Section 78.003 - Shell Buyer License(a) No person may purchase for commercial use mussel or clam shells that have been taken from the public water of the state without a resident or nonresident shell buyer's license, except as allowed under Section 78.005 of this code.(b) The license form shall be prescribed by the department.(c) The license fee for a resident shell buyer's license is $100 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.(d) The license fee for a nonresident shell buyer's license is $1,500 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.(e) The holder of a shell buyer's license shall file with the department a report of activities performed under the license in a form and manner specified by the department.Tex. Parks and Wild. § 78.003
Amended By Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 931, Sec. 77, eff. 6/16/1995.Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 741, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1993 Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1975.