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Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter J - CONTRACT DISPUTE RESOLUTION › Section 51.217 - Qualifications and Immunity of the Mediator

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The mediator shall possess the
				  qualifications required under Civil Practice and Remedies Code, §
										154.052,
				  be subject to the standards and duties prescribed by Civil Practice and
				  Remedies Code, §
										154.051
				  and have the qualified immunity prescribed by Civil Practice and Remedies Code,
				  §
										154.055,
				  if applicable.
(b) The parties
				  should decide whether, and to what extent, knowledge of the subject matter and
				  experience in mediation would be advisable for the mediator.
(c) The parties should obtain from the
				  prospective mediator the ethical standards that will govern the
				  mediation.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter J - CONTRACT DISPUTE RESOLUTION › Section 51.218 - Confidentiality of Mediation and Final Settlement Agreement

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A mediation conducted under this section
				  is confidential in accordance with Government Code, §
										2009.054.
(b) The confidentiality of a final settlement
				  agreement to which the department is a signatory that is reached as a result of
				  the mediation is governed by Government Code, Chapter 552.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter J - CONTRACT DISPUTE RESOLUTION › Section 51.219 - Costs of Mediation

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Unless the contractor and the department agree otherwise,
					 each party shall be responsible for its own costs incurred in connection with
					 the mediation, including costs of document reproduction for documents requested
					 by such party, attorney's fees, and consultant or expert fees. The costs of the
					 mediation process itself shall be divided equally between the
					 parties.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter J - CONTRACT DISPUTE RESOLUTION › Section 51.220 - Settlement Approval Procedures

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The parties' settlement approval procedures shall be
					 disclosed by the parties prior to the mediation. To the extent possible, the
					 parties shall select representatives who are knowledgeable about the subject
					 matter of the dispute, who are in a position to reach agreement, and who can
					 credibly recommend approval of an agreement.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter J - CONTRACT DISPUTE RESOLUTION › Section 51.221 - Initial Settlement Agreement

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Any settlement agreement reached during the mediation shall
					 be signed by the representatives of the contractor and the department, and
					 shall describe any procedures required to be followed by the parties in
					 connection with final approval of the agreement.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter J - CONTRACT DISPUTE RESOLUTION › Section 51.222 - Final Settlement Agreement

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A
				  final settlement agreement reached during, or as a result of mediation, that
				  resolves an entire claim or any designated and severable portion of a claim
				  shall be in writing and signed by representatives of the contractor and the
				  department who have authority to bind each respective party.
(b) If the settlement agreement does not
				  resolve all issues raised by the claim and counterclaim, the agreement shall
				  identify the issues that are not resolved.
(c) A partial settlement does not waive a
				  contractor's rights under the Government Code, Chapter 2260, as to the parts of
				  the claim that are not resolved.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter J - CONTRACT DISPUTE RESOLUTION › Section 51.223 - Referral to the State Office of Administrative Hearings

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
If mediation does not resolve all issues raised by the
					 claim, the contractor may request that the claim be referred to SOAH by the
					 department. Nothing in these rules prohibits the contractor and the department
					 from mediating their dispute after the case has been referred for contested
					 case hearing, subject to the rules of SOAH.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter J - CONTRACT DISPUTE RESOLUTION › Section 51.224 - Assisted Negotiation Processes

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Parties to a contract dispute under Government Code,
					 Chapter 2260 may agree, either contractually or when a dispute arises, to use
					 assisted negotiation (alternative dispute resolution) processes in addition to
					 negotiation and mediation to resolve their dispute.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter J - CONTRACT DISPUTE RESOLUTION › Section 51.225 - Alternative Dispute Resolution

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Parties to a contract dispute under these rules may agree,
					 either contractually or when a dispute arises to use an Alternative Dispute
					 Resolution process in addition to negotiation and mediation to resolve their
					 disputes.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter K - DISCLOSURE OF CUSTOMER INFORMATION › Section 51.301 - Duties of the Department

