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Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 61 - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION › Subchapter E - LOCAL PARKS AND RECREATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 61.134 - Local Park and Recreation Grant Program

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The purpose of this section is to provide
				  a mechanism for determining the suitability of project proposals for funding
				  the acquisition of land and the development of public indoor and outdoor
				  recreation facilities.
(b) Scoring
				  Criteria.
(1) Community Need (Total Range:
				  0-10 points).
(A) Applicant has a current
				  Park, Recreation, and Open Space Comprehensive Plan or other comparable plan on
				  file with the department at the time of application. (5 points)
(B) Applicant:
(i) describes the needs-assessment process
				  used for this project;
(ii)
				  explains the influence of community needs on the site design;
(iii) provides a detailed description of the
				  public input process (including the timing of public comment opportunity,
				  methods for obtaining and analyzing public comment, and the results/impacts of
				  public comment); or
(iv) identifies
				  other methods of needs assessment such as staff recommendations or threat of a
				  lost opportunity. (0-5 points)
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 61 - DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION › Subchapter E - LOCAL PARKS AND RECREATION GRANT PROGRAM › Section 61.135 - Grants for Community Outreach Outdoor Programs (CO-OP)

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Program purpose. The purpose of this
				  section is to provide a mechanism for determining the suitability of project
				  proposals to award funding to tax-exempt organizations for programming that
				  engages under-served populations in outdoor recreation, conservation, and
				  environmental education activities that support the department's
				  mission.
(b) Scoring Criteria:
(1) CO-OP Priorities (Total Range: 0-15
				  points).
(A) The quality and efficacy of
				  proposed project outcomes relative to CO-OP priorities. (0-8 point
				  range)
(B) The quality of the
				  proposed project's involvement of participants in sustained direct connections
				  to the department, including department sites, programs, and personnel. (0-7
				  point range)
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter A - STATEWIDE HUNTING PROCLAMATION › Division 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 65.1 - Application

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) This subchapter applies to all of the
					 wildlife resources of Texas, except as otherwise provided for in this
					 chapter.
(b) The provisions of this
					 subchapter that specify seasons and bag limits for game animals and game birds
					 do not apply to special drawn hunts conducted under the provisions of
					 Subchapter H of this chapter (relating to Public Lands Proclamation).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter A - STATEWIDE HUNTING PROCLAMATION › Division 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 65.3 - 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. All other words and terms in this chapter shall have the meanings
						assigned in the Texas Parks and Wildlife Code.
(1) Arrow gun--A device that fires an arrow
					 or bolt solely by the use of unignited compressed gas as the
					 propellant.
(2) Air gun--A device
					 that fires a bullet solely by the use of unignited compressed gas as the
					 propellant.
(3) Alligator gig--A
					 pole or staff equipped with at least one of the following:
(A) immovable prongs;
(B) two or more spring-loaded grasping arms;
					 or
(C) a detachable head.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter A - STATEWIDE HUNTING PROCLAMATION › Division 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 65.5 - Importation of Wildlife

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) No person may
					 import into this state or possess a wildlife resource taken outside this state,
					 unless the person possessing the wildlife resource produces upon demand by a
					 game warden a valid hunting, fishing, or other applicable license, stamp, tag,
					 permit, or document for the state or country in which the wildlife resource was
					 legally taken.
(b) A person
					 possessing a wildlife resource under this section must produce upon demand by a
					 game warden a valid driver's license or personal identification
					 certificate.
(c) Any person may
					 possess an animal or bird killed outside this state that is listed in this
					 state as threatened or endangered, provided the person possesses proof that the
					 animal or bird was lawfully killed.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter A - STATEWIDE HUNTING PROCLAMATION › Division 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 65.7 - Harvest Log

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The provisions
					 of this subsection apply only to a person in possession of a license purchased
					 through an automated point-of-sale system and do not apply to a digital license
					 issued by the department pursuant to §
											53.3(a)(12) of
					 this title (relating to Combination Hunting and Fishing License Packages),
					 §53.4 of this title (relating to Lifetime Licenses) or §
											53.5(a)(3) of
					 this title (relating to Recreational Hunting License, Stamps, and Tags).
(1) A person who kills a white-tailed deer
					 shall complete, in ink, the harvest log on the back of the hunting license
					 immediately upon kill.
(2)
					 Completion of the harvest log is not required for deer taken:
(A) under the provisions of §
													65.29
					 of this title (relating to Managed Lands Deer Program (MLDP));
(B) by special permit under the provisions of
					 Subchapter H of this chapter (relating to Public Hunting Proclamation) on
					 department lands;
(C) on
					 department-leased lands under the provisions of Parks and Wildlife Code, §
													11.0272;
					 or
(D) 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.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter A - STATEWIDE HUNTING PROCLAMATION › Division 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 65.8 - Alternative Licensing System

