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TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties|Section 12.008. Leasing of Grazing or Farming Rights: Sale of Products

Sec. 12.008.  LEASING OF GRAZING OR FARMING RIGHTS:  SALE OF PRODUCTS.  (a)  The department may lease grazing or farming rights on any land acquired by, and for the use of, the department as game preserves, game sanctuaries, and game management areas.  The department may harvest and sell, or sell in place, any timber, hay, or other product grown on land of the department when the product is found to be in excess of wildlife management needs.(b)  The department may agree to accept consideration in lieu of money as part or full payment for a sale or lease under this section.  The consideration in lieu of money must be materials, supplies, or services that are needed for wildlife management projects on any game management area administered by the department.  The materials, supplies, or services accepted in lieu of money may be assigned a value no greater than that which the department would have been authorized to pay for them in a bona fide purchase.(c)  The comptroller shall execute any sale of products under this section under the general law governing the sale of state property; however, the department shall determine the quantity of products to be offered for sale and the consideration in lieu of money to be received under the sale.  The department may lease grazing or farming rights under this section.  In leasing the rights, the department must follow a competitive bidding procedure.(d)  All money derived from a sale or lease under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the game, fish, and water safety account.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 549, ch. 260, art. 3, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979;  Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2885, ch. 491, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1983;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 475, Sec. 1, 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 679, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 937 (H.B. 3560), Sec. 1.106, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties|Section 12.010. Nuisance or Noxious Aquatic Vegetation Program

Sec. 12.010.  NUISANCE OR NOXIOUS AQUATIC VEGETATION PROGRAM.  (a)  The department may implement a program to control or eradicate nuisance aquatic vegetation, including hydrilla and giant sylvania, from public water in this state.(b)  To implement the program under this section, the department may use money from unclaimed refunds of the tax on fuel used in motorboats appropriated to the department under Section 162.502(c), Tax Code.(c)  The department may contract with a person not employed by the department or use the services of department personnel for the control or eradication of nuisance or noxious vegetation in the water of this state.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1159 (H.B. 12), Sec. 19, eff. June 15, 2007.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties|Section 12.011. Teaching Equipment

Sec. 12.011.  TEACHING EQUIPMENT.  On request of a state-supported institution of higher education engaged in teaching and research related to marine science and oceanography, the department may transfer to the institution fish nets, seines, motors, boats, and other marine equipment confiscated under the authority of the game and fish laws to be used in the teaching and research programs of the institution.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties|Section 12.012. Recreational Water Safety Video

Sec. 12.012.  RECREATIONAL WATER SAFETY VIDEO.  (a)  The department shall produce a video suitable for use with high school students on recreational water safety.  The video must include instruction on safe participation in recreational activities in, on, or around the lakes, rivers, and coastal waters of this state.(b)  The department shall notify the Texas Education Agency in writing when the recreational water safety video is available for the agency's use.(c)  The department may edit the content of the recreational water safety video to produce a boater education video that complies with federal standards for boating education courses published by the National Association of State Boating Law Administrators.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1275 (H.B. 673), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties|Section 12.013. Power to Take Wildlife; Fish

Sec. 12.013.  POWER TO TAKE WILDLIFE; FISH.  (a)  An employee of the department acting within the scope of the employee's authority may possess, take, transport, release, and manage any of the wildlife and fish in this state for investigation, propagation, distribution, education, disease diagnosis or prevention, or scientific purposes.(b)  A person who is not an employee of the department who is participating under the supervision of a department employee in a program or event designated by the director as being conducted for research or species propagation and as exempt from the normally applicable size or bag limits may possess, take, transport, or release any fish in this state to accomplish the intent of the program or event.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 992 (H.B. 2026), Sec. 2, eff. June 18, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1159 (H.B. 12), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties|Section 12.015. Regulation of Fish, Shellfish, and Aquatic Plants

Sec. 12.015.  REGULATION OF FISH, SHELLFISH, AND AQUATIC PLANTS.  The department shall regulate the introduction and stocking of fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants into the public water of the state.|Added by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1219, ch. 456, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 110, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 637, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties|Section 12.017. Damaging Markers

Sec. 12.017.  DAMAGING MARKERS.  (a)  No person may damage, deface, destroy, or remove, tie up a boat to, or in any way render inoperative or ineffective a marker, buoy, light or sound signal, radar reflector, or daymark or any part of these devices, including the attachment intended to hold the device in place.(b)  The fact that a device or part of a device specified in Subsection (a) of this section may have been established by the state in water adjacent to but outside the territorial water of the state is not a defense against a prosecution for damaging state property.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1126, ch. 421, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties|Section 12.018. Acceptance and Disposition of Gifts

Sec. 12.018.  ACCEPTANCE AND DISPOSITION OF GIFTS.  (a)  The department may accept a gift or donation from any person for the purpose of funding any program or function of the department relating to wildlife conservation.(b)  A gift or donation other than money accepted under this section may be auctioned off or used as a prize in conjunction with a fund-raising program or event.  All proceeds of the auction or fund-raising program or event shall be used by the department for the purposes described by this section.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.019 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties|Section 12.019. Penalties