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The executive
				  director shall prepare and make available a list of the types of information
				  maintained by the department that are included in each of the applicable
				  categories listed in §
										51.300 of
				  this title (relating to Definitions).
(b) The department will collect only that
				  customer information and personal customer information required to carry out
				  department functions.
(c) The
				  department will use customer information and personal customer information only
				  as required to carry out department functions.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter K - DISCLOSURE OF CUSTOMER INFORMATION › Section 51.303 - Disclosure of Personal Customer Information

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
It is the policy of the department to use and release
					 personal customer information only in accordance with the provisions of Parks
					 and Wildlife Code, §
										11.030
					 and any other applicable provision of law.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter L - VENDOR DISPUTE RESOLUTION › Section 51.350 - Vendor Dispute Resolution

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Any
				  actual or prospective bidder, offeror, or contractor who is aggrieved in
				  connection with the solicitation, evaluation, or award of a contract may
				  formally protest to the Purchasing and Contracting Director . Such protests
				  must be in writing and received in the director's office within ten working
				  days after such aggrieved person knows, or should have known, of the occurrence
				  of the action which is protested. Copies of the protest must be mailed or
				  delivered by the protesting party to the department and other interested
				  parties. For the purpose of this section "other interested persons" means at
				  least all vendors who have submitted bids or proposals for the contract
				  involved.
(b) If the vendor wants
				  the solicitation or the award process to be terminated, he must make that
				  request in his protest and state the reasons for such termination of the
				  process. The director will review such request and, after consultation with the
				  issuing division and the appropriate manager, make a written determination
				  within three business days of receipt of the request to terminate from the
				  vendor.
(c) A formal protest must
				  be sworn and contain:
(1) a specific
				  identification of the statutory or regulatory provision(s) the action
				  complained of is alleged to have violated;
(2) a specific description of each act
				  alleged to have violated the statutory or regulatory provision(s) identified
				  above;
(3) a precise statement of
				  the relevant facts;
(4) an
				  identification of the issue or issues to be resolved;
(5) argument and authorities in support of
				  the protest; and
(6) a statement
				  that copies of the protest have been mailed or delivered to the identifiable
				  interested parties.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter M - INVESTMENT OF LIFETIME LICENSE ENDOWMENT › Section 51.400 - Investment of Lifetime License Endowment Fund

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The Executive Director is authorized to invest the Lifetime
					 License Endowment Fund in accordance with the investment policy approved by the
					 commission.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter N - EMPLOYEE TRAINING › Section 51.500 - Employee Training

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The Texas Parks
				  and Wildlife Department (the Department) may provide training and education for
				  its employees in accordance with Government Code, Chapter 656, Subchapter
				  C.
(b) The Department may spend
				  public funds as appropriate to pay the costs associated with employee training,
				  including, but not limited to, salary, tuition and other fees, travel and
				  living expenses, training stipend, expense of training materials and other
				  necessary expenses of an instructor, student or other participant in a training
				  or education program.
(c) The
				  Department may contract with another state, local or federal department, agency
				  or institution, including a state-supported college or university, to train or
				  educate its employees or may join in presenting a training or educational
				  program.
(d) An employee of the
				  Department may be required to attend, as part of the employee's duties, a
				  training or education program related to the employee's duties or prospective
				  duties. However, the training or education must be related to the current or
				  prospective job duties of the employee.
(e) The Department's training and educational
				  program may include, but is not limited to, the following:
(1) preparing for technological and legal
				  developments;
(2) increasing work
				  capabilities;
(3) increasing the
				  number of qualified employees in areas designated by institutions of higher
				  education as having an acute faculty shortage; and
(4) increasing the competence of agency
				  employees.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter O - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Section 51.601 - General Requirements

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall
				  have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Advisory committee--a committee, council,
				  commission, board, or task force or other entity with multiple members that has
				  as its primary function advising the department.
(2) Chairman--the chairman of the Texas Parks
				  and Wildlife Commission.
(3)
				  Commission--the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission.
(4) Department--the Texas Parks and Wildlife
				  Department.
(5) Director--the
				  Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter O - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Section 51.606 - White-Tailed Deer Advisory Committee (WTDAC)

