HBA-BSM H.B. 3209 77(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 3209
By: Uher
State Recreational Resources
67/25/2001
Enrolled


BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Prior to the 77th Legislature, if a person did not hold a commercial gulf
shrimp boat license issued from the Parks and Wildlife Department,  that
person was subject to having their catch automatically confiscated by the
department.  House Bill 3209 provides that persons are not subject to
confiscation of aquatic products for certain violations. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

ANALYSIS

House Bill 3209 provides that provisions regarding confiscation and
disposition of aquatic products and recovery by the state for value do not
apply to a violation of a rule adopted regarding the display of a
commercial shrimp boat license on a commercial shrimp boat's documentation
or registration number if another violation does not exist at the time of
the violation.  Provisions regarding recovery by the state for value do not
apply to a violation relating to a commercial shrimp boat captain's license
if another violation does not exist at that time. 

EFFECTIVE DATE

September 1, 2001.