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• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 1.001 - Purpose Of Code
  (a) This code is enacted as a part of the state's continuing statutory revision program, begun by the Texas Legislative Council in 1963 as directed ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 1.002 - Construction Of Code
  The Code Construction Act (Chapter 311, Government Code) applies to the construction of each provision in this code, except as otherwise expressly provided by this ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 1.011 - Property Of The State
  (a) All wild animals, fur-bearing animals, wild birds, and wild fowl inside the borders of this state are the property of the people of this ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 1.012 - Public Fresh Water
  Any public freshwater lake, river, creek, or bayou in this state contained in any survey of private land may not be sold but shall remain ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 1.013 - Fences
  This code does not prohibit or restrict the owner or occupant of land from constructing or maintaining a fence of any height on the land ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 1.101 - Definitions
  In this code: (1) "Hunt" means capture, trap, take, or kill, or an attempt to capture, trap, take, or kill. (2) "Catch" means take or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.001 - Definitions
  In this code: (1) "Commission" means the Parks and Wildlife Commission. (2) "Department" means the Parks and Wildlife Department. (3) "Director" means the executive director ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.002 - Policy Implementation
  The commission shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policymaking responsibilities of the commission and the management responsibilities of the director and the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.003 - Applicability Of Certain State Law Requirements
  A requirement under state law that a law enforcement agency adopt a policy that requires the collection and reporting of information relating to persons detained ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.004 - Rules Relating To Residency For Hunting And Other Purposes
  (a) The commission by rule may prescribe the proof required to demonstrate residency in this state for the purpose of obtaining a license or permit ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.011 - Parks And Wildlife Department
  The Parks and Wildlife Department is established as an agency of the state. It is under the policy direction of the Parks and Wildlife Commission. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.0111 - Sunset Provision
  The Parks and Wildlife Department is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.012 - Commission
  (a) The commission consists of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of two-thirds of the members of the senate present ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.0121 - Qualifications
  A person may not be a public member of the commission if the person or the person's spouse: (1) is registered, certified, or licensed by ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.0122 - Conflict Of Interest
  (a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.0123 - Lobbyist Prohibition
  A person may not be a member of the commission or act as the general counsel to the commission or the department if the person ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.0124 - Discrimination In Appointments Prohibited
  Appointments to the commission shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees. Added by ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.0125 - Removal Of A Commission Member
  (a) It is a ground for removal from the commission that: (1) a public member does not have at the time of taking office the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.0126 - Training Program For Commission Members
  (a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the commission may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.0127 - Training For Employees On State Incentive Program
  The director or the director's designee shall provide to agency employees information and training on the benefits and methods of participation in the state employee ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.013 - Terms
  The members of the commission hold office for staggered terms of six years, with the terms of three members expiring every two years. Each member ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.014 - Presiding Officer
  (a) The governor shall designate a member of the commission as the presiding officer of the commission to serve in that capacity at the pleasure ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.015 - Meetings, Quorum
  (a) The commission may meet as often as is necessary but shall meet at least once during each quarter of the year. Five members constitute ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.0151 - Public Hearings
  (a) In this section, "major decision" means a decision in which a vote is taken on: (1) a rule; (2) a proclamation; (3) a contract; ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.016 - Expenses, Per Diem
  Members of the commission are entitled to reimbursement for their actual expenses incurred in attending meetings and to the per diem as provided in the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.0161 - Notification Of Commission Activities; Complaints
  (a) The commission shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the commission and describing the commission's procedures by which complaints are filed ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.0162 - Advisory Committees To Commission
  (a) The presiding officer may appoint committees to advise the commission on issues under its jurisdiction. (b) The presiding officer may adopt rules that set ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.017 - Executive Director
  The commission may appoint an executive director who is the chief executive officer of the department and performs its administrative duties. The director serves at ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.0171 - Authority To Contract
  (a) Subject to Section 12.0251, for the purpose of carrying out the powers, duties, and responsibilities of the department, the executive director, or the executive ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.0172 - Limit On Contracts For Publications
  (a) In this section: (1) "Publication" includes the publication of a book, magazine, photograph, poster, or bulletin. (2) "Youth" means an individual younger than 17 ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.0173 - Prohibition On Tobacco Advertising
  (a) In this section, "publication" includes the publication of a book, magazine, photograph, poster, or bulletin. (b) The department may not accept an advertisement that ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.018 - Employees
  The director may appoint heads of divisions, law enforcement officers, park managers, and other employees authorized by appropriations and necessary for administering the duties and ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.0181 - Employees As Educators And Outreach Proponents
  (a) Employees of the department through education and outreach shall: (1) expand the wise use and conservation of fish and wildlife resources; and (2) increase ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.0182 - Employee Fund-Raising
  (a) This section applies only to the solicitation or receipt of a gift, including money, that has a value of $500 or more. (b) The ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.019 - Employees As Peace Officers
  (a) The director may commission as peace officers any of the employees provided for in the general appropriations act. (b) Law enforcement officers commissioned by ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.0191 - Enforcement Of Code
  Law enforcement officers commissioned by the director and any other peace officers have the authority to enforce all provisions of this code. Added by Acts ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.0192 - Purchase Of Badge By Retiring Peace Officer Or Survivor
  (a) A peace officer commissioned by the director who is honorably retired from his commission by the department may purchase for an amount set by ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.020 - Deputy Game Wardens
  (a) The director may commission deputy game wardens to serve at the will of the director. Provided, however, that no deputy game warden commissioned under ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.0201 - Special Game Wardens
  (a) The director may commission as a special game warden an honorably retired commissioned game warden of the department. (b) An applicant for a special ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.021 - Information Concerning Qualifications And Responsibilities
  The director or the director's designee shall provide to commission members and department employees, as often as necessary, information regarding the requirements for office or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.022 - Equal Opportunity Employment
  (a) The director or the director's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement that implements a program of equal employment opportunity to ensure ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.023 - Career Ladder Program
  The director or his designee shall develop an intraagency career ladder program, one part of which shall require the intraagency posting of all nonentry level ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.024 - Performance Evaluations
  The director or his designee shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations based on measurable job tasks. All merit pay for department employees must ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.025 - Audit
  The financial transactions of the department are subject to audit by the state auditor in accordance with Chapter 321, Government Code. Added by Acts 1985, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.0255 - Evaluation Of Construction Projects
  (a) The department shall calculate the costs of each department construction project as the project is completed. (b) In calculating the costs under Subsection (a), ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.026 - Gifts Of Property Or Money
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the department may accept gifts of property or money in support of any department purpose authorized in this ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.0261 - Prohibition Against Acceptance Of Gifts, Gratuities, And Other Things Of Value; Exception
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person who is a member of the commission or an employee of the department may not accept ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.0262 - Certain Gratuities Authorized
  (a) An employee of the state parks division of the department may accept a gratuity if: (1) the employee, as a primary job duty, serves ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.027 - Establishment Of Fees; Revenue
  (a) In setting the amounts of the fees authorized by this code, the commission shall establish reasonable and necessary fees for the administration of department ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.0271 - Public Hunting Drawing; Fees
  (a) The department may conduct public drawings to select applicants for public hunting privileges. The department may charge each person who participates in the drawing ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.0272 - Public Fishing And Special Events Drawing; Fees
  (a) The department may conduct public drawings to select applicants for public fishing or other special events privileges. The department may charge each person who ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.028 - Volunteer Services
  (a) The department may use the services of volunteers to help carry out the duties and responsibilities of the department, provided, however, that volunteers shall ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.029 - Administration Of Oaths
  Employees of the department who are designated as provided by the commission may administer oaths in connection with the permitting, licensing, and other functions of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.030 - Disclosure Of Personal Customer Information
  (a) The name and address and a telephone, social security, driver's license, bank account, credit card, or charge card number of a person who purchases ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.031 - Game, Fish, And Water Safety Account
  There is in the state treasury an account called the "game, fish, and water safety account." Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.032 - Game, Fish, And Water Safety Account; Sources
  (a) The game, fish, and water safety account is a separate account in the general revenue fund. (b) The department shall deposit to the credit ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.033 - Use Of Game, Fish, And Water Safety Account
  (a) To the extent allowed by federal law, money in the game, fish, and water safety account may be used for the following purposes: (1) ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.034 - Game, Fish, And Water Safety Account Expenditures
  All expenditures of the department from the game, fish, and water safety account must be approved by the director. The comptroller shall draw a warrant ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.035 - State Parks Account
  (a) The state parks account is a separate account in the general revenue fund. (b) The department shall deposit to the credit of the state ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.037 - State Land And Water Conservation Account
