Sec. 66.016. COMMERCIAL FISHING REGULATIONS APPLICABLE IF COMMERCIAL PLATES ON BOARD. (a) A person on board a boat licensed or required to be licensed for a commercial fishing activity under Chapter 47, 76, 77, or 78, or any other chapter of this code may not catch and retain any fish species whose sale is prohibited when taken from Texas waters. While commercial fishing plates are on board, all commercial fishing regulations, size limits, bag limits, possession limits, and the prohibited possession of noncommercial fish species apply.
(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a person on board a boat licensed under Chapter 47, 76, 77, or 78 of this code if no commercial fishing plates are on board. While no commercial fishing plates are on board, all recreational fishing regulations, size limits, bag limits, and possession limits apply.
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 73, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 455, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation
Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing
Chapter 66 - Fish and Aquatic Plants
Subchapter A. Provisions Applicable to Freshwater and Saltwater Fishing and Aquatic Plants
Section 66.002. Consent to Take Fish From Private Water
Section 66.003. Placing Explosives or Harmful Substances in Water
Section 66.004. Taking of Fish by Electric Shock Prohibited; Exception
Section 66.005. Wilful Destruction of Boat, Seine, or Net
Section 66.006. Possession of Illegal Fishing Devices
Section 66.007. Exotic Harmful or Potentially Harmful Fish and Shellfish
Section 66.0071. Removal of Harmful Aquatic Plants
Section 66.0072. Exotic Harmful or Potentially Harmful Aquatic Plants
Section 66.0073. Rules Requiring Water to Be Drained
Section 66.008. Fishing From Bridge
Section 66.009. Navigation Districts
Section 66.0091. Fishing in Certain Man-Made Waterways
Section 66.011. Leaving Fish to Die
Section 66.013. Federal Grants
Section 66.014. Identification of Vehicle Transporting Aquatic Products
Section 66.015. Introduction of Fish, Shellfish, and Aquatic Plants
Section 66.016. Commercial Fishing Regulations Applicable if Commercial Plates on Board
Section 66.017. License, Tag, and Permit Expirations and Transfers
Section 66.018. Crab Trap Tags
Section 66.019. Statistical Reports
Section 66.020. Sale and Purchase of Protected Fish
Section 66.021. Protected Fish: Display of Documents
Section 66.022. Purchase for Evidence