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Except for
					 lifetime hunting licenses and lifetime resident super combination hunting and
					 "all water" fishing packages, the tagging requirements of Parks and Wildlife
					 Code, §§
											42.018,
					 42.0185,
					 42.020, and
					 46.0086 do
					 not apply to any person in lawful possession of a license that was sold by the
					 department without tags for white-tailed deer, mule deer, or turkey.
(b) Except for lifetime hunting licenses and
					 lifetime resident super combination hunting and "all water" fishing packages,
					 the requirements of this subchapter that require the attachment of license tags
					 to wildlife resources do not apply to any person in lawful possession of a
					 license that was sold by the department without tags for white-tailed deer,
					 mule deer, or turkey. A properly executed wildlife resource document must
					 accompany any white-tailed deer, mule deer, or turkey until the provisions of
					 this title and Parks and Wildlife Code governing the possession of the
					 particular wildlife resource cease to apply.
(c) The provisions of this section do not
					 exempt any person from any provision of this subchapter that requires or
					 prescribes the use of a wildlife resource document.
(d) This section does not apply to the
					 digital licenses identified in §
											53.3(a)(12) of
					 this title (relating to Combination Hunting and Fishing License Packages),
					 §53.4 of this title (relating to Lifetime Licenses), or §
											53.5(a)(3) of
					 this title (relating to Recreational Hunting Licenses, Stamps, and
					 Tags).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter A - STATEWIDE HUNTING PROCLAMATION › Division 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 65.9 - Open Seasons: General Rules

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Except as
					 provided under Parks and Wildlife Code, §
											62.003, no
					 person may hunt a wild animal or bird when the person is on a public road or
					 right-of-way.
(b) No antlerless
					 deer permit is required to take an antlerless white-tailed deer during the
					 archery-only open season, except on lands enrolled in the Managed Lands Deer
					 Program.
(c) The hunting of
					 roosting turkey is unlawful.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter A - STATEWIDE HUNTING PROCLAMATION › Division 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 65.11 - Lawful Means

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
It is unlawful to hunt alligators, game animals or game
						birds except by the means authorized by this section, and as provided in §
											65.19 of
						this title (relating to Hunting Deer with Dogs).
(1) Firearms.
(A) Except as may be specifically restricted
					 elsewhere in this chapter, it is lawful to hunt alligators, game animals, and
					 game birds with any legal firearm (including a muzzleloader).
(B) It is lawful to hunt by means of a legal
					 firearm equipped with a silencer; however, nothing in this paragraph shall be
					 construed to relieve any person of compliance with any other federal, state, or
					 local laws governing the possession or use of firearm silencers.
(C) Special muzzleloader-only deer seasons
					 are restricted to muzzleloading firearms only.
(D) It is unlawful to use rimfire ammunition
					 to hunt alligator, deer, antelope, or desert bighorn sheep.
(E) It is unlawful to hunt alligators, game
					 animals, or game birds with a fully automatic firearm.
(F) In Angelina, Brazoria, Calhoun, Chambers,
					 Galveston, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Matagorda, Nacogdoches,
					 Newton, Orange, Polk, Refugio, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Trinity,
					 Tyler and Victoria counties, alligators may not be hunted by means of firearms.
					 In all other counties, alligators may by hunted by means of firearms on private
					 property, including private waters, but may not be hunted by means of firearms
					 from, on, in, across, or over public water.
(G) Alligators lawfully caught on a taking
					 device may be dispatched by means of firearms in all counties.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter A - STATEWIDE HUNTING PROCLAMATION › Division 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 65.19 - Hunting Deer with Dogs

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) For the
					 purposes of this section:
(1) 'actual
					 possession of a dog' means the physical control of a dog;
(2) 'constructive possession of a dog' means
					 having the power and intention to have and control a dog but without direct
					 control of the dog, the actual presence of physical restraint upon the dog, or
					 the actual presence of the dog at exactly the same place as the person having
					 the dog.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter A - STATEWIDE HUNTING PROCLAMATION › Division 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 65.24 - Permits

