TITLE: Relating to the requirement that certain persons taking oysters on a licensed commercial oyster boat obtain a commercial fisherman's license.

SUMMARY: Relating to the requirement that certain persons taking oysters on a licensed commercial oyster boat obtain a commercial fisherman's license.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the requirement that certain persons taking oysters on a licensed commercial oyster boat obtain a commercial fisherman's license. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 47.002(f), Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended to read as follows: (f) A person who takes or assists in taking oysters on a vessel licensed as a commercial oyster boat under Chapter 76 is [not] required to obtain or possess a general commercial fisherman's license unless the person holds a commercial oyster boat captain's license.SECTION 2. Section 76.101(d), Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended to read as follows: (d) Each member of the crew of a licensed commercial oyster boat is required to have a general commercial fisherman's license to take oysters while they are on a licensed boat that is being used to take oysters. This subsection does not apply to the captain of a licensed commercial oyster boat. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.