  (a) The state land and water conservation account is a separate account in the general revenue fund. (b) The department shall deposit in the state ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.038 - Operating Account
  (a) The parks and wildlife operating account is a separate account in the general revenue fund. (b) The commission may transfer any funds appropriated to ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.040 - Mistaken Deposit
  (a) Any funds deposited in the state treasury by the department by mistake of fact or mistake of law shall be refunded by warrant issued ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.041 - Transfer Of Property
  (a) The commission may transfer tangible property, other than money or real estate held for limited purposes, from one division of the department to another ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.042 - Funds Deposited In Treasury
  All money paid to the department under this code or allocated to the department under Section 151.801, Tax Code, other than money received under Subchapter ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.043 - Texas Parks And Wildlife Conservation And Capital Account
  (a) The Texas parks and wildlife conservation and capital account is a separate account in the general revenue fund. (b) The account consists of the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.044 - Disposition Of Interest On Investments
  (a) Interest received from the investment of money in all accounts of the department in charge of the comptroller shall be allocated monthly to each ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.045 - Application Of Other Law
  Section 403.095, Government Code, does not apply to revenues accruing to an account established under this chapter. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 679, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.046 - Off-Highway Vehicle Trail And Recreational Area Account
  (a) The off-highway vehicle trail and recreational area account is a separate account in the general revenue fund. (b) The department shall deposit to the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.047 - Use Of Off-Highway Vehicle Trail And Recreational Area Account
  Money in the off-highway vehicle trail and recreational area account may be used only for expenditures necessary under Chapter 29 to: (1) acquire, construct, develop, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.051 - Definitions
  In this subchapter: (1) "Nongame" means those species of vertebrate and invertebrate wildlife that are not classified as game animals, game birds, game fish, fur-bearing ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.052 - Special Nongame And Endangered Species Conservation Account
  The special nongame and endangered species conservation account is a separate account in the general revenue fund. Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1751, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.053 - Sources Of Account
  (a) The department shall deposit to the credit of the special nongame and endangered species conservation account all money received from: (1) private contributions, grants, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.054 - Uses Of Account
  (a) Money in the special nongame and endangered species conservation account may be used for the following purposes: (1) dissemination of information pertaining to nongame ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.055 - Wildlife Art Prints, Decals, And Stamps
  (a) The commission may contract with and pay a person for designing and producing the wildlife art prints, decals, and stamps authorized by this subchapter. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.056 - Costs Of Wildlife Art Prints, Decals, And Stamps
  (a) The price of a wildlife art decal or stamp sold under this subchapter is $5.00 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.061 - Lifetime License Endowment Account
  The lifetime license endowment account is a separate account in the general revenue fund. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, § ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.062 - Sources Of Account
  (a) The department shall deposit to the credit of the lifetime license endowment account all money received from: (1) lifetime hunting, fishing, or combination licenses; ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.063 - Uses Of Account
  Interest earned on the lifetime license endowment account may be used only to: (1) acquire public hunting and fishing areas; and (2) develop, manage, and ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.064 - Restrictions
  No expenditures shall be made from the principal of the lifetime license endowment account except as provided by law. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.065 - Investments
  The commission shall adopt rules for the investment of the lifetime license endowment account. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, § ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.071 - Regulation Of Mineral Recovery Operations
  The commission may regulate the use of department lands for oil, gas, and other mineral recovery and associated activities as the commission considers reasonable and ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.072 - Enforcement
  (a) If a person has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate a regulation adopted under this subchapter, the director may have a civil ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.073 - Disposition Of Civil Penalties
  All civil penalties recovered in suits under this subchapter shall be paid to the appropriate fund or account of the department. Added by Acts 1985, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.074 - Effect On Other Laws
  This subchapter does not affect the regulatory authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, § ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.081 - Definitions
  In this subchapter: (1) "Governing entity" means the state agency or other political subdivision with jurisdiction over a public body of surface water. (2) "Integrated ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.082 - State Aquatic Vegetation Management Plan
  (a) The department shall develop and by rule adopt a state aquatic vegetation management plan following the generally accepted principles of integrated pest management. The ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.083 - Local Aquatic Vegetation Management Plan
  (a) A governing entity may develop and adopt a local aquatic vegetation management plan. A local plan must be approved by the department, the Texas ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.084 - Application Of Aquatic Herbicide In Public Body Of Surface Water
  (a) No person may apply aquatic herbicide in a public body of surface water unless the herbicide is applied in a manner consistent with the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.085 - Liability
  (a) The liability under other law of a governing entity that receives notice of a proposed application of aquatic herbicide is not affected by the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.086 - Records
  A governing entity shall maintain for not less than five years all records relating to notifications received under Section 11.084 and any other information relevant ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.101 - Definition
  In this subchapter, "conservation" includes the conservation of historical, natural, recreational, and wildlife resources. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 968, § 25, eff. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.102 - Plan Approval; Hearing Required
  (a) The department must obtain approval from the commission for each development plan required by statute for a geographical area managed by the department. (b) ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.103 - Inventory
  (a) The department shall inventory all land and water associated with historical, natural, recreational, and wildlife resources in this state that are owned by: (1) ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.104 - Land And Water Resources Conservation And Recreation Plan
  (a) Using the inventory prepared under Section 11.103, the department shall: (1) analyze the state's existing and future land and water conservation and recreation needs; ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.105 - Coordination Of Conservation And Recreation Operations
  The department shall: (1) consider all resources listed in the inventory prepared under Section 11.103 in conjunction with each other; (2) coordinate department activities related ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.106 - Exemptions
  Section 11.104 does not apply to: (1) property that is part of a fund created or specifically authorized by the constitution of this state that ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.151 - Definition
  In this subchapter, "statewide commercial project" means a commercial venture undertaken by the department throughout the state, including promotions, sales, or other activities to raise ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.152 - Business Plans
  Each business plan developed under this subchapter must include: (1) a description of the product or service provided; (2) an analysis of the information necessary ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.153 - Department Plan: Operational Strategies
  (a) The department shall develop an agency-wide business plan to guide its overall operational strategies for statewide commercial projects. The plan must: (1) use the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.154 - Individual Project Plans
  (a) The department shall develop a business plan for each statewide commercial project. The plan must contain: (1) an accurate accounting for all project costs, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.155 - Adjustment Or Termination Of Project For Failure To Meet Financial Objectives
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the department shall adjust or terminate a statewide commercial project that fails to meet the financial objectives stated ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.156 - Contract With Private Sector
  The department shall consider contracting out all or part of a statewide commercial project to a private entity or individual, including a nonprofit entity or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.201 - Definitions
  In this subchapter: (1) "Nonprofit partner" means a nonpolitical legal entity that: (A) is incorporated under the laws of this state; (B) has been granted ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.202 - General Duties
  (a) The department may select and cooperate with nonprofit partners to serve department goals. (b) The department must obtain commission approval for each nonprofit partner ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.203 - Accountability Of Nonprofit Partners; Investment Restrictions
  (a) The commission by rule shall require a nonprofit partner to comply with specified state standards and safeguards for accounting for state assets held by ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.204 - Plan
  The department shall provide to each nonprofit partner a copy of the plan developed under Section 11.104. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 968, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.205 - Official Nonprofit Partner
  (a) The commission shall designate a single nonprofit partner as the official nonprofit partner of the department, unless the commission determines in writing that no ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.206 - Audit Of Official Nonprofit Partner
  (a) The official nonprofit partner shall be audited annually by an independent auditor. The partner shall file the audit with the commission. (b) The official ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 11.207 - Expenditures; Limits
  (a) The department shall direct, by the terms of the contract or grant, how a nonprofit partner may spend any state money it receives. (b) ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.001 - General Duties
  (a) The department shall administer the laws relating to game, fish, oysters, and marine life, as set out in this code. (b) The department may: ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.0011 - Resource Protection
  (a) The department is the state agency with primary responsibility for protecting the state's fish and wildlife resources. (b) The department's resource protection activities include: ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.003 - Records
  (a) The department shall keep a record containing the following information: (1) the amount of all special taxes collected; (2) a list of all licenses ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.004 - List Of Fees And Fines
  (a) Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, § 130, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. (b) The department shall file at the end of each ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.005 - Funds In Lieu Of Taxes
  (a) The department shall expend funds to counties and school districts for assessments in lieu of property taxes on wildlife management areas purchased from federal ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.006 - Publications On Wildlife Values And Management
  (a) The department may provide or sell information, including books, magazines, photographs, prints, and bulletins, to the public about wildlife values and management. (b) The ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.008 - Leasing Of Grazing Or Farming Rights: Sale Of Products
  (a) The department may lease grazing or farming rights on any land acquired by, and for the use of, the department as game preserves, game ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.010 - Noxious Vegetation Program
