(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;
  (9) finfish import--$95;
  (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.

Source Note: 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 to be effective August 24, 2020, 45 TexReg 5913