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The WTDAC is created to advise the
				  department on issues relevant to white-tailed deer and all programs involving
				  white-tailed deer management in Texas, including problems, options, goals and
				  planning regarding white-tailed deer.
(b) The WTDAC membership shall represent, at
				  a minimum:
(1) the ecological range of
				  white-tailed deer in Texas;
(2)
				  landowners;
(3) conservation and
				  management organizations; and
(4)
				  hunters.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter O - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Section 51.607 - Migratory Game Bird Advisory Committee (MGBAC)

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The MGBAC is created to advise the
				  department regarding the following:
(1) the
				  management, research and habitat acquisition needs of migratory game
				  birds;
(2) development and
				  implementation of migratory game bird regulations, research, and management;
				  and
(3) education and
				  communications with various constituent groups and individuals interested in
				  migratory game birds.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter O - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Section 51.608 - Upland Game Bird Advisory Committee (UGBAC)

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The UGBAC is created to advise the
				  department on matters pertaining to the following:
(1) regulation, management, research, and
				  funding needs regarding upland game bird species that occur in Texas;
(2) management, research and habitat
				  acquisition needs of upland game birds; and
(3) education and communications with various
				  constituent groups and individuals interested in upland game bird species of
				  Texas.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter O - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Section 51.609 - Private Lands Advisory Committee (PLAC)

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  The PLAC is created to advise the department on all matters pertaining to
				  wildlife programs, management, and research on private lands in Texas,
				  including the following:
(1) the development
				  of an ecosystem approach to management of habitats;
(2) financing options for private lands
				  programs;
(3) development and
				  dissemination of information regarding management and research of wildlife
				  habitat and ecosystems; and
(4) any
				  other matters at the request of the chairman.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter O - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Section 51.610 - Bighorn Sheep Advisory Committee (BSAC)

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  The BSAC is created to advise the department about problems, alternatives,
				  solutions, and goals regarding the restoration of desert bighorn sheep to
				  Texas.
(b) The composition of the
				  BSAC will be comprised of the following:
(1)
				  at least two members of the Texas Bighorn Society;
(2) at least two persons who own land in the
				  historic range of desert bighorn sheep;
(3) university faculty and staff as necessary
				  and appropriate; and
(4)
				  representatives of government agencies as necessary and appropriate.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter O - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Section 51.611 - Wildlife Diversity Advisory Committee (WDAC)

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The WDAC shall advise the department on
				  matters pertaining to management, research, and outreach activities related to
				  nongame and rare species in Texas, including the following:
(1) development and implementation of the
				  wildlife diversity related projects, grants, and policy;
(2) wildlife diversity conservation and
				  regulations; and
(3) education and
				  communications with various constituent groups and individuals interested in
				  wildlife diversity in Texas.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter O - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Section 51.612 - Mule Deer Advisory Committee (MDAC)

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  The MDAC is created to advise the department on issues relevant to mule deer
				  and all programs involving mule deer management in Texas, including problems,
				  options, goals and planning regarding mule deer.
(b) The MDAC membership shall represent, at a
				  minimum:
(1) the ecological range of mule
				  deer in Texas;
(2)
				  landowners;
(3) conservation and
				  management organizations; and
(4)
				  hunters.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter O - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Section 51.613 - Urban Outreach Advisory Committee (UOAC)

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  The UOAC is created to advise the department on issues relevant to the
				  department's mission and goals with respect to urban populations in
				  Texas.
(b) The UOAC membership
				  shall consist of not more than 24 persons representing a cross-section of the
				  urban areas in the following metropolitan areas:
(1) Dallas;
(2) Fort Worth;
(3) Greater Houston;
(4) Austin;
(5) San Antonio; and
(6) El Paso.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter O - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Section 51.614 - Accessibility Advisory Committee (AAC)