  The department may contract with a person not employed by the department or use the services of department personnel for the control of noxious vegetation ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.011 - Teaching Equipment
  On request of a state-supported institution of higher education engaged in teaching and research related to marine science and oceanography, the department may transfer to ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.013 - Power To Take Wildlife
  An employee of the department acting within the scope of the employee's authority may possess, take, transport, release, and manage any of the wildlife and ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.015 - Regulation Of Fish, Shellfish, And Aquatic Plants
  The department shall regulate the introduction and stocking of fish, shellfish, and aquatic plants into the public water of the state.SCL%9C The department shall regulate ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.017 - Damaging Markers
  (a) No person may damage, deface, destroy, or remove, tie up a boat to, or in any way render inoperative or ineffective a marker, buoy, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.018 - Acceptance And Disposition Of Gifts
  (a) The department may accept a gift or donation from any person for the purpose of funding any program or function of the department relating ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.019 - Penalties
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, a person who violates Section 12.015, 12.017, or 12.504 of this code or a regulation ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.021 - Annual Accounting Report
  The director or his designee shall file annually with the governor and the presiding officer of each house of the legislature a complete and detailed ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.024 - Water Permit Responsibilities
  (a) The Texas Department of Water Resources shall furnish to the department a copy of all permit applications to store, take, or divert water. (b) ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.025 - Technical Guidance To Landowners
  (a) The department may provide technical guidance to landowners who request information concerning fish, wildlife, nongame, and habitat management. (b) In setting priorities for the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.0251 - Disclosure Of Information Collected During Technical Guidance To Private Landowner
  (a) Except as provided by this section, information is not subject to Chapter 552, Government Code, and may not be disclosed to any person, including ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.026 - Multiple Use Of Land
  A tract of land purchased primarily for a purpose authorized by this code may be used for any authorized function of the department if the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.027 - Adoption Of Emergency Rules
  If the commission finds that there is an immediate danger to a species authorized to be regulated by the department, the commission may adopt emergency ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.101 - Definitions
  In this subchapter: (1) "Aircraft" means a device, including an airplane, ultralight airplane, or helicopter, that can be used for flight in the air. (2) ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.102 - Inspection Of Wildlife Resources
  (a) In this section: (1) "Residence" means a person's principal or ordinary home or dwelling place. (2) "Temporary residence" means a place where a person ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.103 - Entering Land; Use Of Information Obtained By Entry; Civil Penalty
  (a) To enforce the game and fish laws of the state and to conduct scientific investigations and research regarding wild game or fish, an authorized ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.104 - Right To Search And Inspect
  (a) A game warden or other peace officer commissioned by the department may search a game bag, vehicle, vessel, or other receptacle if the game ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.105 - Suits
  (a) The department may file complaints in the name of the State of Texas to recover fines and penalties for violations of the laws relating ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.106 - Notice To Appear
  (a) Any peace officer of this state or a political subdivision of this state or an authorized employee of the department who arrests a person ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.107 - Remission Of Fines
  (a) A justice of the peace, clerk of any court, or any other officer of the state who receives a fine imposed by a court ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.108 - Expenses
  In making an arrest, summoning a witness, and serving a process, the department is entitled to the same fee and mileage allowance as a sheriff. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.109 - Confiscation And Disposition Of Aquatic Products
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c) or (f) of this section, when an enforcement officer of the department believes that a person has unlawful ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.110 - Disposition Of Confiscated Game
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the department shall donate, whenever donation is reasonably practicable, any wild game animal, bird, fowl, game fish, or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.1101 - Seizure And Disposal Of Pelts
  (a) A game warden or authorized employee of the department may seize the pelt of any fur-bearing animal taken or possessed in violation of a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.1105 - Seizure And Disposition Of Unlawful Fishing Devices
  (a) When a game warden or other peace officer finds in or on the public water of the state a seine, net, trawl, trap, or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.1106 - Seizure And Disposition Of Contraband; Immunity
  (a) A game warden or other peace officer who has probable cause to believe property is contraband may seize the property without a warrant. (b) ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.113 - Coastal Survey Charts Admissible
  In any prosecution under this code, United States Coastal Survey Charts are admissible. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § 1, eff. Sept. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.114 - Driver's License Or Personal Identification Certificate Required
  (a) A person who is 17 years of age or older and who has a license or permit issued under this code or who is ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.115 - Offense
  (a) A person who is arrested for an alleged violation of this code or a proclamation or regulation adopted under this code commits an offense ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.116 - Justice Court To Provide Affidavits Certifying Certain Convictions
  (a) If a person is convicted in justice court for violating a provision of this code or a proclamation or regulation adopted under this code ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.117 - Justice Court To Provide Affidavits Certifying Certain Convictions And Other Information
  (a) If a person is convicted in a justice court for violating a provision of this code or a proclamation or regulation adopted under this ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.119 - Violation Of Commission Rule On Possession Of License; Penalty
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates a rule adopted by the commission relating to possessing a license or stamp otherwise required ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.201 - Creation Of Fund
  The department may accept and deposit in a special fund outside the state treasury, called the operation game thief fund, donations from any person made ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.202 - Operation Game Thief Committee
  (a) The director shall appoint an Operation Game Thief Committee composed of 11 members to administer the operation game thief fund and to make reward ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.203 - Rewards; Claims
  (a) A person may apply to the committee for a reward to be paid from the operation game thief fund if the person furnishes information ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.204 - Rewards; Payments
  No amount in excess of that on deposit in the operation game thief fund is payable as a reward under this section or as a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.205 - Powers Of The Department
  The department may: (1) provide a toll-free telephone number for use of the public in reporting violations of the game and fish laws to an ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.206 - Payment Of Death Benefits
  The committee may use the operation game thief fund to supplement any death benefits received by the families of peace officers employed by the department ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.301 - Liability For Value Of Fish, Shellfish, Reptile, Amphibian, Bird, Or Animal
  A person who kills, catches, takes, possesses, or injures any fish, shellfish, reptile, amphibian, bird, or animal in violation of this code or a proclamation ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.302 - Value Of Fish, Shellfish, Reptile, Amphibian, Bird, Or Animal
  For purposes of this subchapter and for determining damages under Subsection (b), Section 26.124, Water Code, the commission shall adopt rules to establish guidelines for ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.303 - Civil Suit For Recovery Of Value
  (a) The attorney general or the county attorney of the county in which the violation occurred may bring a civil suit under this subchapter in ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.304 - More Than One Defendant
  If more than one defendant is named in a suit brought under this subchapter, each defendant against whom judgment is rendered is jointly and severally ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.305 - Recovery Of Value In Addition To Fine
  The recovery amount provided by this subchapter is in addition to any fine, forfeiture, penalty, or costs imposed under another law. Added by Acts 1985, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.306 - Both Civil Suit And Criminal Prosecution Permissible
  The pendency or determination of a suit brought under this subchapter or the pendency or determination of a criminal prosecution for the same killing, catching, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.307 - Disposition Of Recovery
  (a) Any damages for injury to fish, shellfish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, or animals recovered in a suit brought by the attorney general shall be deposited ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.308 - Certain Costs Recoverable
  (a) The actual cost of investigation, reasonable attorney's fees, and reasonable expert witness fees incurred by the department in a civil suit under this subchapter ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.401 - Application
  A person adjudged guilty of an offense under this code or a proclamation or regulation adopted under this code shall be punished in accordance with ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.402 - Civil Penalty
  This subchapter does not deprive a court of authority conferred by law to forfeit property, suspend or cancel a license or permit, cite for contempt, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.403 - Classification Of Offenses
  (a) Offenses are designated as Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanors or Parks and Wildlife Code felonies. (b) Misdemeanors are classified according to the relative seriousness ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.404 - Class A Parks And Wildlife Code Misdemeanor
  An individual adjudged guilty of a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor shall be punished by: (1) a fine of not less than $500 ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.405 - Class B Parks And Wildlife Code Misdemeanor
  An individual adjudged guilty of a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor shall be punished by: (1) a fine of not less than $200 ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.406 - Class C Parks And Wildlife Code Misdemeanor
  An individual adjudged guilty of a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25 nor ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.4061 - Parks And Wildlife Code State Jail Felony
  (a) An individual adjudged guilty of a Parks and Wildlife Code state jail felony shall be punished by confinement in a state jail for a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.407 - Parks And Wildlife Code Felony
  (a) An individual adjudged guilty of a Parks and Wildlife Code felony shall be punished by confinement in the institutional division of the Texas Department ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.408 - Subsequent Convictions
  The use of a conviction for enhancement purposes does not preclude the subsequent use of a conviction for enhancement purposes. Added by Acts 1985, 69th ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.409 - Separate Offenses
  Each fish, bird, animal, reptile, amphibian, or egg or part of a fish, bird, animal, reptile, amphibian, or egg taken, possessed, killed, left to die, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.410 - Authorized Punishments For Corporations And Associations
  (a) If a corporation or association is adjudged guilty of an offense under this code that provides a penalty consisting of a fine only, a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.411 - Jurisdiction Of Justice Court
  In addition to the jurisdiction provided by the constitution and other law, a justice court has jurisdiction of Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanors. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.501 - Revocation Or Suspension Of License Or Permit
