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TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 71.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle C - Fur-Bearing Animals|Chapter 71 - Licenses and Regulations|Section 71.003. Scientific Studies and Investigations

Sec. 71.003.  SCIENTIFIC STUDIES AND INVESTIGATIONS.  The department shall conduct scientific studies and investigations of fur-bearing animals as necessary to develop information on populations, distribution, habitat needs, and limiting factors, to acquire any other biological or ecological data, and to determine appropriate management policies for public safety.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2737, ch. 748, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 71.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle C - Fur-Bearing Animals|Chapter 71 - Licenses and Regulations|Section 71.004. Prohibited Acts

Sec. 71.004.  PROHIBITED ACTS.  (a)  No person may take, sell, purchase, or possess a fur-bearing animal, pelt, or carcass in this state, except as provided by proclamation of the commission.  This chapter does not prohibit a landowner or his agent from taking a fur-bearing animal causing depredation on that person's land.  No person may possess a fur-bearing animal taken for depredation purposes except as authorized by proclamation of the commission.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 992, Sec. 32(4), eff. June 18, 2005.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2737, ch. 748, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 992 (H.B. 2026), Sec. 32(4), eff. June 18, 2005.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 71.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle C - Fur-Bearing Animals|Chapter 71 - Licenses and Regulations|Section 71.005. Licenses Required

Sec. 71.005.  LICENSES REQUIRED.  (a)  Except as provided by this section and Section 71.004(a), no person may take a fur-bearing animal or a pelt in this state unless the person has acquired and possesses a trapper's license.(b)  Except as provided by commission regulation, no person may purchase, possess after purchase, or transport for commercial purposes a pelt or carcass taken in this state unless the person has acquired and possesses a retail fur buyer's or wholesale fur dealer's license.(c)  No person may capture or possess a live fur-bearing animal for any purpose, except as otherwise authorized by this code, unless he has acquired and possesses a fur-bearing animal propagation license.(d)  A person who possesses a hunting license may take and possess a fur-bearing animal if:(1)  neither the fur-bearing animal nor any part of that animal is taken for the purpose of sale, barter, or exchange;  and(2)  the number of fur-bearing animals taken does not exceed the daily bag limit or possession limit set by commission regulation.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2737, ch. 748, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 635, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 113, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 71.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle C - Fur-Bearing Animals|Chapter 71 - Licenses and Regulations|Section 71.006. Purchases by Retail Fur Buyer

Sec. 71.006.  PURCHASES BY RETAIL FUR BUYER.  No retail fur buyer may purchase in this state a pelt or carcass except from a licensed trapper.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2737, ch. 748, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 71.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle C - Fur-Bearing Animals|Chapter 71 - Licenses and Regulations|Section 71.007. Purchases by Wholesale Fur Dealer

Sec. 71.007.  PURCHASES BY WHOLESALE FUR DEALER.  No wholesale fur dealer may purchase in this state a pelt or carcass except from a licensed trapper, a licensed retail fur buyer, a fur-bearing animal propagator, or another licensed wholesale fur dealer.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2737, ch. 748, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 71.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle C - Fur-Bearing Animals|Chapter 71 - Licenses and Regulations|Section 71.008. Issuance of Licenses

Sec. 71.008.  ISSUANCE OF LICENSES.  The licenses authorized by this chapter shall be of a form prescribed and issued by the department, or an authorized agent of the department, to applicants on the payment of the license fees.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2737, ch. 748, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 71.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle C - Fur-Bearing Animals|Chapter 71 - Licenses and Regulations|Section 71.009. License Fees

Sec. 71.009.  LICENSE FEES.  The fee for a license authorized by this chapter is in the following amount or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more:(1)  $10.75 for a resident trapper's license;(2)  $200.75 for a nonresident trapper's license;(3)  $50.75 for a resident retail fur buyer's license;(4)  $200.75 for a nonresident retail fur buyer's license;(5)  $100.75 for a resident wholesale fur dealer's license;(6)  $400.75 for a nonresident wholesale fur dealer's license;  and(7)  $50.75 for a fur-bearing animal propagation permit.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2737, ch. 748, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 2, Sec. 64, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 71.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle C - Fur-Bearing Animals|Chapter 71 - Licenses and Regulations|Section 71.010. License Period

