by Acts...
Subchapter F. Bay Shrimp License Management
Section 77.111. Shrimp License Management Program - Sec. 77.111. SHRIMP LICENSE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM. For the purposes of...
Section 77.112. Issuance and Renewal of Commercial Bay and Bait Shrimp Boat Licenses - Sec. 77.112. ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF COMMERCIAL BAY AND BAIT...
Section 77.113. License Transfer - Sec. 77.113. LICENSE TRANSFER. (a) Except as provided by this...
Section 77.114. Limit on Number of Licenses Held; Designated License Holder - Sec. 77.114. LIMIT ON NUMBER OF LICENSES HELD; DESIGNATED LICENSE...
Section 77.115. Transfer Fee - Sec. 77.115. TRANSFER FEE. The commission may set a fee...
Section 77.116. Length and Engine Limits; Vessel Upgrade - Sec. 77.116. LENGTH AND ENGINE LIMITS; VESSEL UPGRADE. (a) Except...
Section 77.117. License Suspension and Revocation - Sec. 77.117. LICENSE SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION. (a) The executive director,...
Section 77.118. Shrimp License Management Review Board - Sec. 77.118. SHRIMP LICENSE MANAGEMENT REVIEW BOARD. (a) The holders...
Section 77.119. License Buyback Program - Sec. 77.119. LICENSE BUYBACK PROGRAM. (a) The department shall implement...
Section 77.121. Program Administration; Rules - Sec. 77.121. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION; RULES. (a) The executive director shall...
Section 77.122. Report to Legislature - Sec. 77.122. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. Not later than January 1,...
Section 77.123. Prevailing Authority - Sec. 77.123. PREVAILING AUTHORITY. A proclamation of the commission under...
Subchapter G. Gulf Shrimp License Moratorium
Section 77.151. Gulf Shrimp License Moratorium Program - Sec. 77.151. GULF SHRIMP LICENSE MORATORIUM PROGRAM. The department shall...
Section 77.152. Issuance and Renewal of Commercial Gulf Shrimp Boat Licenses - Sec. 77.152. ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF COMMERCIAL GULF SHRIMP BOAT...
Section 77.153. Gulf Shrimp License Moratorium Review Board - Sec. 77.153. GULF SHRIMP LICENSE MORATORIUM REVIEW BOARD. (a) The...
Section 77.154. Program Administration; Rules - Sec. 77.154. PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION; RULES. (a) The executive director shall...