  (a) In this subchapter, "permittee" or "licensee" includes each member of a partnership or association, an agent acting on behalf of a partnership or association, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.5015 - Automatic Revocation Of Hunting Or Fishing License Or Permit
  (a) Except as provided by this section, any hunting or fishing license or permit issued by the department to a person is automatically revoked on ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.502 - Notice; Hearing
  The department must give the licensee or permittee an opportunity for a hearing concerning the suspension or revocation of the license or permit. Notice of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.503 - Notice Of Suspension Or Revocation
  (a) After notice and hearing as provided by Section 12.502 of this code, the department shall notify the licensee or permittee of the suspension or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.504 - Time Of Suspension Or Revocation
  (a) A license or permit may be suspended under this subchapter for a period set by the director. The period of suspension ends on the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.505 - Violation Of Suspension, Refusal, Or Revocation
  A person who engages in an activity requiring a permit or license during the time for which such license or permit has been suspended, refused, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.506 - Appeal From Suspension, Refusal, Or Revocation Of License Or Permit
  (a) An appeal from an order of the department refusing to issue or transfer a license or permit or revoking or suspending a license or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.507 - Alternatives To Suspension
  (a) In lieu of suspending a license or permit under this subchapter, the department may give the licensee or permittee the opportunity to pay a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.508 - Refusal Of License Or Permit
  (a) In this section: (1) "Notice" includes a certified letter sent from the department by the United States Postal Service to the applicant at the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.701 - Issuance Of License, Stamp, Permit, Or Tag By License Deputies
  The department may authorize the issuance of a license, stamp, permit, or tag by a license deputy. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 931, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.702 - License Deputies; Fees
  (a) An employee of the department, a county clerk, or another person designated or contracted with by the department to issue and collect money received ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.703 - Point-Of-Sale System
  (a) The department may issue a license, stamp, tag, permit, or another similar item authorized by this code through the use of automated equipment and ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.704 - Duties Of License Deputies
  A license deputy shall: (1) complete and keep for the use of the department a designated copy or other record of the sale of each ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.705 - License, Stamp, Permit, And Tag Sales Reports
  (a) After the end of each calendar month or at any other time designated by the department, a license deputy shall send to the department ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.706 - Unissued Items
  A license deputy shall return to the department, at the department's request, unissued licenses, stamps, permits, tags, or any other materials or equipment furnished to ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.707 - Issuance Or Acceptance Of License, Stamp, Permit, Or Tag
  No person may issue or accept a license, stamp, permit, or tag required by this code except on a form provided by the department. Added ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 12.708 - Liability Of License Deputy For Sales
  (a) This section applies to the sale of a license, stamp, permit, or tag generated by a license deputy or by an employee or agent ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.001 - Control By Department
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the following are under the department's control and custody: (1) all recreational and natural areas designated as state ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.002 - Development And Acquisition Of Outdoor Areas
  The department may: (1) develop, operate, and maintain outdoor areas and facilities of the state; and (2) acquire land, water, and interests in land and ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.003 - Gifts And Improvements Of Park Sites
  The department may receive gifts of state park sites and may improve and equip parks sites or contract for their improvement and equipment. Acts 1975, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.004 - Financing Of Park Programs
  (a) Except as provided by Section 13.0045, the operation, maintenance, and improvement of state parks shall be financed from the general revenue fund, the state ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.0041 - Use Of Certain Bond Revenue
  The department shall, if practicable, apportion at least fifteen percent of any money received by the department from the proceeds of the sale of bonds ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.0045 - Revenue Bonds For Parks And Wildlife Facilities
  (a) The department, by resolution of the commission, may request the Texas Public Finance Authority to issue revenue bonds or other revenue obligations to finance ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.005 - Acquisition Of Historical Sites
  (a) The department may acquire by purchase, gift, or other manner historical sites: (1) where events occurred that represent an important aspect of the cultural, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.0051 - Coordination With Texas Historical Commission; Report On Preservation Plans
  The department shall meet regularly with the Texas Historical Commission regarding plans to preserve and develop historical sites in this state. Added by Acts 2001, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.0052 - Reports
  The department shall periodically prepare reports on plans to preserve and develop historical sites in this state. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 968, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.0053 - Reference To Historical Sites
  (a) In this section, "publication" includes the publication of a book, magazine, photograph, poster, or bulletin. (b) The department may not refer to a historical ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.006 - Lease Of Lands
  (a) The department may lease any land and improvements it holds to a city, county, special district, nonprofit organization, or political subdivision. The leased area ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.0061 - Lease Of Grazing Rights On Park Lands; Sale Of Products
  (a) The department may lease grazing rights on any state park or any area of a state park. The department may harvest and sell, or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.007 - Investigation Expenses
  A locality may pay the expenses of a representative of the department for a trip to the locality to determine the suitability of a site ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.008 - Solicitation, Receipt, And Transfer Of Land
  (a) The department may solicit and receive donations of land for public purposes and may refuse donations of land not acceptable for public purposes. (b) ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.009 - Sale Or Exchange Of Land
  (a) The director with the approval of the commission may execute a deed exchanging real property or an interest in real property either as all ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.010 - Historic Sites
  The department may locate, designate, and suitably mark historic grounds, battlefields, and other historic spots in Texas as historic sites. Fitting markers may be erected; ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.011 - Natural Features
  (a) The commission may locate and designate outstanding natural features and formations located in this state. It may erect or contract to have erected suitable ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.012 - Roadside Parks
  An area under the control of the department which is more suitable for use as a roadside park than any other type of park may ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.013 - Construction Of Roads By Texas Department Of Transportation
  (a) The department may contract with the Texas Transportation Commission for the construction and paving of roads in and adjacent to state parks. (b) Agreements ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.014 - Roads And Trails To Certain Park Sites
  (a) The department shall acquire, construct, and maintain roads and trails from public roads to park sites located on and accessible to the waters of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.015 - Park User Fees; Concessions
  (a) The department may charge and collect park user fees for park services. The user fees shall be set by the commission. (b) The department ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.016 - Prison Labor
  (a) The department may use the labor of trusty state convicts on or in connection with state parks. (b) Convicts working in connection with lands ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.017 - Publications On Parks
  (a) The department may provide or sell information, including books, magazines, photographs, prints, and bulletins, to the public on state parks. (b) The department may ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.018 - State Parklands Passport
  (a) The following people may apply to the department for a state parklands passport: (1) a resident of this state who is 65 years old ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.019 - Facility Reservation Fee
  The department may permit the advance reservation of a facility, lodging, or campsite at a state park and require the payment of a fee by ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.020 - Local Public Hearings On Park Development Plans
  Before the commission approves a park master development plan, the department must hold a public hearing to receive comments on the plan in an area ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.022 - Easement Through Caddo Lake State Park
  The department shall grant an easement through Caddo Lake State Park to provide access to private real property located within the park. Added by Acts ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.101 - Authorization
  The commission may promulgate regulations governing the health, safety, and protection of persons and property in state parks, historic sites, scientific areas, or forts under ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.102 - Scope Of Regulations
  The regulations may govern: (1) the conservation, preservation, and use of state property whether natural features or constructed facilities; (2) the abusive, disruptive, or destructive ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.106 - Posting Of Regulations
  All specific or general regulations applying to a state park, historic site, scientific area, or fort must be posted in a conspicuous place at the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.108 - Removal From Park
  (a) Any person directly or indirectly responsible for disruptive, destructive, or violent conduct which endangers property or the health, safety, or lives of persons or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.109 - Enforcement Of Regulations
  Regulations adopted under this subchapter may be enforced by any peace officer, including those employees of the department commissioned as peace officers under Section 11.019 ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.110 - Effect Of Regulations
  No regulation adopted under this subchapter may amend or repeal any penal law of this state. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.112 - Penalty
  A person who violates a regulation adopted under Subchapter B of this chapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.201 - Authorization
  The commission may make regulations prohibiting the use of firearms or certain types of firearms on state property adjacent to state parks and within 200 ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.202 - Application Limited
  The regulations of the commission under Section 13.201 of this code apply only to state parks located within one mile of coastal water of this ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.205 - Penalty
  A person who violates a regulation made by the commission under Section 13.201 of this code commits an offense that is a Class C Parks ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.301 - Programs For The Development Of Historic Sites And Structures
  (a) The department may apply to any appropriate agency or officer of the United States for participation in or the receipt of aid from any ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.302 - Programs For The Development Of Outdoor Recreation Resources
  The department is the state agency to cooperate with the federal government in the administration of federal assistance programs for the planning, acquisition, operation, and ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.303 - Cooperation With Other Agencies
  (a) The department shall cooperate with departments of the federal government and other departments of state and local government, including as a part of the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.304 - Additional Powers Of Counties And Special Districts
  Counties, river authorities, water districts, and other political subdivisions organized under Article III, Section 52, or Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, may: ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.305 - Condemnation Proceedings