Sec. 12.019.  PENALTIES.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, a person who violates Section 12.015, 12.017, or 12.504 of this code or a regulation adopted under Section 12.015 of this code commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.(b)  If it is shown at the trial of the defendant for a violation of Section 12.017 of this code that he has been convicted within five years before the trial date of a violation of that section, on conviction he shall be punished for a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.(c)  A person who violates Section 12.505 of this code commits an offense that is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.024 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties|Section 12.024. Water Permit Responsibilities

Sec. 12.024.  WATER PERMIT RESPONSIBILITIES.  (a)  The Texas Department of Water Resources shall furnish to the department a copy of all permit applications to store, take, or divert water.(b)  The department shall make recommendations to the Texas Department of Water Resources to protect fish and wildlife resources, including permit conditions, mitigation, and schedules of flow or releases.(c)  The department shall be, on its request, a full party in any hearing on an application for a permit to store, take, or divert water.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties|Section 12.025. Technical Guidance to Landowners

Sec. 12.025.  TECHNICAL GUIDANCE TO LANDOWNERS.  (a)  The department may provide technical guidance to landowners who request information concerning fish, wildlife, nongame, and habitat management.(b)  In setting priorities for the provision of money to a landowner under this section, the department shall consider:(1)  the inventory developed under Section 11.103;  and(2)  the priorities set under Section 11.105.(c)  The department shall support landowner education programs and cooperate with appropriate state agencies.(d)  The department shall provide notice of Section 12.0251 to a private landowner who requests technical assistance before entering the property to collect and record information about animal or plant life.(e)  The commission by rule shall adopt policies, including written guidelines for a method for providing notice under Subsection (d) and for departmental entry onto privately owned land to collect information described by Section 12.0251(a).  The policies and guidelines must identify the maximum information that the department may maintain under Section 12.0251.(f)  A review or update of a record or plan produced by the department under Section 12.0251 and maintained by the landowner or the landowner's agent may be requested by the landowner or the department.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 30, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 519, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1995;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 968, Sec. 28, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.0251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties|Section 12.0251. Disclosure of Information Collected During Technical Guidance to Private Landowner

Sec. 12.0251.  DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION COLLECTED DURING TECHNICAL GUIDANCE TO PRIVATE LANDOWNER.  (a)  Except as provided by this section, information is not subject to Chapter 552, Government Code, and may not be disclosed to any person, including a state or federal agency, if the information is collected by the department in response to a landowner request relating to the specific location, species identification, or quantity of any animal or plant life that is:(1)  protected by this code;  and(2)  located on private land that:(A)  is subject to a wildlife management plan developed cooperatively with the department for private land;  or(B)  is the subject of a recommendation report prepared by the department for the landowner.(b)  The commission or the department may disclose information described by this section only to the landowner unless:(1)  the landowner consents to full or specified partial disclosure of information;  and(2)  the consent is in writing and is attached to the plan or recommendation report.(c)  The department may release game census, harvest, habitat, or program information only if the information is summarized in a manner that prevents the identification of an individual or specific parcel of land and the landowner.(d)  The department may prepare not more than one original record of the information collected by the department and incorporated into a wildlife management plan, and the record becomes the property of the landowner.  The department may retain one copy of the record.  The retained copy may not be disclosed except as provided by this section.(e)  Except as provided by this subsection, the department shall send a copy of the information retained by the department relating to a landowner's property to the landowner and destroy the department's record of the information if the protected information status assigned by this section is revoked.  The department may retain a copy of the information if the landowner consents in writing.(f)  In this section, a reference to the department includes a reference to an agent of the department.(g)  This section does not apply to a parcel of land that is not privately owned.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 519, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 968, Sec. 29, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties|Section 12.026. Multiple Use of Land

Sec. 12.026.  MULTIPLE USE OF LAND.  A tract of land purchased primarily for a purpose authorized by this code may be used for any authorized function of the department if the commission determines that multiple use is the best utilization of the land's resources.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 31, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties|Section 12.027. Adoption of Emergency Rules

Sec. 12.027.  ADOPTION OF EMERGENCY RULES.  If the commission or the executive director finds that there is an immediate danger to a species authorized to be regulated by the department, or that strict compliance with existing department rules would in any way prevent, hinder, or delay necessary action in coping with a disaster declared by the governor, the commission or the executive director may adopt emergency rules as provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 924, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(49), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 952 (H.B. 3391), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.028 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter A. General Powers and Duties|Section 12.028. Powers and Duties Regarding Texas Water Trust