Sec. 71.010.  LICENSE PERIOD.  The license period for licenses issued under this chapter is September 1 or another date set by the commission through August 31 of the next year or another date set by the commission, and a license is current and valid only for the license period for which it is issued.  The commission by rule may set the amount of a license fee for a license issued during a transition period at an amount lower than prescribed in this chapter and provide for a license term for a transition period that is shorter or longer than a year.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2737, ch. 748, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 931, Sec. 68, eff. June 16, 1995.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 71.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle C - Fur-Bearing Animals|Chapter 71 - Licenses and Regulations|Section 71.011. Possession and Display of Licenses

Sec. 71.011.  POSSESSION AND DISPLAY OF LICENSES.  (a)  A trapper shall carry the trapper's license on his person while taking or possessing a fur-bearing animal, pelt, or carcass.(b)  A wholesale fur dealer, a retail fur buyer, or a fur-bearing animal propagator shall display the required license at his place of business or while conducting business at a place other than his place of business.(c)  The failure to display a valid license on request by the department or an authorized agent of the department while taking, possessing, selling, offering for sale, or buying a fur-bearing animal, pelt, or carcass is a violation of this chapter.  If on or before the trial of a person charged with a violation of this section, the person produces for the court or the prosecuting attorney the proper license that was issued to the person and valid at the time of the offense, the court shall dismiss that charge.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2737, ch. 748, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 71.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle C - Fur-Bearing Animals|Chapter 71 - Licenses and Regulations|Section 71.012. Inspections

Sec. 71.012.  INSPECTIONS.  The place of business of any fur-bearing animal propagator, wholesale fur dealer, or retail fur buyer and any vehicle being used by a fur-bearing animal propagator, wholesale fur dealer, or retail fur buyer for the collection or transportation of fur-bearing animals, carcasses, or pelts are subject to inspection without a warrant by a game warden or any other peace officer at any time.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2737, ch. 748, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 71.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle C - Fur-Bearing Animals|Chapter 71 - Licenses and Regulations|Section 71.014. Reports

Sec. 71.014.  REPORTS.  The holder of a wholesale fur dealer's, retail fur buyer's, or fur-bearing animal propagation license shall submit reports to the department as required by proclamation of the commission.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2737, ch. 748, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 71.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle C - Fur-Bearing Animals|Chapter 71 - Licenses and Regulations|Section 71.015. Penalties

Sec. 71.015.  PENALTIES.  (a)  Except as provided in another subsection of this section, a person who violates any provision of this chapter or proclamation under this chapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.(b)  If it is shown at the trial of the defendant that he has been convicted once within the preceding 36 months of a violation of this chapter or a proclamation under this chapter, on conviction he shall be punished for a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.(c)  If it is shown at the trial of the defendant that he has been convicted two or more times within the preceding 60 months of a violation of this chapter or a proclamation under this chapter, on conviction he shall be punished for a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2737, ch. 748, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 79, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 75.0101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle D - Crustaceans and Mollusks|Chapter 75 - Cultivated Oyster Mariculture|Section 75.0101. Definitions

Sec. 75.0101.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Broodstock oyster"  means an oyster collected for the purpose of growing cultivated oysters.(2)  "Cultivated oyster" means an oyster grown at any point in the life cycle of the oyster in or on an artificial structure suspended in the water or resting on the bottom.(3)  "Cultivated oyster mariculture" means the process of growing cultivated oysters.(4)  "Natural oyster bed" has the meaning assigned by Section 76.001.(5)  "Oyster" means the Eastern oyster and the subspecies of the Eastern oyster.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 174 (H.B. 1300), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 75.0102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle D - Crustaceans and Mollusks|Chapter 75 - Cultivated Oyster Mariculture|Section 75.0102. Applicability; Conflict of Laws