  (a) The department may institute condemnation proceedings according to the laws of this state to acquire land for programs developing outdoor recreation resources under Section ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.306 - Application For Participation In Federal Programs
  (a) The department may apply to any appropriate agency or officer of the United States for participation in or the receipt of aid from any ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.307 - Coordination Of Activities
  To obtain the benefits of outdoor recreation programs under this subchapter, the department shall coordinate its activities with and represent the interests of all agencies ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.308 - Availability Of State Funds
  (a) The department may not make a commitment or an agreement to participate in an outdoor recreation program under this subchapter until sufficient funds are ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.309 - Availability Of Local Funds
  The department may agree with the United States or any appropriate agency to plan, acquire, operate, and develop projects involving participating federal aid funds on ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.310 - Receipt And Expenditure Of Funds
  (a) The department may receive and spend federal money allocated to the state for any project established to develop outdoor recreation resources under this subchapter ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.311 - Project Priority
  The department may make rules and regulations governing the priority of projects submitted under an outdoor recreation plan under this subchapter and within the limitations ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.312 - Administration Expense
  The department may employ necessary personnel, as determined by the director, and expend amounts necessary to administer efficiently the outdoor recreation programs under this subchapter. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.313 - Fish And Wildlife Restoration Projects
  The department may conduct and establish cooperative fish and wildlife restoration projects under the provisions of Public Law No. 415, Acts of the 75th Congress, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 13.314 - Compliance In Fishery Management
  The department may cooperate and contract with the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council or the National Marine Fisheries Service for conduct of such work ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 14.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Department" means the Parks and Wildlife Department. (2) "Land office" means the General Land Office. (3) "Mitigation" means the sequential process ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 14.002 - State-Owned Wetland Conservation Plan
  (a) The department and the land office, in conjunction, shall develop and adopt a State Wetlands Conservation Plan for state-owned coastal wetlands. The Texas Natural ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 14.003 - Gifts And Grants
  The department and the land office may apply for, request, solicit, contract for, receive, and accept gifts, grants, donations, and other assistance from any source ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.001 - Issuance Of Park Development Bonds
  The department, by resolution of the commission, from time to time may provide for the issuance of negotiable bonds in an aggregate amount not to ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.002 - Description Of Bonds
  The bonds are called State of Texas Park Development Bonds and shall be issued on a parity. The department may issue them in one or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.003 - Sale Price
  The department may not sell an installment or series of bonds for an amount less than the face value of all of the bonds comprising ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.004 - Interest Rate
  The department shall determine the rate of interest of an installment or series of bonds and shall determine whether interest is payable annually or semiannually. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.005 - Form, Denomination, Place Of Payment
  The department shall determine: (1) the form of the bonds, including the form of any interest coupons to be attached; (2) the denominations of the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.006 - Maturity
  The bonds of each issue mature, serially or otherwise, not more than 40 years from their date. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.007 - Redemption Before Maturity
  In the resolution providing for the issuance of bonds, the department may determine the price, terms, and conditions for redemption of bonds before maturity. Acts ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.008 - Registered And Bearer Bonds
  The resolution may provide for the registration of bonds as to ownership, successive conversion and reconversion from bearer to registered bonds, and successive conversion and ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.009 - Notice Of Bond Sale
  (a) After determining to sell a series of bonds, the department shall publish notice of the sale at least one time not less than 10 ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.010 - Competitive Bids
  The bonds shall be sold only after competitive bidding to the highest and best bidder. The department may reject any or all bids. Acts 1975, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.011 - Security For Bids
  The department shall require every bidder, except administrators of state funds, to include with their bid an exchange or cashier's check for an amount the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.012 - Approval Of Bonds; Registration
  Before delivering bonds to the purchasers, the department shall submit the bonds and the records pertaining to them for approval by the attorney general. When ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.013 - Execution Of Bonds
  (a) The bonds shall be executed on behalf of the department as general obligations of the state as provided in this section. (b) The bonds ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.014 - Facsimile Signatures And Seals
  In the resolution authorizing the issuance of an installment or series of bonds, the commission may prescribe the extent to which facsimile signatures and facsimile ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.015 - Signature Of Former Officer
  If an officer whose signature or facsimile signature appears on a bond or whose facsimile signature appears on a coupon ceases to be an officer ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.016 - Bonds Incontestable, Valid, And Binding
  (a) After approval by the attorney general, registration by the comptroller, and delivery to the purchaser, the bonds are incontestable and constitute general obligations of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.017 - Evidence Of Validity
  In an action to enforce collection of the bonds or rights incident to the bonds, the certificate of approval by the attorney general and a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.018 - Payment By Comptroller
  The comptroller shall pay or cause to be paid the principal on bonds as they mature and the interest as it becomes payable. Acts 1975, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.019 - Duties Enforceable
  The performance of the official duties of the comptroller may be enforced by mandamus or other appropriate proceeding. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.020 - Refunding Bonds
  The commission may provide by resolution for the issuance of refunding bonds. The department may sell these bonds and use the proceeds to retire the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.021 - Bonds Negotiable Instruments
  The bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter are negotiable instruments under the laws of this state. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.022 - Bonds Not Taxable
  Bonds issued under this chapter, income from the bonds, and profit made on their sale are free from taxation within this state. Acts 1975, 64th ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.023 - Authorized Investments
  Bonds issued under this chapter are legal and authorized investments for: (1) banks; (2) savings banks; (3) trust companies; (4) building and loan and savings ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.024 - Security For Deposit Of Funds
  Bonds issued under this chapter, when accompanied by all appurtenant unmatured coupons, are lawful and sufficient security for all deposits of funds of the state ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.025 - Mutilated, Lost, Or Destroyed Bonds
  The department may provide for the replacement of a mutilated, lost, or destroyed bond. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § 1, eff. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.101 - Texas Park Development Fund
  (a) The Texas Park Development Fund, referred to as the "development fund," is created pursuant to the provisions of Article III, Section 49-e, of the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.102 - Use Of Development Fund
  The department may use the development fund only for: (1) acquiring state park sites from the United States or any of its agencies, agencies of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.103 - Acquiring Park Sites
  (a) Except as provided in Subsection (b) of this section, the department may acquire park sites, including property already devoted to public use, by purchase, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.104 - Contracts Authorized
  The department may contract with any state or federal agency or with any other person to accomplish the functions prescribed by Subdivisions (1) and (2) ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.105 - Interest And Sinking Fund
  The Texas park development bonds interest and sinking fund, referred to as the "interest and sinking fund," is created to be used exclusively for: (1) ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.106 - Credits To Interest And Sinking Fund
  (a) Accrued interest received in the sale of bonds, net income received from entrance or gate fees to state park sites, and income from investments ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.1061 - Report To Bond Review Board
  The commission shall file with the Bond Review Board a report on the performance of the interest and sinking fund and the development fund. The ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.107 - Additional Transfers
  (a) If the amount credited to the sinking and interest fund at the end of the fiscal year is insufficient to pay the interest coming ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.108 - Interest And Sinking Fund: Final Transfer
  After all bonds have been paid, the balance of the interest and sinking fund shall be transferred to the state parks account. Acts 1975, 64th ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.109 - Transfers Required
  The state comptroller shall make any transfer required by this chapter. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.110 - Investment Of Funds
  (a) The department may invest the development fund and, in making the investments, is governed by the provisions of Chapter 401, Acts of the 60th ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 21.111 - Entry Fees To Parks
  (a) The department, wherever feasible may charge and collect an entrance fee to state park sites. (b) Income derived from the fees required by this ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.001 - Jurisdiction
  Fannin State Battleground is under the jurisdiction of the department. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.006 - Concession Account
  A Fannin State concession account may be established in the state treasury according to the rules and procedures established by the department. Acts 1975, 64th ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.011 - Jurisdiction
  The San Jacinto Battleground is under the jurisdiction of the department. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.012 - San Jacinto Historical Advisory Board
  (a) The San Jacinto Historical Advisory Board is composed of: (1) the chairman of the Battleship Texas Commission; (2) the president of the San Jacinto ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.013 - Meetings
  (a) The San Jacinto Historical Advisory Board shall meet quarterly to review the policies and operations of the San Jacinto Battleground and to advise the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.014 - Powers Of The Board
  The board may accept, in the name of the state, all bequests, gifts, and grants of money or property made to the battleground and use ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.015 - Data
  All data collected by the board is the property of the state and shall be used to depict the story of Texas history and independence ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.016 - San Jacinto Museum Of History Association
  The San Jacinto Museum of History Association, a nonprofit historical association organized for the purposes of operating the San Jacinto Memorial Building and Tower and ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.021 - Jurisdiction
  (a) The Palo Duro Canyon State Park is under the jurisdiction of the department. (b) The original boundaries of the park include the land located ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.022 - Powers Of Department
  (a) The department may: (1) fix entrance fees for admission to the park; (2) fix charges to be collected from patrons of the park; (3) ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.023 - Disposition Of Income
  The department shall use the income derived from leases, royalties, and operation of the park necessary for maintaining, improving, and operating the park. One-half of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.024 - Issuance Of Bonds
