Texas Agriculture Code 134.018 – Sale of Certain Fish
(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.
Terms Used In Texas Agriculture Code 134.018
- Department: means the Department of Agriculture. See Texas Agriculture Code 1.003
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) Sections 66.020 and 66.111, Parks and Wildlife Code, do not apply to a sale under this section.