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Except as specifically provided in this
					 subchapter, permits and tags issued under the provisions of this subchapter
					 shall be issued only to the landowner. Multiple landowners may combine multiple
					 tracts of land to create an aggregate acreage for issuance of pronghorn or
					 antlerless mule deer permits; however, tracts of land aggregated for purposes
					 of antlerless mule deer permit issuance must be contiguous.
(b) Except as provided in §
											65.29
					 of this title (relating to Managed Lands Deer Program or §
											65.30
					 of this title (relating to Pronghorn Antelope Permits, no person may hunt
					 white-tailed deer, mule deer, desert bighorn sheep, or antelope when a permit
					 or tag is required unless that person has received from the landowner and has
					 in possession a valid permit or tag issued by the department.
(c) When a permit or tag is required to hunt
					 or possess the wildlife resources listed in subsection (b) of this section, it
					 is unlawful to:
(1) use a permit or tag more
					 than once;
(2) use a permit or tag
					 on a tract of land other than the tract for which the permit or tag was
					 issued;
(3) falsify or fail to
					 fully complete any information required by a permit or tag application;
					 or
(4) possess the wildlife
					 resource without attaching a valid, properly executed permit or tag, except as
					 may be otherwise provided in this subchapter, which shall remain attached until
					 the wildlife resource reaches its final destination.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter A - STATEWIDE HUNTING PROCLAMATION › Division 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 65.25 - Wildlife Management Plan (WMP)

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Deer.
(1) An approved WMP, specifying a
					 harvest quota for antlerless deer or both buck and antlerless deer, is required
					 for participation in the Conservation Option of the Managed Lands Deer Program
					 under the provisions of §
												65.29
					 of this title (relating to Managed Lands Deer Program.
(2) A WMP is not valid unless it is:
(A) consistent with Parks and Wildlife Code,
					 §
													61.053 and §
													61.056;
					 and
(B) signed by a Wildlife
					 Division biologist or technician. A WMP is valid for one year following the
					 date of such signature.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter A - STATEWIDE HUNTING PROCLAMATION › Division 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 65.29 - Managed Lands Deer Program (MLDP)

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a)
					 Definitions. The following words and terms shall have the following meanings,
					 unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. All other words and terms in
					 this section shall have the meanings assigned in the Texas Parks and Wildlife
					 Code.
(1) Aggregate acreage--Contiguous
					 tracts of land, to, from, and between which deer have complete and unrestricted
					 access, combined by multiple landowners to create an area of land for the
					 purpose of enrollment in the MLDP.
(2) Deer management unit (DMU)--An area of
					 the state designated by the department on the basis of shared characteristics
					 such as soil types, vegetation types, precipitation, land use practices, and
					 deer densities.
(3) Landowner--Any
					 person who has an ownership interest in a tract of land.
(4) Management unit--A tract of land or a
					 specific portion of a tract of land enrolled in the MLDP for which the
					 department shall specify a harvest quota and tag issuance.
(5) MLDP--The Managed Lands Deer Program
					 established by this subchapter, which consists of:
(A) the Harvest Option (HO) set forth in
					 subsection (c)(1) of this section; and
(B) the Conservation Option (CO) set forth in
					 subsections (c)(2) and (d) of this section.
(6) MLDP tag--A tag issued by the department
					 to a participant in any option under this section.
(7) Program participant--A landowner or a
					 landowner's authorized agent who is enrolled in the MLDP.
(8) Unbranched antlered deer--A buck deer
					 having at least one antler with no more than one antler point.
(9) Wildlife Management Associations and
					 Cooperatives--A group of landowners who have mutually agreed in writing to act
					 collectively to improve wildlife habitat and populations on their tracts of
					 land.
(10) Wildlife Management Plan
					 (WMP)--A written document on a form furnished or approved by the department
					 that addresses habitat and population and management recommendations,
					 associated data, and data collection methodologies.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter A - STATEWIDE HUNTING PROCLAMATION › Division 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 65.30 - Pronghorn Permit

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The department
					 shall determine the number of pronghorn to be harvested from a given tract of
					 land and shall issue permits to the landowner, who may distribute the permits
					 to hunters. A permit issued under this subsection is valid only on the tract of
					 land for which it was issued.
(b)
					 For the purposes of this section, 'tract of land' is a parcel or parcels of
					 land under the same ownership within a single herd unit.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter A - STATEWIDE HUNTING PROCLAMATION › Division 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 65.31 - Desert Bighorn Sheep Permits