  The department may issue bonds necessary for the construction of improvements in the park. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § 1, eff. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.025 - Interest On Bonds
  Interest on the bonds may not exceed six percent per year, computed with relation to the absolute maturity of the bonds in accordance with standard ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.026 - Maturity Of Bonds
  The bonds may mature, serially or otherwise, not more than 40 years from the date of their issuance. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.027 - Redemption Before Maturity
  The department may fix the price, terms, and conditions for redemption of the bonds before maturity in the authorizing proceedings. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.028 - Sale Of Bonds
  The bonds may be sold, at public or private sale, at a price and under terms determined by the department to be the most advantageous ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.029 - Pledge Of Income
  The department may irrevocably pledge the rents, revenues, and income from the improvements financed by the bonds and from any other revenue-producing facilities or properties ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.030 - Right To Issue Additional Bonds
  In pledging the rents, revenues, and income, the department may expressly reserve the right to issue additional bonds on a parity with or subordinate to ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.031 - Additional Security For Bonds
  (a) If, after reasonable effort, the department is unable to sell the bonds, the bonds may be additionally secured by a deed of trust lien ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.032 - Form Of Bonds
  The department may prescribe the form, conditions, and details of the bonds in accordance with the provisions of this subchapter. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.033 - Refunding Of Bonds
  (a) A bond issued by the department under a law of this state which is payable from any part of the revenues of a revenue-producing ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.034 - Employment Of Personnel
  The department may employ engineers, attorneys, and fiscal agents or financial advisors necessary in the issuance or refunding of bonds. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.035 - Approval By Attorney General
  (a) The bonds and all records relating to their issuance must be submitted to the attorney general for examination prior to delivery. (b) The attorney ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.036 - Payment Of Interest And Expenses
  The department may set aside amounts from the proceeds of the sale of a bond issue for: (1) the payment of interest anticipated to accrue ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.037 - Legal Investments
  (a) Bonds issued under this subchapter are legal and authorized investments for banks, savings banks, trust companies, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.038 - Negotiable Instruments
  Bonds issued under this subchapter are negotiable instruments under the laws of this state. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § 1, eff. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.039 - Debt Against The State
  Nothing in this subchapter creates a debt against the state or binds the state in any way except as to the mortgage of the land ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.051 - Jurisdiction
  (a) The Jim Hogg Memorial Park is under the jurisdiction of the department. (b) The original boundaries of the park include approximately 180 acres, formerly ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.052 - Historical Improvements
  To the extent possible, the department shall maintain a replica of the original Hogg home and the grounds adjacent to the residence. Acts 1975, 64th ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.053 - Improvements
  The department may repair or construct facilities for recreational and park purposes at the park and may work in conjunction with other governmental agencies for ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.054 - Sale And Use Of Timber
  (a) The department may use timber cut from the land in the park to repair or construct improvements. (b) The department may sell timber from ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.055 - Sale Of Iron Ore
  (a) The department may sell iron ore in place located in the park. The department may grant all rights necessary for the development of the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.056 - Competitive Bids
  (a) Timber and iron ore may be sold on competitive bids only. The contract shall be awarded to the party submitting the highest and best ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.057 - Advertising For Bids
  (a) The Texas Forest Service shall advertise for the sale of timber. The department shall advertise for the sale of iron ore. (b) The sale ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.058 - Regulations
  The department shall adopt regulations, forms, and contracts for the sale of iron ore and protection of the income produced from the sale. Acts 1975, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.059 - Disposition Of Funds
  Money received from the sale of timber or iron ore from the land in the park shall be placed in the state treasury to the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.071 - Improvements
  (a) The department may construct and repair improvements to be used for recreational and park purposes in Huntsville State Park, including dams to impound water ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.072 - Permit For Dam
  A dam may not be constructed until a permit has been obtained from the Texas Water Rights Commission. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.073 - Sale And Use Of Timber
  (a) The department may use timber cut from land in the park to repair or construct improvements. (b) The department may sell timber from land ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.074 - Competitive Bids
  (a) Timber may be sold on competitive bids only. The contract shall be awarded to the party submitting the highest and best bid in the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.075 - Advertising For Bids
  (a) The Texas Forest Service shall advertise for the sale of the timber for two weeks in at least one weekly newspaper published and circulated ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.076 - Disposition Of Funds
  Money received from the sale of timber cut from the park shall be placed in the state treasury to the credit of the state parks ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.081 - Jurisdiction
  Goliad State Park, including the General Ignacio Zaragoza Birthplace and the Mission of San Rosario, is under the jurisdiction of the department. Acts 1975, 64th ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.082 - General Ignacio Zaragoza Birthplace
  (a) The department may care for and protect the birthplace of General Ignacio Zaragoza and shall designate the site as the General Ignacio Zaragoza Birthplace. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.083 - Mission Of San Rosario
  (a) The department shall care for the grounds of the Mission of San Rosario as a suitable and appropriate memorial and shall enclose the mission ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.084 - Improvements
  The department may construct, maintain, and repair historical and recreational structures and facilities in the park. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.085 - Reversion Of Title; Mineral Reservation
  (a) If the state ceases to use the General Ignacio Zaragoza Birthplace or the Mission of San Rosario as park land, all right, title, and ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.091 - Facilities; Park Site
  (a) The department may construct and repair facilities for recreational and other appropriate purposes at Mission San Francisco de los Tejas State Park. (b) The ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.092 - Timber Sale
  (a) The department may sell timber from land in the park and may use timber of the park to repair or construct improvements in the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.093 - Competitive Bids
  (a) Timber may be sold on competitive bids only. The contract shall be awarded to the party submitting the highest and best bid in the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.094 - Advertising For Bids
  (a) The Texas Forest Service shall advertise for the sale of the timber for two weeks in at least one weekly newspaper published and circulated ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.095 - Disposition Of Funds
  Money received from the sale of timber cut from the park shall be placed in the state treasury to the credit of the state parks ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.101 - Jurisdiction
  The Port Isabel Lighthouse is a state historical monument and park and is under the jurisdiction of the department. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.102 - Powers Of Department
  The department may rehabilitate, maintain, and preserve the property of the park, and may collect entrance fees for admission to the park or operate it ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.111 - Control
  The department has control of Hueco Tanks State Park and shall improve, preserve, restore, and protect the land and property in the park. Acts 1975, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.112 - Acceptance Of Gifts
  The department may accept gifts for constructing, building, advertising, or creating the park, including gifts for public exhibition that relate to the history of the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.113 - Title To Park
  The title of the land known as Hueco Tanks in El Paso County is in the name of the state and is subject to limitations, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.121 - Jurisdiction
  Stephen F. Austin State Park is under the jurisdiction of the department. The department shall improve, preserve, and protect the land in the park. Acts ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.151 - Jurisdiction
  The Nimitz State Park, located near Fredericksburg in Gillespie County, is under the jurisdiction of the department. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.152 - Powers Of Department
  The department may: (1) accept gifts for the construction, building, or advertising of the park; (2) accept gifts for exhibition dealing with the history or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.161 - Jurisdiction
  The Eisenhower State Park, located near Lake Texoma in Grayson County, is under the jurisdiction of the department. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.162 - Powers Of Department
  The department may: (1) accept gifts for the construction, building, or advertising of the park; (2) accept gifts for exhibition dealing with the history or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.163 - Definitions
  As used in this subchapter: (1) "Impacted property" means that real property located in Grayson County adjacent to or near the western end of Eisenhower ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.164 - Right To Use Roads
  (a) Owners, their family members, and their guests may use the roads of the park without charge for egress from or ingress to the impacted ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.165 - Permits
  (a) The department may require owners, their family members, and their guests to obtain permits for entrance into and use of park roads under this ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.171 - Governor Hogg Memorial
  The Governor James Stephen Hogg Memorial Shrine, located near Quitman, Wood County, is established. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § 1, eff. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.181 - Spanish Missions
  (a) The department may acquire the following Spanish Mission sites, located in Milam County: (1) Nuestra Senora de la Candelaria; (2) San Francisco Xavier de ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.182 - Texas State Railroad
  (a) Except as provided in Subsection (b) of this section, the department may operate any part of the Texas State Railroad as a part of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.183 - Hubbard Lake
  (a) The department may create, develop, operate, and maintain a state park on the land donated by the West Central Texas Municipal Water District located ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.184 - Fishing Piers
  (a) The department may repair and maintain the old causeway across Copano Bay on Highway 35 in Aransas County and the old causeway across Lavaca ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.201 - Matagorda Island State Park And Wildlife Management Area
  (a) The Matagorda Island State Park and Wildlife Management Area is established under the jurisdiction of the department to be used for public recreational and ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.202 - Dedicated Land
  All land within the Matagorda Island State Park and Wildlife Management Area on June 1, 1979, and all land included within the park and management ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.221 - Park Established: Jurisdiction Of Department
  The Franklin Mountains State Park is established under the jurisdiction of the department. Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1804, ch. 736, § 1, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.222 - Department To Acquire Park Land
  (a) The department shall acquire by purchase, gift, lease, or condemnation all of the land described in Section 2 of the Act that added this ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.223 - Condemnation
  (a) If necessary for the acquisition of the Franklin Mountains State Park, the department shall institute condemnation proceedings according to the laws of this state ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.251 - Park Established: Jurisdiction Of Department