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  The AAC is created to advise the department on matters related to the
				  accessibility of department programs, sites, facilities, and services by
				  persons with disabilities and/or special needs.
(b) The AAC membership shall consist of, at a
				  minimum, nine persons who are affected directly or indirectly by disabilities
				  and/or special needs, including, but not limited to:
(1) members of the following communities:
(A) deaf or hearing-impaired;
(B) blind or visually impaired;
(C) intellectually or developmentally
				  impaired;
(D) emotionally or
				  behaviorally impaired; and
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter O - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Section 51.615 - Boating and Waterways Advisory Committee (BWAC)

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The BWAC is
				  created to advise the department on all matters pertaining to waterway and
				  boating programs in Texas.
(b) The
				  BWAC shall be composed of up to 24 members of the public who have an interest
				  in boating, waterways, and water safety in Texas.
(c) The BWAC shall comply with the
				  requirements of §
										51.601 of this title (relating to
				  General Requirements).
(d) The BWAC
				  shall expire on July 1, 2026.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter O - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Section 51.631 - Freshwater Fisheries Advisory Committee (FFAC)

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The FFAC is created for the purpose of
				  advising the department regarding all matters pertaining to freshwater
				  fisheries management and research in the state. The FFAC shall also advise the
				  department regarding the following:
(1) the
				  development and implementation of freshwater fisheries management programs
				  throughout the state;
(2) the
				  development of management and research priorities;
(3) the development of priorities for
				  expenditures of angler financed programs; and
(4) the dissemination of information
				  regarding freshwater fisheries management and research.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter O - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Section 51.641 - Texas Statewide Trails Advisory Board (TSTAB)

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The TSTAB is created in compliance with
				  United States Code, Title 23, §206, to advise the department regarding the
				  distribution of federal National Recreational Trail Funds to state and local
				  sponsors of trail projects and to assist in the development of educational
				  materials to inform the public about trail opportunities.
(b) The TSTAB shall consist of individuals
				  representing a diverse range of trail-related interests, which may include
				  pedestrian activities, including wheelchair use; skating or skateboarding;
				  equestrian activities, including carriage driving; nonmotorized snow-trail
				  activities; bicycling or use of other human-powered vehicles; aquatic or water
				  activities; and motorized vehicular activities, including all-terrain vehicle
				  riding, motorcycling, snowmobiling, use of off-road light trucks, or use of
				  other off-road motorized vehicles.
(c) So long as the department receives
				  federal National Recreational Trail Funds, the TSTAB shall continue unless
				  otherwise abolished by statute.
(d)
				  Unless otherwise required by law, the TSTAB shall comply with the requirements
				  of §
										51.601 of
				  this title (relating to General Requirements).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter O - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Section 51.652 - Game Warden Academy Advisory Committee (GWAAC)

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The GWAAC is created pursuant to
				  Occupations Code, §
										1701.252
				  for the purpose of developing a curriculum for the Game Warden
				  Academy.
(b) At least one third of
				  the members of the Game Warden Academy Advisory Committee shall be public
				  members that meet the qualifications required of a public member of the Texas
				  Commission on Law Enforcement Office Standards and Education under Occupations
				  Code, §
										1701.052.
(c) The GWAAC shall continue until abolished
				  by statute.
(d) Unless otherwise
				  provided by this section or by Occupations Code, §
										1701.252,
				  or the rules of Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Office Standards and
				  Education, including 37 TAC §
										215.7,
				  the GWAAC shall comply with the requirements of §
										51.601 of
				  this title (relating to General Requirements).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter O - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Section 51.671 - State Parks Advisory Committee (SPAC)

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  The SPAC is appointed to advise the chairman and the commission regarding state
				  parks.
(b) The SPAC shall comply
				  with the requirements of §
										51.601 of
				  this title (relating to General Requirements).
(c) The SPAC shall expire on July 1,
				  2026.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter O - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Section 51.672 - Coastal Resources Advisory Committee (CRAC)

