{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-134.018","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Agriculture Code § 134.018","heading":"SALE OF CERTAIN FISH.","body":"(a) This section applies to the sale of fish:\n(1) that are not on the Parks and Wildlife Department's list of exotic fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants;\n(2) collected from a private facility on private land by a person who operates a commercial aquaculture facility;\n(3) by the owner of the private facility from which the fish were collected;\n(4) to manage the fish population in the private facility; and\n(5) to a person who operates a commercial aquaculture facility.\n(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:\n(1) the invoice number;\n(2) the date of the sale;\n(3) the name and address of the seller;\n(4) the physical location of the facility from which the fish were collected;\n(5) the buyer's name and address and the name and address of the buyer's commercial aquaculture facility; and\n(6) the number of fish sold.\n(c) Sections 66.020 and 66.111, Parks and Wildlife Code, do not apply to a sale under this section.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 759 (H.B. 3024), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 848 (S.B. 703), Sec. 33, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["AGRICULTURE CODE","TITLE 6. PRODUCTION, PROCESSING, AND SALE OF ANIMAL PRODUCTS","SUBTITLE A. BEES AND NONLIVESTOCK ANIMAL INDUSTRY","CHAPTER 134. REGULATION OF AQUACULTURE","SUBCHAPTER B. AQUACULTURE REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/AG/htm/AG.134.htm#134.018","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:50Z","sha256":"8df9a1a9af7d4c6acc221edf298d98bec925caab0adb1b493241f0e17225631a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-134.017","next":"us-tx/tex.-agriculture-code-134.020"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}