31 Tex. Admin. Code § 57.385 - Special Provisions for the Collection, Possession, and Sale of Shad

(a) No person may sell, offer for sale, possess for purposes of sale, or exchange for anything of value shad taken from public fresh water unless the person possesses:

(1) a valid permit issued by the department under this subchapter specifically authorizing that activity; or

(2) a valid fishing guide license issued by the department and the shad are being provided to persons engaged in fishing as part of the guide's services.

(b) No person may collect and possess shad taken from public fresh water without a permit issued under this section unless the person possesses a valid recreational fishing license issued by the department and the shad are:

(1) not sold or exchanged for anything of value; and

(2) possessed in a container or containers that in the aggregate constitute 30 gallons or less in volume. The volume limit does not apply when shad are possessed:

(A) on the waterbody from which the shad were taken; or

(B) by a licensed fishing guide.

Notes

31 Tex. Admin. Code § 57.385

Former section repealed 5/25/ 2014; Current section adopted by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 14, April 7, 2017, TexReg 1904, eff. 4/13/2017; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 04, January 25, 2019, TexReg 0432, eff. 1/29/2019