SECTION 53.13. Business License and Permits (Fishing)

(a) Licenses. The fee amounts prescribed in paragraphs (1) - (4) of this subsection reflect the total fee paid by the purchaser and include the surcharges established in subsection (b) of this section.

(1) retail fish dealer's--$92.40;

(2) retail fish dealer's truck--$171.60;

(3) wholesale fish dealer's--$825;

(4) wholesale fish dealer's truck--$590;

(5) bait dealer's--individual--$38;

(6) bait dealer-place of business/building--$38;

(7) bait dealer-place of business/motor vehicle--$38;

(8) bait shrimp dealer's--$215;

(9) finfish import--$95;

(10) freshwater fishing guide (required for residents or nonresidents who operate a boat for anything of value in transporting or accompanying anyone who is fishing in freshwater of this state)--$132;

(11) resident all-water fishing guide--$210;

(12) resident paddle craft all-water fishing guide--$210;

(13) non-resident all-water fishing guide--$1,050; and

(14) non-resident paddle craft all-water fishing guide--$1,050.

(b) Business license surcharge for shrimp marketing assistance account.

(1) retail fish dealer's--$8.40;

(2) retail fish dealer's truck--$15.60;

(3) wholesale fish dealer's--$75; and

(4) wholesale fish dealer's truck--$51.

(c) License transfers.

(1) retail fish dealer's license transfer--$25;

(2) retail fish dealer's truck license transfer--$25;

(3) wholesale fish dealer's license transfer--$25;

(4) wholesale fish dealer's truck license transfer--$25;

(5) bait dealer's license transfer--$25;

(6) bait dealer's-place of business/building license transfer--$25;

(7) bait dealer's-place of business/motor vehicle license transfer--$25;

(8) bait shrimp dealer's license transfer--$25;

(9) finfish import license transfer--$25.

(d) Cultivated Oyster Mariculture Fees.

(1) Application fee--$200.

(2) Cultivated Oyster Mariculture Permit (COMP).

(A) For a COMP located in public water--$450 per acre per year.

(B) For a COMP located on private property--$170 per acre per year.

(3) Cultivated Oyster Mariculture Permit - Nursery Only (nursery permit)--$170 per acre per year, $0.010 per square foot per year, if the nursery facility is located in public water.

Source Note: The provisions of this §53.13 adopted to be effective July 7, 2004, 29 TexReg 6309; amended to be effective May 14, 2007, 32 TexReg 2659; amended to be effective August 15, 2009, 34 TexReg 5381; amended to be effective January 17, 2010, 35 TexReg 246; amended to be effective August 24, 2020, 45 TexReg 5913