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
				  The CRAC is created to advise the chairman and the commission on issues that
				  cross fishery and geographic boundaries on the coast of Texas.
(b) The CRAC shall consist of members in the
				  public who have an interest in coastal resources issues.
(c) The CRAC shall comply with the
				  requirements of §
										51.601 of
				  this title (relating to General Requirements).
(d) The CRAC shall expire on July 1,
				  2026.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter O - ADVISORY COMMITTEES › Section 51.673 - Oyster Advisory Committee (OAC)

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The OAC is
				  created to advise the department on all matters pertaining to oysters in
				  Texas.
(b) The OAC shall be
				  composed of up to 24 members of the public.
(c) The OAC shall comply with the
				  requirements of §
										51.601 of this title (relating to
				  General Requirements).
(d) The OAC
				  shall expire on July 1, 2026.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter P - OFFICIAL CORPORATE PARTNERS › Section 51.700 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The following words and terms, when used
				  in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context
				  clearly indicates otherwise. All other words and terms shall have the meanings
				  assigned by Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapter 11, Subchapter J-1.
(1) Department--The Texas Parks and Wildlife
				  Department.
(2) Department
				  brands--The department's trademarks, logos, name, seal, and other intellectual
				  property.
(3) Department site (or
				  "site")--A wildlife management area, fish hatchery, state park, state natural
				  area, or state historic site under the jurisdiction of the department, or other
				  property or facility owned or operated by the department.
(4) Department--wide Official Corporate
				  Partner (OCP-D)--An Official Corporate Partner whose financial support of the
				  department is intended to be broad in nature and not tied or restricted to a
				  specific program, project or site.
(5) License--A written authorization allowing
				  a person or entity to use one or more department brands for the purpose of
				  selling products or services branded with one or more department brands, and
				  includes the act of granting a license.
(6) Local Official Corporate Partner
				  (OCP-L)--An Official Corporate Partner whose financial support of the
				  department is intended to be limited to a specific program, project or site and
				  is not broad in nature.
(7)
				  For-profit entity--A corporation, organization, business trust, estate, trust,
				  partnership, association, or any other legal entity, that exists for the
				  purpose of generating profits.
(8)
				  Official Corporate Partner (OCP)--A for-profit entity that:
(A) is designated as an official corporate
				  partner by the department;
(B)
				  works with the department to raise funds for state site operations and
				  maintenance or other priority projects or programs; and
(C) is selected as provided in this
				  subchapter.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter P - OFFICIAL CORPORATE PARTNERS › Section 51.701 - Designation of OCPs

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Except as
				  otherwise provided herein, OCP-Ds shall be selected through a fair and
				  competitive process that takes into consideration the amount of support being
				  offered and the needs of the department. Provided, however, the department's
				  executive director, or designee may waive competitive process requirement if
				  such a waiver is in the best interest of the department.
(b) OCP-Ls shall be selected through a fair
				  process that takes into consideration the availability of other possible OCP-Ls
				  for the program, project or site, the amount of support being offered and the
				  needs of the site or program.
(c)
				  An entity shall not be considered an OCP until it has been designated as an OCP
				  by order of the department's executive director, or designee.
(d) The department may select multiple OCP-Ds
				  and/or OCP-Ls. The department will determine, in its sole discretion whether an
				  OCP should be classified as an OCP-D or OCP-L.
(e) The department may define the specific
				  business category within which an OCP is designated. An OCP will not be
				  designated in a business category regulated by the department.
(f) The department shall designate each OCP-D
				  within a specific business category and will not select another OCP for the
				  same business category within the term of the OCP-D's designation.
(g) The department may designate one or more
				  OCP-Ls within a specific business category for the program, project or site for
				  which the OCP-L is designated.
(h)
				  The designation of an OCP-L shall be subject to cancellation by the department
				  in the event an OCP-D is designated within the same business category. The
				  department will provide reasonable advanced written notice to the OCP-L of such
				  cancellation and shall inform all OCP-Ls of the possibility of cancellation
				  under this subsection.
(i) The
				  department shall establish minimum criteria that must be met by an entity to be
				  considered for designation as an OCP-D. Such criteria may include, but are not
				  limited to the following:
(1) commitment of a
				  minimum amount in cash, goods, and/or services established by the
				  department;
(2) a presence in the
				  state that is sufficiently broad for the type of OCP-D designation and the
				  ability of the entity to engage in joint promotional campaigns and/or
				  cooperative ventures utilizing technology and/or systems belonging to the
				  entity;
(3) a mission or purpose
				  that does not conflict with the mission of the department; and
(4) other criteria established by the
				  department based on the needs of the department.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter P - OFFICIAL CORPORATE PARTNERS › Section 51.703 - Advertising