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) No person
					 may hunt desert bighorn sheep without first attending an orientation conducted
					 by the department during the year for which the permit is issued.
(b) Any person hunting desert bighorn sheep
					 shall notify the department between 14 and 21 days prior to the date of the
					 hunt to arrange for the tagging required by subsection (c) of this
					 section.
(c) Any person taking a
					 desert bighorn sheep shall, within 72 hours of taking the sheep, ensure that
					 the sheep is permanently tagged in one horn by a lawful representative of the
					 department.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter A - STATEWIDE HUNTING PROCLAMATION › Division 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 65.32 - Antlerless Mule Deer Permit

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) At
					 the request of a landowner, the department may, based on evaluations of habitat
					 and population, issue antlerless mule deer hunting permits for a specific tract
					 of land.
(b) No antlerless mule
					 deer hunting permit is required for mule deer killed during an archery-only
					 open season in a county for which the bag limit during an archery-only season
					 is designated as either sex.
(c)
					 The annual and county bag limits for antlerless mule deer do not apply on a
					 property for which a permit under this section has been issued, provided a
					 valid, unused permit is possessed for each antlerless mule deer harvested on
					 the property.
(d) A permit issued
					 under this section is valid during any open season for mule deer on the
					 property for which it was issued; however, during an archery-only open season,
					 antlerless mule deer may be taken only by means of lawful archery equipment
					 .
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter A - STATEWIDE HUNTING PROCLAMATION › Division 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 65.33 - Mandatory Check Stations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The department
					 may establish check stations in any county of the state for the purpose of
					 collecting biologic information on wildlife resources taken in that
					 county.
(b) Except as required
					 under §
											65.40
					 of this title (relating to Pronghorn Antelope: Open Seasons and Bag Limits) or
					 Subchapter B of this chapter, the entire wildlife resource, with head and
					 hide/plumage attached, except that internal and sexual organs may be removed
					 (field-dressed), of any designated wildlife resource taken in a county in which
					 mandatory check stations have been established must be presented:
(1) to a designated check station agent
					 within 24 hours of take; and
(2) by
					 the person or representative of the person who killed the wildlife
					 resource.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter A - STATEWIDE HUNTING PROCLAMATION › Division 2 - OPEN SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS › Section 65.38 - Game Animals: Open Seasons and Bag Limits

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Except as provided in this subchapter, it is unlawful to
						hunt a game animal at any time other than during the open seasons provided in
						this chapter or to take more than the annual or daily bag limits, or to have in
						possession a game animal taken at any time other than during the open season.
						On the first day of any open season the possession limit is the same as the
						daily bag limit.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter A - STATEWIDE HUNTING PROCLAMATION › Division 2 - OPEN SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS › Section 65.40 - Pronghorn: Open Seasons and Bag Limits

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In all counties there is a general open
					 season for pronghorn for 16 consecutive days beginning the Saturday nearest
					 October 1, and the annual bag limit is one pronghorn.
(b) A person who kills a pronghorn shall
					 immediately and legibly complete and attach a pronghorn permit to the carcass,
					 which shall remain attached until the carcass reaches a final
					 destination.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter A - STATEWIDE HUNTING PROCLAMATION › Division 2 - OPEN SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS › Section 65.42 - Deer

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) General.
(1) No person may exceed the applicable
					 county bag limit or the annual bag limit of five white-tailed deer (no more
					 than three bucks) and two mule deer (no more than one buck), except as provided
					 by:
(A)
													§
													65.29
					 of this title (relating to Managed Lands Deer Programs (MLDP));
(B) use of an antlerless mule deer permit
					 issued under §
													65.32
					 of this title (relating to Antlerless Mule Deer Permit);
(C) use of a special permit under the
					 provisions of Subchapter H of this chapter (relating to Public Hunting
					 Proclamation); or
(D) use of
					 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.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter A - STATEWIDE HUNTING PROCLAMATION › Division 2 - OPEN SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS › Section 65.44 - Javelina: Open Seasons and Annual Bag Limits

