Sec. 78.103.  CRAB LICENSE MANAGEMENT REVIEW BOARD.  (a)  The license holders under this chapter shall elect a crab license management review board with an odd number of members greater than four and fewer than 12.
(b)  A member of the review board must be a license holder under this subchapter or a wholesale fish dealer as defined by Section 47.001 with knowledge of the commercial crab fishing industry.
(c)  A majority of the members of the review board may not be residents of the same county.
(d)  The review board shall advise the commission and department and make recommendations concerning the administrative aspects of the crab licensing program, including the definition of flagrant offenses, and hardship appeal cases concerning eligibility, license transfer, license renewal, license suspension, and license revocation.
(e)  The executive director shall adopt procedures for determining the size and operations of the review board and the election and terms of board members.  The executive director shall solicit and consider recommendations regarding these procedures from persons who purchased crab trap tags after September 1, 1995, and before August 31, 1996, or from holders of licenses issued under this subchapter.
(f)  The review board is not subject to Article 6252-33, Revised Statutes.
(g)  A member of the review board serves without compensation or a per diem allowance.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 127, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.