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Department funds shall not be used to
				  advertise a product and/or service of the OCP, except as follows:
(1) to provide information about the
				  relationship with the OCP and encourage public participation in OCP-sponsored
				  activities or events in support of the department's mission;
(2) to provide information about the
				  availability of products and/or services of an OCP that have been created
				  and/or are being made available pursuant to an agreement with the department to
				  support department programs, projects or sites; and
(3) to offset fulfillment costs or
				  opportunity costs incurred by the department to provide advertising to the OCP
				  in department publications, web sites, at department sites and other department
				  vehicles and outlets.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter P - OFFICIAL CORPORATE PARTNERS › Section 51.704 - Licensing of the Department Brands

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The
				  department may license the use of one or more department brands:
(1) as a benefit to an OCP-D; or
(2) as a means to generate revenue for the
				  department.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 51 - EXECUTIVE › Subchapter Q - PROMOTIONAL DRAWINGS › Section 51.750 - Promotional Drawings

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The executive
				  director of the department may approve specific promotional event packages to
				  be made available to individual members of the public by means of random
				  drawing as provided in this section. Prior to approval of any promotional event
				  package under this section, the executive director shall ensure that:
(1) the aggregate value of the packages
				  offered does not exceed $5,000 for any fiscal year, excluding items donated to
				  the department;
(2) the anticipated
				  value or benefit of any specific package is equal to or exceeds the value of
				  the components of the package (not to include the value of package components
				  provided or paid for by third parties); and
(3) the terms and conditions of each drawing
				  for a specific package have been enumerated.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 52 - STOCKING POLICY › Section 52.101 - Purpose and Scope

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
This chapter constitutes the policy of the commission
				  concerning stocking of fish and wildlife. All stockings made or authorized by
				  the department shall be consistent with this policy.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 52 - STOCKING POLICY › Section 52.102 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter,
				  shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise.
(1) Department--The Texas
				Parks and Wildlife Department.
(2)
				Executive director--The executive director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife
				Department.
(3) Stocking--The
				taking, transporting, and releasing of fish and wildlife.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 52 - STOCKING POLICY › Section 52.103 - Goals

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
It is the goal of the department to pursue a stocking
				  program, including the taking, transporting and releasing of fish and wildlife,
				  in its management effort to ensure an ample supply of these resources for
				  public enjoyment. The department also may authorize individuals, where
				  appropriate and when approved by the department, to capture, transport and
				  release wildlife.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 52 - STOCKING POLICY › Section 52.104 - Policy of the Department

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) All
				stockings shall be for either investigation, propagation, distribution,
				scientific, educational or other valid management purposes.
(b) Departmental stocking of fish and
				wildlife on public lands and in public waters shall be consistent with the
				annual operational plan.
(c) The
				department may take fish and wildlife or authorize the taking of wildlife by
				individuals from private and public lands only with landowner
				consent.
(d) The department shall
				consider the impacts of any taking or stocking of the species on the existing
				biological ecosystem.
(e) The
				department may enter into written agreements with states, countries, or other
				entities to take, transport, or release fish and wildlife.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 52 - STOCKING POLICY › Section 52.105 - Powers and Duties of the Executive Director

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The executive director shall prescribe
				the form, stipulations, and conditions for any written agreement concerning the
				taking or stocking of fish and wildlife.
(b) The executive director is authorized to
				notify the commission of all stocking requests.
(c) The executive director is authorized to
				refer requests for taking, transporting, or releasing of fish or wildlife to
				the commission.
(d) The executive
				director is authorized to accept private participation, donations, and cost
				sharing in the department's stocking program.
(e) The executive director shall submit an
				annual stocking report to the commission.
(f) The executive director may delegate the
				duties contained in this section to department staff.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 52 - STOCKING POLICY › Section 52.201 - Departmental Stocking under Federal Funding Guidelines

