Sec. 76.402. ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF COMMERCIAL OYSTER BOAT LICENSES. (a) After August 31, 2005, the department may not issue or renew a commercial oyster boat license unless the person seeking to obtain or renew the license documents to the satisfaction of the department that the vessel for which the license is sought: (1) is owned by the person; (2) was licensed as a commercial oyster boat on the day the renewal was sought or at the end of the licensing period immediately preceding the period for which the license is sought; and (3) is intended to be licensed and used as a commercial oyster boat. (b) An applicant for a new or renewed commercial oyster boat license for a vessel must submit to the department with the license application: (1) the United States Coast Guard certificate of documentation for the vessel, if the vessel is required by United States Coast Guard rules to be documented; and (2) the certificate of number for the vessel as required by Chapter 31 .
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