Sec. 47.014. BAIT DEALER'S LICENSE. (a) No person may engage in business as a bait dealer unless the person has obtained the appropriate bait dealer's license.
(b) The license fee for a bait dealer's license is $20 for each place of business or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.
(c) An operator of a Texas commercial aquaculture facility as defined by Section 134.001, Agriculture Code, is not required to obtain or possess a bait dealer's license if the operator's business activities with regard to the sale of aquatic products for bait involve only aquatic products raised on the operator's commercial aquaculture facility.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 214, ch. 105, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1977; Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1335, ch. 277, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1983; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 2, Sec. 46, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 61, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 848 (S.B. 703), Sec. 52, eff. September 1, 2021.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation
Subtitle A - Hunting and Fishing Licenses
Chapter 47 - Commercial Fishing Licenses
Section 47.002. General Commercial Fisherman's License
Section 47.004. Resident Fishing Guide License
Section 47.005. Nonresident Fishing Guide License
Section 47.007. Commercial Fishing Boat License
Section 47.008. Menhaden Boat Licenses
Section 47.009. Wholesale Fish Dealer's License
Section 47.0091. Purchase of Aquatic Products by Wholesale Fish Dealers
Section 47.010. Wholesale Truck Dealer's Fish License
Section 47.011. Retail Fish Dealer's License
Section 47.0111. Purchase of Aquatic Products by Retail Fish Dealers
Section 47.012. Purchase of Aquatic Products by Restaurant Owner, Operator, or Employee
Section 47.0121. Unlawful Commercial Sale or Purchase of Aquatic Products
Section 47.013. Retail Dealer's Truck License
Section 47.014. Bait Dealer's License
Section 47.016. Menhaden Fish Plant License
Section 47.017. Renewal of Fish Plant License
Section 47.018. Interstate Transportation
Section 47.0181. Aquatic Product Transportation Invoices
Section 47.0182. Aquatic Product Shipping Requirements
Section 47.0183. Transportation of Aquatic Products; Display of Documents