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Wildlife stockings which meet conditions required for funding
				  under the Pittman-Robertson Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Program may be
				  approved by the executive director. Conditions published in the most recent
				  edition of the Federal Aid in Fish and Wildlife Restoration Manual will
				  apply.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 52 - STOCKING POLICY › Section 52.202 - Conditions for Stockings Made or Authorized by the Department

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) If warranted, the areas into which a
				species is introduced will be under the control of the department for a period
				sufficient to establish the species. Control may be achieved by written
				permission granted by the landowner that contains specific mention of the
				species to be introduced.
(b)
				Sufficient area around the release site may be closed to the taking of the
				introduced species until the restoration objective is achieved.
(c) The areas shall have suitable natural
				habitat capable of sustaining the animals stocked.
(d) Other protected animal populations which
				interfere during the period of establishment may be temporarily suppressed only
				with department approval.
(e) No
				adverse impacts will result on a federally listed threatened or endangered
				species or its critical habitat.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 52 - STOCKING POLICY › Section 52.301 - Non-Federally Funded Departmental Stocking

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Wildlife stockings which do not meet
				conditions required for funding under the Pittman-Robertson Federal Aid in
				Wildlife Restoration Program shall be consistent with the annual operational
				plan and the area must be suitable for the proposed stocking purpose.
(b) The stocking must also have no adverse
				impacts on state or federally listed threatened or endangered species or their
				critical habitat and a written agreement must be executed.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 52 - STOCKING POLICY › Section 52.401 - Fish Stocking in Private Waters

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Policy. Fish reared in department
				hatcheries may be stocked in private water only for the purposes specified in
				§
									52.104(a)
				of this title (relating to Policy of the Department).
(b) Conditions for stocking fish.
(1) Stocking of any indigenous or exotic
				fish, shellfish, or aquatic plants shall be consistent with the annual
				operational plan.
(2) The water
				must be suitable for the proposed stocking purpose.
(3) The stocking must have no adverse impacts
				on state or federally listed threatened or endangered species or their critical
				habitat.
(4) A written agreement
				must be executed and signed by the executive director.
(5) During the time period specified in the
				written agreement required by paragraph (4) of this subsection, private waters
				stocked under this subchapter shall not be subject to fishing in exchange for
				money or anything of value.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 53 - FINANCE › Subchapter A - FEES › Division 1 - LICENSE, PERMIT, AND BOAT AND MOTOR FEES › Section 53.1 - Applicability

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Except for the fees established in Chapter 59 of this
						title (relating to Parks) and Chapter 69, Subchapter H, of this title (relating
						to Issuance of Marl, Sand, and Gravel Permits), the fees established by this
						chapter prevail over all other chapters in this title.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 53 - FINANCE › Subchapter A - FEES › Division 1 - LICENSE, PERMIT, AND BOAT AND MOTOR FEES › Section 53.2 - License Issuance Procedures, Fees, Possession, and Exemption Rules