Sec. 75.0102.  APPLICABILITY; CONFLICT OF LAWS.  (a)  A structure used to grow oysters that is part of a cultivated oyster mariculture operation is not a natural oyster bed or a private oyster bed and is not subject to location requirements under Subchapter A, Chapter 76.(b)  The licensing and permitting requirements of Subchapters B, C, and F, Chapter 76, do not apply to activity carried out under a cultivated oyster mariculture permit issued under this chapter.(c)  A regulation adopted under Section 76.301 does not apply to an activity carried out under a cultivated oyster mariculture permit issued under this chapter.(d)  A rule or proclamation issued under this section prevails to the extent of conflict over a rule or proclamation issued under:(1)  Chapter 61; or(2)  Chapter 76.(e)  Section 2001.0045, Government Code, does not apply to rules adopted under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 174 (H.B. 1300), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 75.0103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle D - Crustaceans and Mollusks|Chapter 75 - Cultivated Oyster Mariculture|Section 75.0103. Cultivated Oyster Mariculture Program

Sec. 75.0103.  CULTIVATED OYSTER MARICULTURE PROGRAM.  (a) The commission shall adopt rules to establish a program governing cultivated oyster mariculture.(b)  Rules adopted under the program may establish requirements for:(1)  the location and size of a cultivated oyster mariculture operation;(2)  the taking, possession, transport, movement, and sale of cultivated oysters;(3)  the taking, possession, transport, and movement of broodstock oysters;(4)  marking structures for the cultivation of oysters in a cultivated oyster mariculture operation;(5)  fees and conditions for use of public resources, including broodstock oysters and public water; and(6)  any other matter necessary to implement and administer this chapter.(c)  The department shall coordinate with the Department of Agriculture, the Department of State Health Services, the General Land Office, and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in the adoption of rules under this section.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 174 (H.B. 1300), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 75.0104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle D - Crustaceans and Mollusks|Chapter 75 - Cultivated Oyster Mariculture|Section 75.0104. Cultivated Oyster Mariculture Permit Required

Sec. 75.0104.  CULTIVATED OYSTER MARICULTURE PERMIT REQUIRED.  (a)  No person may engage in cultivated oyster mariculture without first having acquired a cultivated oyster mariculture permit.(b)  The commission shall adopt rules to implement this section.  Rules adopted under this section may establish requirements for:(1)  permit applications and application fees;(2)  criteria for the approval, transfer, revocation, and suspension of permits; and(3)  procedures for hearings related to a permit.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 174 (H.B. 1300), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 75.0105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle D - Crustaceans and Mollusks|Chapter 75 - Cultivated Oyster Mariculture|Section 75.0105. Deposit and Use of Fees; Cultivated Oyster Mariculture Cleanup Subaccount

Sec. 75.0105.  DEPOSIT AND USE OF FEES; CULTIVATED OYSTER MARICULTURE CLEANUP SUBACCOUNT.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), fees collected under this chapter shall be deposited to the credit of the game, fish, and water safety account.(b)  The cultivated oyster mariculture cleanup subaccount is a subaccount in the game, fish, and water safety account. The subaccount consists of money deposited to the subaccount under this section.(c)  The department shall set aside 20 percent of the fees collected under this chapter. That money shall be deposited to the credit of the cultivated oyster mariculture cleanup subaccount in the game, fish, and water safety account and may be used only for the cleanup of illegal or abandoned cultivated oyster mariculture equipment and related debris in public water.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 174 (H.B. 1300), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 75.0106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle D - Crustaceans and Mollusks|Chapter 75 - Cultivated Oyster Mariculture|Section 75.0106. Prohibited Actions

Sec. 75.0106.  PROHIBITED ACTIONS.  (a)  No person may sell or barter, or offer to sell or barter, a cultivated oyster, except as authorized by this chapter.(b)  No person may place a cultivated oyster in a natural oyster bed or private oyster bed.(c)  In this subsection, "coastal public land" has the meaning assigned by Section 33.004, Natural Resources Code. Regardless of whether a person holds a permit under this chapter, no person may place a structure related to cultivated oyster mariculture on coastal public land unless the person first obtains a lease or easement under Chapter 33 or 51, Natural Resources Code.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 174 (H.B. 1300), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 75.0107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle D - Crustaceans and Mollusks|Chapter 75 - Cultivated Oyster Mariculture|Section 75.0107. Penalties

