Agriculture Code § 134.018

Sec. 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. (c) Sections 66.020 and 66.111, Parks and Wildlife Code, do not apply to a sale under this section. 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.