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Hunting license possession.
(1) Except as provided in this section, no
					 person may hunt in this state without having a valid physical hunting license
					 in immediate possession.
(2) A
					 person may hunt in this state without having a valid physical hunting license
					 in immediate possession if that person has acquired a license electronically
					 and has either:
(A) a receipt, notification,
					 or application data from the department on a smart phone, computer, tablet, or
					 similar device indicating acquisition of a digital license described in §
													53.3(a)(12)
					 of this title (relating to Combination Hunting and Fishing License Packages) or
					 §
													53.4(a)(1)
					 of this title (relating to Lifetime Licenses); or
(B) a valid confirmation number in possession
					 while awaiting fulfilment of the physical license. Confirmation numbers shall
					 only be valid for 20 days from date of purchase.
(3) Except as provided in this section, a
					 person may hunt deer in this state without having a valid physical hunting
					 license in immediate possession only if that person:
(A) has acquired a license electronically and
					 has a valid confirmation number in possession while awaiting fulfilment of the
					 physical license; and
(B) is
					 lawfully hunting:
(i) under the provisions of
					 §
														65.29
					 of this title (relating to Managed Lands Deer (MLD) Programs);
(ii) by special permit under the provisions
					 of Chapter 65, Subchapter H of this title (relating to Public Lands
					 Proclamation);
(iii) on
					 department-leased lands under the provisions of Parks and Wildlife Code, §
														11.0271;
					 or
(iv) by special antlerless
					 permit issued by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) for use on USFS lands that are
					 part of the department's public hunting program.
(4) For the purposes of this chapter, any
					 person under the age of 17 is a resident.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 53 - FINANCE › Subchapter A - FEES › Division 1 - LICENSE, PERMIT, AND BOAT AND MOTOR FEES › Section 53.4 - Lifetime Licenses

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Fees.
(1) lifetime resident super combination
					 hunting and "all water" fishing package--$1,800.
(2) lifetime resident
					 hunting--$1,000;
(3) lifetime
					 resident fishing--$1,000;
(4)
					 upgrade of lifetime resident hunting/fishing license to resident lifetime super
					 combination hunting and "all-water" fishing package--$800; and
(5) replacement lifetime
					 licenses--$10.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 53 - FINANCE › Subchapter A - FEES › Division 1 - LICENSE, PERMIT, AND BOAT AND MOTOR FEES › Section 53.5 - Recreational Hunting Licenses, Stamps, and Tags

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Hunting
					 Licenses:
(1) resident
					 hunting--$25;
(2) senior resident
					 hunting--$7. Valid for residents who are 65 years of age or older on the date
					 of license purchase;
(3) youth
					 hunting--$7.
(A) Valid for any person under
					 17 years of age on the date of license purchase.
(B) This license is available in a digital
					 version that does not include the license log or the physical license tags
					 found on the physical license.
(4) general nonresident
					 hunting--$315;
(5) nonresident
					 special hunting--$132;
(6)
					 nonresident five-day special hunting--$48;
(7) nonresident spring turkey
					 hunting--$126;
(8) nonresident
					 banded bird hunting--$27; and
(9)
					 Texas resident active duty military hunting package--$0. Package consists of a
					 resident hunting license, an upland game bird stamp, a migratory game bird
					 stamp, an archery stamp.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 53 - FINANCE › Subchapter A - FEES › Division 1 - LICENSE, PERMIT, AND BOAT AND MOTOR FEES › Section 53.6 - Recreational Fishing Licenses, Stamps, and Tags

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The items
					 listed in this subsection are sold only as part of a package. The price and
					 terms of these items are as follows:
(1)
					 resident fishing license--$25;
(2)
					 special resident fishing license (valid for residents who are legally blind as
					 described in Parks and Wildlife Code, §
												46.004)--$7 (one red
					 drum tag shall be available at no additional charge with the purchase of a
					 special resident fishing license);
(3) senior resident fishing license (valid
					 for residents who are 65 years of age or older on the date of license
					 purchase)--$7;
(4)
					 "year-from-purchase" resident fishing license--$32. The "Year-from-purchase"
					 resident fishing license is valid from the date of purchase through the end of
					 the purchase month of the subsequent year;
(5) non-resident fishing license--$53;
					 and
(6) Texas resident active duty
					 military "all water" fishing package--$0. Package consists of a resident
					 fishing license, a freshwater fish stamp, and a saltwater sportfishing stamp
					 with a red drum tag.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 53 - FINANCE › Subchapter A - FEES › Division 1 - LICENSE, PERMIT, AND BOAT AND MOTOR FEES › Section 53.7 - Furbearing Animal Licenses and Permits

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
					 resident trapper's--$19;
(b)
					 nonresident trapper's--$315;
(c)
					 resident wholesale fur dealer's--$189;
(d) furbearing animal propagation
					 permit--$95;
(e) nonresident
					 wholesale fur dealer's--$401.