Sec. 75.0107.  PENALTIES.  (a) For purposes of this section, "final conviction" includes a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to or the imposition of deferred adjudication or deferred disposition for an offense.(b)  A person who violates Section 75.0104(a) or 75.0106 or a rule adopted under this chapter commits an offense that is a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.(c)  If conduct constituting an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under Section 33.112, Natural Resources Code, the actor may be prosecuted under this section, Section 33.112, Natural Resources Code, or both.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 174 (H.B. 1300), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 79.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle D - Crustaceans and Mollusks|Chapter 79 - Extended Fishery Jurisdiction|Section 79.001. Compliance

Sec. 79.001.  COMPLIANCE.  The department is authorized to cooperate with the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council established pursuant to the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C.A. Section 1801 et seq.), in developing state management programs which are consistent with plans proposed by the council and approved by the secretary of commerce.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1280, ch. 501, Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 1977.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 79.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle D - Crustaceans and Mollusks|Chapter 79 - Extended Fishery Jurisdiction|Section 79.002. Authority

Sec. 79.002.  AUTHORITY.  The department may follow procedures outlined in Section 12.027, Chapter 61, or Chapter 77 of this code in promulgating rules for harvest of any and all species of marine life subject to the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C.A. Section 1801 et seq.).  The commission may delegate to the director the duties, responsibilities, and authority provided by this chapter for taking immediate action as necessary to modify state coastal fisheries regulations in order to provide for consistency with federal regulations in the exclusive economic zone.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1280, ch. 501, Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 859, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 79.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle D - Crustaceans and Mollusks|Chapter 79 - Extended Fishery Jurisdiction|Section 79.003. Suspension of Other Laws

Sec. 79.003.  SUSPENSION OF OTHER LAWS.  Irrespective of exclusions or limited application of the Wildlife Conservation Act of 1983 (Chapter 61 of this code) or any chapter in Title 7 of this code the commission shall exercise the authority set out in Section 79.002 of this code and conflicting provisions limiting the area, species to which applicable, or special seasons, are hereby suspended when the proclamation of the commission becomes effective, but only for the period specified in such proclamation.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1280, ch. 501, Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 34, ch. 9, art. II, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 84.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves|Chapter 84 - Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program|Section 84.001. Purpose

Sec. 84.001.  PURPOSE.  The purpose of the program established under this chapter is to enable and facilitate the purchase and donation of agricultural conservation easements.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Natural Resources Code, Subchapter B, Chapter 183 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 401 (H.B. 1925), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2015.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 84.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves|Chapter 84 - Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program|Section 84.002. Definitions

Sec. 84.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Agricultural conservation easement" means a conservation easement in qualified land that is designed to accomplish one or more of the following additional purposes:(A)  conserving water quality or quantity;(B)  conserving native wildlife species through protection of their habitat;(C)  conserving rare or sensitive plant species; or(D)  conserving large tracts of qualified open-space land that are threatened with fragmentation or development.(2)  "Conservation easement" has the meaning assigned by Section 183.001, Natural Resources Code.(3)  "Council" means the Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Council established under Section 84.011.(4)  "Fund" means the Texas farm and ranch lands conservation fund established under Section 84.008.(5)  "Holder" has the meaning assigned by Section 183.001, Natural Resources Code.(6)  "Program" means the Texas farm and ranch lands conservation program established under this chapter.(7)  "Purchase of agricultural conservation easement" means the purchase from a willing seller of an agricultural conservation easement.(8)  "Qualified easement holder" means a holder that is:(A)  a state agency, a county, or a municipality; or(B)  an organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as an organization described by Section 501(c)(3) of that code and that is organized for the purpose of preserving agriculture, open space, or natural resources.(9)  "Qualified land" means qualified open-space land, as that term is defined by Section 23.51, Tax Code.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Natural Resources Code, Subchapter B, Chapter 183 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 401 (H.B. 1925), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2015.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 84.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves|Chapter 84 - Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program|Section 84.003. Program

Sec. 84.003. PROGRAM.  The Texas farm and ranch lands conservation program is established as a program of the department for the purpose of administering the assistance to be provided by the fund for the purchase of agricultural conservation easements.|Transferred, redesignated and amended from Natural Resources Code, Subchapter B, Chapter 183 by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 401 (H.B. 1925), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2015.|