  The Trinity River State Park is established under the jurisdiction of the department on property that may be acquired according to this Act. Added by ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.252 - Department To Acquire Park Land
  (a) The department may acquire by purchase, gift, lease, or condemnation all of the land described in Section 4 of the Act that added this ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.253 - Condemnation
  (a) If necessary for the acquisition of the Trinity River State Park, the department may institute condemnation proceedings according to the laws of this state ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.254 - Powers Of City Of Dallas
  (a) Nothing in this Act shall preclude or prohibit the city of Dallas from initiating, developing, completing, extending, or maintaining any project, as described in ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 22.261 - Jurisdiction
  The Battleship "Texas" is under the jurisdiction of the department. Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2190, ch. 407, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 23.001 - Limited Jurisdiction Retained
  The state retains jurisdiction in the Big Bend National Park, concurrently with the United States, as though cession had not occurred, for: (1) the service ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 23.002 - Park Residents May Vote
  A person residing in Big Bend National Park may vote in all elections in the county of his residence, subject to the same conditions as ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 23.011 - Limited Jurisdiction Retained
  The state retains jurisdiction in the Padre Island National Seashore, concurrently with the United States, as though cession had not occurred, for: (1) the service ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 23.012 - Seashore Residents May Vote
  A person residing in the Padre Island National Seashore may vote in all elections in the county of his residence, subject to the same conditions ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 23.013 - Regulations Of Railroad Commission
  (a) The Railroad Commission shall send by certified mail to the Secretary of Interior of the United States a copy of each proposed rule or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 23.014 - Reversion To State
  (a) Any deed executed by the state to the United States for the creation of Padre Island National Seashore becomes null and void on the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 23.015 - Consent For Acquisition Of Navigation District Land
  The Willacy County Navigation District may consent to the acquisition of surface land for inclusion in Padre Island National Seashore. Interests in surface estates, spoil ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 23.016 - Roads
  The Secretary of Interior is requested to provide roads from the north boundary of Padre Island National Seashore and from the Port Mansfield cut to ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 23.031 - Limited Jurisdiction Retained
  The state retains jurisdiction in the Guadalupe Mountains National Park, concurrently with the United States, as though cession had not occurred, for: (1) the service ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 23.032 - Park Residents May Vote
  A person residing in the Guadalupe Mountains National Park may vote in all elections in the county of his residence, subject to the same conditions ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 23.033 - Reconveyance Of Title
  If any of the land described by the drawing entitled "Proposed Guadalupe Mountains National Park, Texas," numbered SA-GM-7100C, dated February, 1965, and on file in ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 23.034 - Mineral Rights In Park
  (a) The state reserves a preferential right, without consideration to the United States, to lease all mineral rights and interests that were conveyed by the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 23.041 - Agreements For Wildlife Management
  The department may agree with the proper agency of the United States for the protection and management of wildlife resources and for restocking desirable species ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 23.042 - Wildlife Resources Defined
  In this subchapter, "wildlife resources" means all wild birds, wild animals, and aquatic animal life. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § 1, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 23.043 - Hunting And Fishing Regulations
  The commission, under Chapter 61 or Subchapter E, Chapter 81, may provide for open seasons for hunting and fishing on federal lands for which the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 23.044 - Penalty
  A person who violates any rule or regulation of the commission adopted under this subchapter or who hunts or fishes on federal lands included in ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 24.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Political subdivision" means a county, city, special district, river authority, or other governmental entity created under the authority of the state ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 24.002 - Texas Recreation And Parks Account
  The Texas recreation and parks account is a separate account in the general revenue fund. Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1733, ch. 710, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 24.003 - Account Revenue Source
  The department shall deposit to the credit of the Texas recreation and parks account: (1) $1,125,000 per month and 40 percent of the amount above ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 24.004 - Assistance Grants
  (a) The department may make grants of money from the account to a political subdivision for use by the political subdivision as all or part ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 24.005 - Direct State Matching Grants
  (a) The department shall make grants of money from the account to a political subdivision to provide one-half of the costs of the planning, acquisition, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 24.006 - Funds For Grants To Local Governments
  When revenues to the Texas recreation and parks account exceed $14 million per year, an amount not less than 15 percent shall be made available ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 24.007 - Account Use To Be Consistent With Plans
  No grant may be made under Section 24.005 of this code nor may account money be used under Section 24.006 of this code unless: (1) ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 24.008 - Acquisition Of Property
  (a) No property may be acquired with grant money made under this chapter or by the department under this chapter if the purchase price exceeds ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 24.009 - Payments, Records, And Accounting
  (a) On the approval of a grant under this chapter and on the written request by the director, the comptroller of public accounts shall issue ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 24.011 - Noncompliance With Act
  The attorney general shall file suit in a court of competent jurisdiction against a political subdivision or nonprofit corporation that fails to comply with the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 24.012 - Account Not To Be Used For Publicity
  No money credited to the account may be used for publicity or related purposes. Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1733, ch. 710, § ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 24.013 - Authority Of Political Subdivisions To Have Parks
  This chapter does not authorize a political subdivision to acquire, develop, maintain, or operate a park, recreational area, open space area, or natural area. Added ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 25.001 - State Policy; Legislative Findings
  (a) The policy of the legislature and the intent of this chapter are to encourage the conservation and development of water in the state and ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 25.002 - Definition
  In this chapter "district" means a district or authority created under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Constitution of Texas. Added by Acts 1983, 68th ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 25.003 - General Powers
  (a) Each district shall: (1) conserve and develop water resources in this state for public recreation purposes in compliance with the provisions of Title 2, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 25.004 - Rules; Fees; Abandonment Of Projects
  A district may: (1) adopt and enforce reasonable rules relating to the use, operation, management, administration, and policing of its water-related park areas as it ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 25.005 - Leases, Concessions, Franchises, And Agreements
  A district may make, grant, accept, and enter into leases, concessions, franchises, and rental, operating, and other agreements relating to the water-related park areas or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 25.006 - Use Of Other Powers
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, to accomplish the purposes of this chapter, each district has the same powers, authority, rights, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 26.001 - Protected Land; Notice Of Taking
  (a) A department, agency, political subdivision, county, or municipality of this state may not approve any program or project that requires the use or taking ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 26.002 - Notice Of Hearing
  (a) When any program or project requires notice and a public hearing before approval, the notice must be given in writing to the person, organization, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 26.003 - Limitations On Judicial Review
  A petition for the judicial review of the approval or disapproval of a program or project under this chapter must be filed within 30 days ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 26.004 - Excluded Lands
  A department, agency, board, or political subdivision having control of the public land is not required to comply with this chapter if: (1) the land ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 28.001 - Establishment
  The Texas Trails System is established under the administration of the department. The purposes of the system are to provide high-quality outdoor recreational, scenic, historic, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 28.002 - System Administration
  (a) The department may: (1) develop a trails master plan for the orderly development of trails; (2) designate qualifying trails within the state park system ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 28.004 - Classification
  (a) The department shall classify trails in the system according to the classifications established in this section. A trail may have more than one classification ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 29.001 - Definition
  In this chapter, "off-highway vehicle" means: (1) an all-terrain vehicle, as defined by Section 663.001, Transportation Code; (2) an off-highway motorcycle; and (3) any other ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 29.002 - Establishment And Operation
  (a) The off-highway vehicle trail and recreational area program is established under the administration of the department. The purposes of the program are to: (1) ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 29.003 - Off-Highway Vehicle Decal Required; Fee
  (a) Except as provided by Section 29.004, a person may not operate an off-highway vehicle on a trail or in a recreational area established or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 29.004 - Exemptions
  Section 29.003 does not apply to a person that is: (1) acting on behalf of the United States, any state, or a political subdivision of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 29.005 - Issuance, Display, And Expiration Of Decal
  (a) The department shall issue an off-highway vehicle decal to any person whose off-highway vehicle is registered under Section 502.006, Transportation Code, on the payment ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 29.006 - Disposition Of Decal Fees
  The department shall deposit all revenue, less allowable costs, collected under Section 29.005 to the credit of the off-highway vehicle trail and recreational area account ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 29.007 - Other Revenue
  The department shall seek and use funding from the federal government, including the Recreational Trails Program administered by the United States Department of Transportation, and ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 29.008 - Grants
  The department may make grants to federal agencies, political subdivisions of this state, and nonprofit organizations for the purpose of acquiring, developing, and maintaining public ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 29.009 - Penalty
  Text of section effective January, 1, 2006 A person who violates Section 29.003 commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 29.010 - Rules
  The commission: (1) shall adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter; and (2) may adopt rules: (A) exempting certain classes of persons from the requirements ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.001 - Title
  This chapter may be cited as the Water Safety Act. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.002 - State Policy
  It is the duty of this state to promote recreational water safety for persons and property in and connected with the use of all recreational ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.003 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Boat" means a vessel not more than 65 feet in length, measured from end to end over the deck, excluding sheer. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.004 - Application Of Chapter