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The counties listed in this subsection
					 are in the North Zone. In Andrews, Archer, Baylor, Blanco, Borden, Caldwell,
					 Calhoun, Coke, Comal, Concho, Crane, Dawson, DeWitt, Ector, Foard, Gaines,
					 Gillespie, Glasscock, Goliad, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Hardeman, Hays, Howard,
					 Irion, Knox, Llano, Loving, McCulloch, Martin, Mason, Midland, Mitchell, Nolan,
					 Reagan, Refugio, Runnels, San Saba, Scurry, Sterling, Taylor, Terry, Tom Green,
					 Upton, Victoria, Ward, Wichita, Wilbarger, and Winkler counties, there is a
					 general open season.
(1) Open season: October
					 1 through the last Sunday in February.
(2) Bag limit: Two javelina.
(3) Possession limit: two javelina.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter A - STATEWIDE HUNTING PROCLAMATION › Division 2 - OPEN SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS › Section 65.46 - Squirrel: Open Seasons, Bag and Possession Limits

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In Anderson, Angelina, Bowie, Camp, Cass,
					 Chambers, Cherokee, Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Freestone, Galveston, Gregg,
					 Hardin, Harris, Harrison, Henderson, Hopkins, Houston, Hunt, Jasper, Jefferson,
					 Lamar, Leon, Liberty, Limestone, Marion, Montgomery, Morris, Nacogdoches,
					 Navarro, Newton, Orange, Panola, Polk, Rains, Red River, Robertson, Rusk,
					 Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Smith, Titus, Trinity, Tyler,
					 Upshur, Van Zandt, Walker, and Wood Counties, there is a general open season
					 for squirrel.
(1) Open season: May 1-May 31
					 and October 1 through the last Sunday in February.
(2) Daily bag limit: 10 squirrels.
(3) Possession limit: 20 squirrels.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter A - STATEWIDE HUNTING PROCLAMATION › Division 2 - OPEN SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS › Section 65.48 - Desert Bighorn Sheep: Open Season and Annual Bag Limit

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In Brewster, Culberson, Hudspeth, Jeff
					 Davis, and Presidio counties, there is a general open season for desert bighorn
					 sheep.
(b) Open Season: From
					 September 1 through July 31.
(c)
					 Bag limit: One desert bighorn sheep ram as specified on the permit, by permit
					 only.
(d) Possession Limit: One
					 desert bighorn sheep ram.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter A - STATEWIDE HUNTING PROCLAMATION › Division 2 - OPEN SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS › Section 65.49 - Alligators

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Open seasons and bag limits. In all
					 counties there is a general open season for alligator.
(1) In Angelina, Brazoria, Calhoun, Chambers,
					 Galveston, Hardin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Matagorda, Nacogdoches,
					 Newton, Orange, Polk, Refugio, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Trinity,
					 Tyler and Victoria counties, and on all properties for which the department has
					 issued hide tags, the open season is from September 10 through September
					 30.
(2) In all other counties, the
					 open season is from April 1 - June 30.
(3) Bag limit:
(A) on a property for which the department
					 has issued hide tags: one alligator per unused hide tag in possession;
					 or
(B) in counties with the season
					 provided under paragraph (2) of this subsection: one alligator per person per
					 license year, unless hide tags have been issued for the property.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter A - STATEWIDE HUNTING PROCLAMATION › Division 2 - OPEN SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS › Section 65.54 - Game Birds: Open Seasons and Bag Limits

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
Except as provided in Subchapter K of this chapter
						(relating to Raptor Proclamation), it is unlawful to hunt a game bird at any
						time other than during the open seasons provided in this chapter, or to take
						more than the daily bag limits, or to have in possession a game bird taken at
						any time other than during the open seasons. On the first day of any open
						season the possession limit is the same as the daily bag
						limit.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter A - STATEWIDE HUNTING PROCLAMATION › Division 2 - OPEN SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS › Section 65.56 - Lesser Prairie Chicken: Open Season, Bag, and Possession Limits

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
There is no open season for lesser prairie
						chicken.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter A - STATEWIDE HUNTING PROCLAMATION › Division 2 - OPEN SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS › Section 65.60 - Pheasant: Open Seasons, Bag, and Possession Limits

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In Armstrong, Bailey, Briscoe, Carson,
					 Castro, Childress, Cochran, Collingsworth, Cottle, Crosby, Dallam, Deaf Smith,
					 Donley, Floyd, Gray, Hale, Hall, Hansford, Hartley, Hemphill, Hockley,
					 Hutchinson, Lamb, Lipscomb, Lubbock, Moore, Motley, Ochiltree, Oldham, Parmer,
					 Potter, Randall, Roberts, Sherman, Swisher, Wheeler, and Wilbarger counties,
					 there is an open season for pheasants.
(1)
					 Open season: First Saturday of December for 30 consecutive days.
(2) Daily Bag limit: Three cock
					 pheasants.
(3) Possession limit:
					 Nine cock pheasants.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter A - STATEWIDE HUNTING PROCLAMATION › Division 2 - OPEN SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS › Section 65.62 - Quail: Open Seasons, Bag, and Possession Limits

