Sec. 47.0181. AQUATIC PRODUCT TRANSPORTATION INVOICES. (a) No person, except a commercial fisherman licensed to take aquatic products from Texas waters transporting the fisherman's own catch within this state, may transport aquatic products for commercial purposes, regardless of origin or destination, without an invoice containing the following information correctly stated and legibly written:
(1) the invoice number;
(2) the date of shipment;
(3) the name and physical address of shipper;
(4) the name and physical address of receiver;
(5) the license number of shipper; and
(6) the quantity of aquatic products contained in the shipment; finfish by species and by number or weight, oysters by volume, and all other aquatic products by weight.
(b) Aquatic product transportation invoices must be prepared by the shipper and copies retained on file by both shipper and receiver for at least one year from the date of shipment. The shipper shall sequentially number the invoices during each license period. No invoice number may be used twice during any one license period by an individual licensee.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 723, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 63, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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