Section 53.13 - Business Licenses 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;(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.31 Tex. Admin. Code § 53.13
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 by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 34, August 21, 2020, TexReg 5913, eff. 8/24/2020