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) In all counties there is an open season
					 for quail beginning the Saturday closest to October 28 through the last Sunday
					 in February.
(b) Daily bag limit:
					 15 quail.
(c) Possession limit: 45
					 quail.
(d) There is no open season
					 on Mearns' quail (commonly called fool's quail).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter A - STATEWIDE HUNTING PROCLAMATION › Division 2 - OPEN SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS › Section 65.64 - Turkey

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The annual bag
					 limit for Rio Grande and Eastern turkey, in the aggregate, is four, no more
					 than one of which may be an Eastern turkey.
(b) Rio Grande Turkey. The open seasons and
					 bag limits for Rio Grande turkey shall be as follows.
(1) Fall seasons and bag limits:
(A) The counties listed in this subparagraph
					 are in the Fall South Zone. In Aransas, Atascosa, Bee, Calhoun, Cameron,
					 Dimmit, Duval, Frio, Goliad, Gonzales, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Karnes,
					 Kinney (south of U.S. Highway 90), LaSalle, Live Oak, Maverick, McMullen,
					 Medina (south of U.S. Highway 90), Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio, Starr, Uvalde
					 (south of U.S. Highway 90), Val Verde (south of a line beginning at the
					 International Bridge and proceeding along Spur 239 to U.S. Hwy. 90 and thence
					 to the Kinney County line), Webb, Wilson, Zapata, and Zavala counties, there is
					 a fall general open season.
(i) Open season:
					 first Saturday in November through the third Sunday in January.
(ii) Bag limit: four turkeys, gobblers or
					 bearded hens.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter A - STATEWIDE HUNTING PROCLAMATION › Division 2 - OPEN SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS › Section 65.66 - Chachalaca

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
In Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy counties, there
						is an open season for chachalacas.
(1)
					 Open season: Saturday nearest October 28 through the last Sunday in
					 February.
(2) Daily bag limit: Five
					 chachalacas.
(3) Possession limit:
					 15 chachalacas.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter B - DISEASE DETECTION AND RESPONSE › Division 1 - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE (CWD) › Section 65.80 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this
						subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
						indicates otherwise. All other words in this subchapter shall have the meanings
						assigned by Parks and Wildlife Code.
(1) Containment Zone (CZ)--A
					 department-defined geographic area in this state within which CWD has been
					 detected or the department has determined, using the best available science and
					 data, CWD detection is probable.
(2) Herd Plan--A set of requirements for
					 disease testing and management developed by the department and TAHC for a
					 specific facility.
(3) Surveillance
					 Zone (SZ)--A department-defined geographic area in this state within which the
					 department has determined, using the best available science and data, that the
					 presence of CWD could reasonably be expected.
(4) Susceptible species--Any species or part
					 of a species of wildlife resource that is susceptible to CWD.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter B - DISEASE DETECTION AND RESPONSE › Division 1 - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE (CWD) › Section 65.83 - Special Provisions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A breeding facility that is located in a CZ or SZ and
						subject to the provisions of §
											65.99 of
						this title (relating to Breeding Facilities Epidemiologically Connected to Deer
						Infected with CWD) may release breeder deer to adjoining acreage under the same
						ownership, provided:
(1) the title in
					 the county deed records reflects that the surface of the release site and of
					 the breeding facility is held by the same owner or owners;
(2) the release is specifically authorized in
					 a herd plan; and
(3) the breeding
					 facility that releases breeder deer under the provisions of this section and
					 any sites to which the breeder deer are to be released are in compliance with
					 all applicable provisions of this subchapter, including provisions relating to
					 the testing of released breeder deer, except as specifically exempted under a
					 herd plan.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter B - DISEASE DETECTION AND RESPONSE › Division 1 - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE (CWD) › Section 65.84 - Powers and Duties of the Executive Director

