(a) Basic value shall be obtained from the most recent edition of the American Fisheries Society's special publication describing investigation and valuation of fish kills, except:
- (1) the basic value for freshwater fish which do not have a basic value published in the most recent edition of the American Fisheries Society's special publication shall be the basic value of a taxonomically or ecologically related species for which a basic value is available.
- (2) the basic value for saltwater fish not listed in the publication shall be the basic value of a taxonomically or ecologically related species for which a basic value is available, or on the commercial value of red drum produced in aquaculture facilities, whichever is most applicable.
- (b) The basic value for shellfish without commercial value is equal to the basic value for freshwater or saltwater forage fish or for a taxonomically or ecologically related species for which a basic value is available.
- (c) The basic value is adjusted for inflation by multiplying it by the quotient of the Consumer Price Index when the fish were killed, divided by the Consumer Price Index at the time data were collected to determine the basic value.
Source Note:The provisions of this §69.24 adopted to be effective October 7, 1996, 21 TexReg 9240.