No wholesale fish dealer may purchase for resale or receive for sale, barter, exchange, or any other commercial purpose any aquatic product from any person or entity in this state unless the dealer purchases the product from the operator of a commercial aquaculture facility as defined by Section 134.001, Agriculture Code, or the holder of:

1. (1) a general commercial fisherman's license;
2. (2) a commercial oyster fisherman's license;
3. (3) a commercial oyster boat license;
4. (4) a wholesale fish dealer's license;
5. (5) a commercial shrimp boat license;
6. (6) a commercial oyster boat captain's license;
7. (7) a commercial shrimp boat captain's license;
8. (8) a commercial crab fisherman's license;
9. (9) a commercial finfish fisherman's license;
10. (10) a commercial gulf shrimp unloading license; or
11. (11) a cultivated oyster mariculture permit.

Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2384, ch. 595, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981.

Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 827, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1985;

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 255, Sec. 16, eff. July 31, 1989;

Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 586, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;

Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 723, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 365, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 862, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 455, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1151 (H.B. 1260), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 174 (H.B. 1300), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2019.

Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 848 (S.B. 703), Sec. 46, eff. September 1, 2021.