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The executive director may designate any
					 geographic area in this state a CZ or SZ if the area meets the applicable
					 definition set forth in §
											65.80 of
					 this title (relating to Definitions).
(b) The executive director shall notify the
					 presiding officer of the commission prior to taking any action under the
					 provisions of subsection (a) of this section.
(c) The executive director shall ensure that
					 the department makes a reasonable effort to provide public notice in the event
					 that a CZ or SZ is declared.
(d)
					 The designation of a CZ or SZ under the provisions of subsection (a) of this
					 section is:
(1) effective immediately;
					 and
(2) applicable to all permits
					 issued under the provisions of Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapter 43, Subchapters
					 C, E, L, R, and R-1.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter B - DISEASE DETECTION AND RESPONSE › Division 1 - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE (CWD) › Section 65.85 - Check Stations

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The department
					 may establish mandatory or voluntary check stations or procedures in or for any
					 CZ or SZ or portion of a CZ or SZ for the purpose of collecting biological
					 information on susceptible species taken within a CZ or SZ.
(b) When a mandatory check station
					 requirement or procedure is in effect, the intact, unfrozen head of any
					 susceptible species that has been killed in a CZ or SZ must be presented to a
					 check station or other location designated by the department for the CZ or SZ
					 in which the susceptible species was taken within 48 hours of take by the
					 person or representative of the person who killed the susceptible species,
					 unless otherwise authorized in writing by department personnel.
(c) The department will issue documentation
					 for each specimen of a susceptible species that is presented at a check
					 station. The department-issued documentation must remain with the specimen
					 until it reaches the possessor's final destination.
(d) A person who fails or refuses to comply
					 with mandatory check station requirements or procedures established under this
					 section commits an offense.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter B - DISEASE DETECTION AND RESPONSE › Division 1 - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE (CWD) › Section 65.86 - Preemption

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
To the extent a provision of this division conflicts with
						a provision of another subchapter of this chapter, or Division 2 of this
						subchapter, this division controls.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter B - DISEASE DETECTION AND RESPONSE › Division 1 - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE (CWD) › Section 65.87 - Exception

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The department may waive any provision of this subchapter
						as necessary for the holder of a scientific research permit when the proposed
						research is determined to be of use in advancing the understanding the etiology
						of CWD in susceptible species.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter B - DISEASE DETECTION AND RESPONSE › Division 1 - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE (CWD) › Section 65.88 - Deer Carcass Movement and Disposal Restrictions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Except as
					 provided in this section, no person may transport into this state or possess
					 any part of a susceptible species from a state, Canadian province, or other
					 place outside of Texas where CWD has been detected in free-ranging or captive
					 herds except for:
(1) meat that has been cut
					 up and packaged (boned or filleted);
(2) a carcass that has been reduced to
					 quarters with no brain or spinal tissue present;
(3) a cleaned hide (skull and soft tissue
					 must not be attached or present);
(4) a whole skull (or skull plate) with
					 antlers attached, provided the skull plate has been completely cleaned of all
					 internal soft tissue;
(5) finished
					 taxidermy products;
(6) cleaned
					 teeth; or
(7) tissue prepared and
					 packaged for delivery to and use by a diagnostic or research
					 laboratory.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter B - DISEASE DETECTION AND RESPONSE › Division 1 - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE (CWD) › Section 65.89 - Penalties

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
A person who violates any provision of this subchapter
						commits an offense and is subject to the penalties prescribed by Parks and
						Wildlife Code, Chapter 43, Subchapter C, E, L, R or R-1, and Chapter 61, as
						applicable.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter B - DISEASE DETECTION AND RESPONSE › Division 2 - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE - COMPREHENSIVE RULES › Section 65.90 - Definitions