Sec. 12.028.  POWERS AND DUTIES REGARDING TEXAS WATER TRUST.  (a)  In this section, "Texas Water Trust" means the trust established under Section 15.7031, Water Code.(b)  Consistent with Section 11.0235(b), Water Code, and the department's duties and responsibilities, the department shall encourage and facilitate the dedication of water rights in the Texas Water Trust through lease, donation, purchase, or other means of voluntary transfer for environmental needs, including for the purpose of maintaining or improving:(1)  instream flows;(2)  water quality;(3)  fish and wildlife habitat; and(4)  bay and estuary inflows.(c)  The department may manage rights in the Texas Water Trust in a manner that is consistent with:(1)  the manner in which a holder of the rights may manage the rights;(2)  the dedication of the rights, including the dedication's terms and conditions;(3)  Sections 11.0237, 11.027, and 11.122, Water Code; and(4)  maximizing environmental benefits.(d)  This section may not be construed to authorize the department to exercise any authority expressly granted to the Texas Water Development Board or the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under Subchapter K, Chapter 15, Water Code.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 689 (H.B. 2225), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter B. Enforcement Powers|Section 12.101. Definitions

Sec. 12.101.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Aircraft" means a device, including an airplane, ultralight airplane, or helicopter, that can be used for flight in the air.(2)  "Contraband" means:(A)  an aircraft, vehicle, firearm, or other device used to commit a violation of Subchapter G, Chapter 43,  of this code or a regulation of the commission adopted under that subchapter;(B)  a vessel that is not documented by the United States Coast Guard or registered as provided by Chapter 31 and that is used to commit an offense under Section 66.006 of this code;  (C)  equipment, including a vessel, seized as provided by Section 66.2011 of this code;  or(D)  any aircraft or vessel used to commit a second or subsequent offense under Section 61.022, 62.003, 62.004, or 62.005.(3)  "Vessel" means watercraft, including an attached motor, that can be used for transportation on water.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 966, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter B. Enforcement Powers|Section 12.102. Inspection of Wildlife Resources

Sec. 12.102.  INSPECTION OF WILDLIFE RESOURCES.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Residence" means a person's principal or ordinary home or dwelling place.(2)  "Temporary residence" means a place where a person temporarily dwells or seeks shelter.  The term does not include a hunting blind.  The term does include a:(A)  hunting club or lodge;(B)  clubhouse;(C)  cabin;(D)  tent;(E)  manufactured home used as a hunting club or lodge;  and(F)  hotel room, motel room, or room in a boardinghouse used during a hunting trip.(3)  "Wildlife resource" means any animal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, or form of aquatic life or any part of an animal, bird, reptile, amphibian, fish, or form of aquatic life the hunting, catching, or possession of which is regulated by this code.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), a game warden or other peace officer commissioned by the department who observes a person engaged in an activity regulated by this code or under the jurisdiction of the commission or reasonably believes that a person is or has been engaged in an activity regulated by this code or under the jurisdiction of the commission may inspect:(1)  any license, permit, tag, or other document issued by the department and required by this code of a person hunting or catching wildlife resources;(2)  any device that may be used to hunt or catch a wildlife resource;(3)  any wildlife resource in the person's possession;  and(4)  the contents of any container or receptacle that is commonly used to store or conceal a wildlife resource.(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), a game warden or other peace officer commissioned by the department may inspect any wildlife resource that has been taken by a person and is in plain view of the game warden or other peace officer.(d)  Nothing in this section authorizes a game warden or other peace officer commissioned by the department to conduct a search otherwise authorized by this section:(1)  in a person's residence or temporary residence;  or(2)  on a publicly maintained road or way that is:(A)  improved, designed, or ordinarily used for vehicular traffic;(B)  open to the public;  and(C)  distinguishable from a shoulder, berm, or other area not intended for vehicular traffic.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 558, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 12.1025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 2 - Parks and Wildlife Department|Chapter 12 - Powers and Duties Concerning Wildlife|Subchapter B. Enforcement Powers|Section 12.1025. Risk-Based Inspections of Nonrecreational Authorization Holders

Sec. 12.1025.  RISK-BASED INSPECTIONS OF NONRECREATIONAL AUTHORIZATION HOLDERS.  (a)  In this section, "nonrecreational authorization holder" means a holder of a license, permit, or other authorization required by this code or rules adopted under this code.  The term does not include a holder of:(1)  a hunting license issued under Chapter 42;(2)  a hunting or fishing stamp issued under Chapter 43;(3)  a fishing license issued under Chapter 46; or(4)  a combination hunting and fishing license issued under Chapter 50.(b)  The commission by rule shall adopt a policy to guide the prioritization of inspections of nonrecreational authorization holders based on risk to the state's natural resources.(c)  The policy adopted under this section must require that the department:(1)  identify the nonrecreational authorization holders that require on-site inspections;(2)  develop an assessment tool for determining the appropriate frequency and intensity of department inspections of nonrecreational authorization holders, based on key risk factors and indications of increased or decreased risk, such as repeated or remedied violations and failed or passed inspections; and(3)  document all inspections of nonrecreational authorization holders and the results of those inspections and make the documentation available to all employees whose job descriptions include the regulation of nonrecreational authorization holders.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 182 (S.B. 700), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2021.|