Tex. Agric. Code § 134.018 · Subchapter B. AQUACULTURE REQUIREMENTS
SALE OF CERTAIN FISH.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) This section applies to the sale of fish:
(1) that are not on the Parks and Wildlife Department's list of exotic fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants;
(2) collected from a private facility on private land by a person who operates a commercial aquaculture facility;
(3) by the owner of the private facility from which the fish were collected;
(4) to manage the fish population in the private facility; and
(5) to a person who operates a commercial aquaculture facility.
(b) Not later than the 30th day after the sale of fish under this section, a buyer who operates a commercial aquaculture facility shall submit a copy of the invoice for the sale to the Parks and Wildlife Department. The seller and the buyer shall maintain a record of the sale for not less than one year. The record must contain at least:
(1) the invoice number;
(2) the date of the sale;
(3) the name and address of the seller;
(4) the physical location of the facility from which the fish were collected;
(5) the buyer's name and address and the name and address of the buyer's commercial aquaculture facility; and
(6) the number of fish sold.
(c) Sections 66.020 and 66.111, Parks and Wildlife Code, do not apply to a sale under this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 759 (H.B. 3024), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 848 (S.B. 703), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2021.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.134.htm
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