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**OFFICE OF**  **THE ATTORNEY**  **GENERAL OF**  **TEXAS AUSTIN** 

Ou, ?lmh L Oy8t.r Cadr8loa Austin, Toxar Oentlonalt Attaatloat Mr. R. 0. Do6gen Bxecutlv* s8cntary

s been receiv&

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### r gus managemeat practices f such contractbe%- to 1~ ovaed wee vith game

wour opl.alm oa the followLag querti?s in ee ctfully requertea:

'1. Stay

the Oue, Plrh eatl Oyster Comlrelen leg8lly eater late contract For the exalwlve ooatrol of ell huntingprlvlleger oa a bob7 ofl ncloae& lxad cad prohibithunting, killiag 

### or taking aaygame blrdr or mlnlr from ealdlend?Oue, Pl8b I 

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‘2. - -- _ --May the oam, Flab - . 

### aad Orater cop8m~en legally l atev mco a coatnct a8 above dercrlbod ud permit llmlted **huntlag** upon rueh lead 

### la l

### otordaaco

vlth **the** 

### Coml~slop~~~ Juigmsat a8 to hw 

### llp~ huntom may be lllovti to 

### part:- alDate

### uxl themount rob klad of 

### gan b&la 

### or minlr to **be** 

### taken?

'3. CM **the** 

### Our, Fish 

### and Ovafor 

### Carisrlan legally u6e male8 l vollable from 

### the BpeoiolOu ?und 

### for peymeatto tl!ulewMvne~8 **for** 

### privilege8

of l 

### xerclrlasl

xalurive control of **hum&lag** prlvlleger on Nr property?’

You have glvea u8 the 

### furtharla~or8atlon that the coatemplntedlea88 18 not euI doer aot **purport** to be l ‘cooperativerllbllfe-re8tOratlm project' to be entered into vlth the Foderal Oovernuent uader Artfole r)Owb, Vemon’r kurotated Texar Civil 

### St&uter.

You hove al80 given u8'tbe lnformatlon that the contemplatedleare d0e8 not purport to establlrh my statutorygame prererve or 

### pre8erva8.A reading of Article 917 of ourTear Penal Cotle vi11 al80 cleerlyderaortrete that no l tetutow g8w pm8erve8 vi11 be l ttb bll8hw.l

by tha pro**posed** leaae8. saia Article 917 

### read8a8 follwrr

'Any 

### poraoa,fin 

### or corpontl0n walag rad in po88errlon of land8 la tha hate of Texas, may **tranufer by**  **UI** lamrtrunnt **la** 

### writing, duly rakmvledged before an offlcer,l ut&rlsed uader the 1~8 ot thlr 

### Steteto take lckaovledgmata, ta the State of Teur the 

### rightto pre8erve, proteotcad introduce r0r 

### promgatten purpoae8 any of the gam blFd8 or gw enhal untloned f.atNr ahpter on the lead8 meatlareatherela, forl 

### periodof not lerr tlma tea yur8. Suoh **la8trunat of**  vrlting 8hall be filed la ths 

### office of t& Oaae, Iri8h end 

### OyrtorCad88loner. 

### vhareuwa t& Oeae, Flrh aad Oyster

### Cmmirrloaer may at 

### Nr Olsaretloa

declaretb lurdr dercrlbed in raid la8truacnta State Oar Pre8*rve, 

### urd themafterfor the period aamed thmela rhall ior all 

### thepurpose8

relatiag to thr preaenmtlon, pro--

_ 

### tectlon

u16praprgrtlen of Ilam8 bird8 eruI

&a~8 mi8alr be 

### under the 00ntr0lofthe Game, FI8huad 

### Oy8terCeul88loner. The aggregate acreage Of allI

@amor Fish **& Oyster**  Cad88lon - Page )

DFOU?VeE Vhi8b -7 k dOE%QMtd is M7 W COUntJ 8~1n8VO?~XO@Od kn pr 008tOf th **tOtC1** l

**OFeC#O Of**  **8UOh OOUfhtJ.**  **8UCb** **~Eer*eE** shallbe a\nknd lath8 order of tb8 flllag Of **tbr in#tFUDent**  **tbr@fOr.** The Ou; Fish ur4 Oyakr Cemi88loa4e~ shell **aauae aotieor**  to **b. DmDMUd**  **)19*erv.~,** **OOllt~i~ Lb**  **vO?dE ‘** **fit&O OW** 

%eapa8rlng 

### ?roNbltod”,and aauae Such aotlcer to be **DOEted** at woh **#ate** or **Ed** trace thereto. All State gem8 preservesemtablla&d Under tb ~rOViDi~# Of **tN8** CbDter sInA for all pmpo*e* of **preremCt;ah,** protectionaad propagationof ga80 birds and aam8 l niulrtherooak under the ooatrolti memeat 0r the 0~8, Flab and Oyster Coml88108er, end In urd NE deputies may at all **t-8** eater **in Md**  **Um** EUoh **~lTeEeFVC# in**  **thC p8PfOFMlw2e**  **of** their duties.

“It rbll be unlavi\rl for uay person to hunt, purew, ahOot at, kill, take, **destroy,** or **la any**  **nnaer** molest uy of 

### the gem birds 

### or **6W m-8**  vltNa the exterior **bounda ries**  **of** us7 gw pnrerve, and may person vho E&11 *iObtO **Uhy DZ** **’ OVi8iOIi**  **Of this**  **ChpteF** shall **be dee8ed**  guilty or **a** drdwmor **aad upOn**  **WlWiCti~** #bill **b fined**  **not le88**  **thCD fifty** 

**t**Wio.00)dollar8 **aor** more **than tvo**  **lnmAred** $200.00)dollars.

hrtlole 4018, **Vernon ’** **s &mot&d**  Texu Civil **8tatUte8, ti**  **OUtliLliZ@** tb **dUt~e8 a!@**  **DOVerB Of**  tb **C~EEiODer** (aavCemi88lm) gives to the Caad88loaor "auperlnteadeace and Cmtrol of tha propyatlon aad dirtrlbutlm of blrddr ua gu la **the State**  naanatloq ovar vNch he uy have cOmtrO1, or vhlch uy be establisha ior roob propagatlaLa It 18 our opl.aloa th8t the above quoted provl8lo8 of Artlale 

### 4018 clearly **reterr to**  bkte reaerv~tlonror gu pre#erve# l **#t8bli#kd in**  the statutory Wariermd vould aot l utherlae the leeme ia que*tl~. ft vi11 8180 be borne in dad that Artlole 917, ?enal Cule, **aupra,** pro-au. Fleh & OysterCd8eloP - Faga 4

**We hWa**  **ken** umblo **to tImI**  **eny rt~tutory**  ruthorlty **iOr** tb pPOpWe8 **10a808.** It ID thanfon our Ophbt tht aOh **Of** m qWt:W &Oti&d k NtEVOtWd iIt tbr pleg8tiVe. **ud** tbJ **WW SO**  **WEVt)?eb** Very **truly youra** 

**ATToRu%Y 08lomAL**  **OF TEXAS**