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
The following words and terms shall have the following
						meanings, except in cases where the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Accredited testing laboratory--A
					 laboratory approved by the United States Department of Agriculture to test
					 white-tailed deer or mule deer for CWD.
(2) Ante-mortem test--A CWD test performed on
					 a live deer.
(3) Breeder deer--A
					 white-tailed deer or mule deer possessed under a permit issued by the
					 department pursuant to Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapter 43, Subchapter L, and
					 Subchapter T of this chapter.
(4)
					 Confirmed--A CWD test result of "positive" received from the Texas A&M
					 Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory or the National Veterinary Service
					 Laboratories of the United States Department of Agriculture.
(5) CWD--Chronic wasting disease.
(6) CWD-positive facility (positive
					 facility)--Any facility in or on which CWD has been confirmed.
(7) Deer breeder--A person who holds a deer
					 breeder's permit issued pursuant to Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapter 43,
					 Subchapter L, and Subchapter T of this chapter.
(8) Deer breeding facility (breeding
					 facility)--A facility authorized to hold breeder deer under a permit issued by
					 the department pursuant to Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapter 43, Subchapter L,
					 and Subchapter T of this chapter (Deer Breeder's Permit).
(9) Department (department)--Texas Parks and
					 Wildlife Department.
(10) Deer
					 Management Permit (DMP)--A permit issued under the provisions of Parks and
					 Wildlife Code, Subchapter R or R-1 and Subchapter D of this chapter (relating
					 to Deer Management Permit (DMP)) that authorizes the temporary detention of
					 deer for the purpose of propagation.
(11) Exposed deer--A deer that meets any of
					 the following criteria:
(A) the deer is or has
					 been in a breeding facility where a CWD-positive deer has been kept following
					 the date the facility was first exposed to CWD (if known);
(B) the deer is or has been in a breeding
					 facility within the five-year period preceding the death date of any
					 CWD-positive deer that was in the facility (or the date of a positive
					 ante-mortem test result); or
(C)
					 the deer is or has been in a breeding facility on or after the date that the
					 facility received a deer under the circumstances described in subparagraph (A)
					 or (B) of this paragraph.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter B - DISEASE DETECTION AND RESPONSE › Division 2 - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE - COMPREHENSIVE RULES › Section 65.92 - CWD Testing

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) All CWD
					 test samples at the time of submission for testing shall be accompanied by a
					 properly executed, department-prescribed form provided for that
					 purpose.
(b) Except as provided in
					 §65.95(c)(6) of this title (relating to Movement of Breeder Deer) or
					 subsection (d) of this section, an ante-mortem CWD test is not valid unless it
					 is performed by an accredited laboratory on retropharyngeal lymph node, rectal
					 mucosa, or tonsillar tissue with at least six lymphoid follicles collected
					 within eight months of submission by a licensed veterinarian authorized
					 pursuant to statutes and regulations governing the practice of veterinary
					 medicine in Texas and regulations of the TAHC from a live deer that:
(1) is at least 12 months of age;
					 and
(2) has not been the source of
					 a "not detected" ante-mortem test result submitted within the previous 12
					 months.
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter B - DISEASE DETECTION AND RESPONSE › Division 2 - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE - COMPREHENSIVE RULES › Section 65.93 - Harvest Log

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) When a release
					 site is required by this division to maintain a harvest log, the harvest log
					 shall be maintained daily and shall meet the requirements of this
					 section.
(b) For each deer
					 harvested on the release site the landowner must, on the same day that the deer
					 is harvested, legibly enter the following information in the daily harvest log:
(1) the name and hunting license of the
					 person who harvested the deer;
(2)
					 the date the deer was harvested;
(3) the species (white-tailed or mule deer)
					 and type of deer harvested (buck or antlerless);
(4) any alphanumeric identifier tattooed on
					 the deer;
(5) the RFID tag number
					 of any RFID tag affixed to the deer; and
(6) any other identifier and identifying
					 number on the deer, including a description of any evidence or indication that
					 the deer was a liberated deer including, but not limited to evidence of having
					 been eartagged at any time (holes, rips, notches, etc. in ear
					 tissue).
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter B - DISEASE DETECTION AND RESPONSE › Division 2 - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE - COMPREHENSIVE RULES › Section 65.94 - Breeding Facility Minimum Movement Qualification

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of
					 this division, a breeding facility is designated NMQ and is prohibited from
					 transferring breeder deer anywhere for any purpose if the breeding facility:
(1) has not:
(A) met the provisions of this subparagraph:
(i) had less than five eligible mortalities
					 from May 23, 2006 through March 31, 2016; or
(ii) submitted CWD "not detected" test
					 results for at least 20% of the total number of eligible mortalities that
					 occurred in the facility since May 23, 2006; and
Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 - TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 65 - WILDLIFE › Subchapter B - DISEASE DETECTION AND RESPONSE › Division 2 - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE - COMPREHENSIVE RULES › Section 65.95 - Movement of Breeder Deer

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) General. Except
					 as otherwise provided in this division, a breeding facility may transfer
					 breeder deer under a transfer permit that has been activated and approved by
					 the department to:
(1) another breeding
					 facility as provided in subsection (b) of this section;
(2) an approved release site as provided in
					 subsection (c) of this section; or
(3) a DMP facility (however, deer transferred
					 to DMP facilities cannot be recaptured and must be released as provided in the
					 deer management plan)