  The provisions of this chapter apply to all public water of this state and to all vessels on public water. Privately owned water is not ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.005 - Contracts With Federal Government
  (a) The department may apply to any appropriate agency or officer of the United States for participation in or the receipt of aid from any ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.006 - Appointment Of Authorized Agent
  (a) The department may authorize a dealer who holds a dealer's or manufacturer's number to act as the agent of the department under Subchapter B ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.021 - Required Numbering
  (a) Each vessel on the water of this state shall be numbered in accordance with the provisions of this chapter unless specifically exempted. The numbering ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.022 - Exemptions From Required Numbering
  (a) A vessel is not required to be numbered under the provisions of this chapter if it is: (1) operated within this state for a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.023 - Vessels Numbered Under Federal Or Other State Law
  The owner of any vessel for which a current certificate of number has been awarded under any federal law or a federally approved numbering system ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.024 - Application For Number
  (a) The owner of each vessel requiring numbering by this state shall file an application for a number with the department, an authorized agent, or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.025 - Renewal Of Certificates Of Number
  (a) An application for the renewal of each certificate of number shall be prepared by the department and mailed to the owner of the vessel ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.026 - Fees
  (a) Each application for an original or renewal certificate of number for a vessel shall be accompanied by a two-year fee determined by the following ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.028 - Certificate Of Number
  The certificate of number shall be pocket-size. The certificate or a facsimile of it shall be carried on board the vessel at all times. It ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.029 - Term Of Certificate Of Number
  Every certificate of number awarded pursuant to this chapter shall continue in full force and effect for a period of two years unless sooner terminated ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.030 - Duplicate Certificates And Decals
  (a) If a certificate of number becomes lost, mutilated, or illegible, the owner of the vessel for which the certificate was issued may obtain a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.031 - Numbering Pattern
  (a) The numbering pattern used consists of the prefix "TX" followed by a combination of exactly four numerals and further followed by a suffix of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.032 - Numbering On Bow
  (a) The owner of a vessel shall paint on or attach to each side of the vessel near the bow the identification number and a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.033 - Unauthorized Numbers Prohibited
  (a) No person may paint, attach, or otherwise display on either side of the bow of a vessel a number other than the number awarded ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.034 - Issuance Of Numbers By Department Or Authorized Agent
  (a) The department may award a certificate of number. (b) A certificate of number issued and delivered by an authorized agent in conformity with this ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.0341 - Issuance Of Numbers: County Tax Assessor-Collector
  (a) Each county tax assessor-collector shall award certificates of number under this chapter in the manner prescribed by this chapter and the regulations of the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.035 - Rules And Regulations; Copies
  Copies of all rules and regulations formulated under this chapter shall be furnished without cost with each certificate of number issued. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.036 - Proof Of Ownership
  (a) A certificate of title is required as proof of ownership of a vessel for which a certificate of number is sought. (b) A certified ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.037 - Change In Ownership Interest; Notice To Department
  (a) The owner of a vessel numbered in this state shall notify the department within a reasonable time of the transfer of all or any ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.038 - Change Of Address; Notice To Department
  (a) The holder of a certificate of number shall notify the department within a reasonable time if his address no longer conforms to the address ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.039 - Public Records; Fees
  (a) All ownership records of the department made or kept under this chapter are public records. (b) The commission may by rule charge a fee ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.0391 - Release Of Information
  (a) The department or a county may not release the name or address of a person recorded in the department vessel and outboard motor ownership ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.040 - Vessel Liveries
  (a) The owner or operator of a vessel livery shall obtain a certificate of number for all vessels being used as motorboats to rent or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.041 - Dealer's, Distributor's, And Manufacturer's License
  (a) A person may not engage in business in this state as a dealer, distributor, or manufacturer unless the person holds a license issued under ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.0411 - Term Of License; Transfer
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a license issued under Section 31.041: (1) is valid for two years from the date of issuance; and ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.0412 - Licensing Rules
  The commission may adopt rules regarding licenses issued under Section 31.041, including rules: (1) regarding license transfer procedures; (2) prescribing application and license agreement forms; ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.0413 - Exemption From Dealer Licensing Requirements
  The dealer licensing provisions of this subchapter do not apply to the sale of a canoe, kayak, punt, rowboat, rubber raft, paddleboat, or other vessel ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.042 - Cancellation Of Certificates Of Number; Grounds
  (a) A certificate of number may be cancelled and the identification number voided by the department even though the action occurs before the expiration date ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.043 - Manufacturer's Identification Number
  (a) All vessels manufactured in Texas for sale and all vessels sold, numbered, or titled in Texas shall carry a manufacturer's hull identification number clearly ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.044 - Inspections
  A dealer, distributor, or manufacturer may not refuse to allow the department or a peace officer to inspect a vessel, outboard motor, or records relating ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.045 - Ownership Of Vessels And Outboard Motors; Certificates Of Title
  (a) The ownership of a vessel or of an outboard motor is evidenced by a certificate of title issued by the department, unless the vessel ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.046 - Application For Certificate Of Title
  (a) Except as provided in Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the purchaser of a vessel or an outboard motor shall apply to the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.0465 - Appeal Regarding Certificate Of Title; Bond; Rules
  (a) An applicant for a certificate of title under Section 31.046 may appeal the department's refusal to issue the title by filing a bond with ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.047 - Application; Form And Content; Fee
  (a) A person may apply for a certificate of title on a form prescribed by the department. (b) The form must contain: (1) the name ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.048 - Fee
  (a) The fee for the issuance of a certificate of title or for the notation of a security interest, lien, or other encumbrance is $5 ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.049 - Form Of Certificate Of Title
  (a) A certificate of title must be on a form prescribed by the department and must contain: (1) the name and address of the owner ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.050 - Form Of Manufacturer's And Importer's Certificate
  (a) A manufacturer's certificate or an importer's certificate must include: (1) a description of the vessel or outboard motor as required by Subdivision (2) of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.051 - Replacement Certificates
  The department shall provide by regulation for the replacement of lost, mutilated, or stolen certificates. Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1253, ch. 484, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.052 - Security Interest Liens
  (a) Except as provided in Subsection (c) of Section 31.050 of this code and except for statutory liens, security interests in a vessel or outboard ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.053 - Transfers Of Vessels And Outboard Motors
  (a) No person may sell, assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of an interest in a vessel or an outboard motor without: (1) if the transferee ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.055 - Exceptions
  This subchapter does not apply to vessels with a valid marine document issued by the United States Coast Guard's National Vessel Documentation Center or a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.061 - Uniformity Of Equipment Regulations; State Policy
  It is the policy of the state that all equipment rules and regulations enacted under the authority granted in this chapter be uniform and consistent ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.062 - Operation Of Vessels Without Required Equipment Prohibited
  No person may operate or give permission for the operation of a vessel that is not provided with the equipment required by this chapter. Acts ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.063 - Classes Of Motorboats
  Motorboats subject to the provisions of this chapter are divided into four classes according to length as follows: Class A. Less than 16 feet in ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.064 - Lights
  A vessel or motorboat when not at dock must have and exhibit at least one bright light, lantern, or flashlight from sunset to sunrise in ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.065 - Sound-Producing Devices
  A motorboat must have an efficient whistle or other sound-producing device if one is required by the commandant of the Coast Guard. Acts 1975, 64th ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.066 - Life Preserving Devices
  (a) A motorboat must have at least one life preserver, life belt, ring buoy, or other device of the sort prescribed by the regulations of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.067 - Fire Extinguishers
  (a) A motorboat must have the number, size, and type of fire extinguishers prescribed by the commandant of the Coast Guard. (b) The fire extinguishers ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.068 - Flame Arrestors; Backfire Traps
  A motorboat must have the carburetor or carburetors of every engine using gasoline as fuel, except outboard motors, equipped with an efficient flame arrestor, backfire ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.069 - Ventilators
  Each motorboat and vessel, except an open boat, using as fuel any liquid of a volatile nature must have the equipment prescribed by the commandant ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.070 - Exhaust Water Manifold; Muffler
  A motorboat operating on the water of this state must have an exhaust water manifold or a factory-type muffler installed on the engine. Acts 1975, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.071 - Rearview Mirrors
  (a) A vessel used to tow a person or persons on water skis or an aquaplane or similar device on the water of this state ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.072 - Racing Boats; Equipment Exemptions
  (a) A motorboat designed and intended solely for racing need not have a whistle or other sound-producing mechanical appliance or a bell as required by ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.073 - Canoes, Punts, Rowboats, Sailboats, Rubber Rafts, Racing Shells, Rowing Sculls, And Racing Kayaks; Equipment Exemptions
  (a) All canoes, punts, rowboats, sailboats, and rubber rafts when paddled, poled, oared, or windblown are exempt from all safety equipment requirements except the following: ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.091 - Uniformity Of Boating Regulations
  In the interest of uniformity, it is the policy of the State of Texas that the basic authority for the enactment of boating regulations is ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.092 - Local Regulations
  (a) The governing body of an incorporated city or town, with respect to public water within its corporate limits and all lakes owned by it, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.093 - Rules Of The Road
  The United States Coast Guard Inland Rules apply to all public water of this state to the extent they are applicable. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.094 - Reckless Or Negligent Operation
  No person may operate any motorboat or vessel or manipulate any water skis, aquaplane, or similar device in a wilfully or wantonly reckless or negligent ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.095 - Excessive Speed
  (a) No person may operate any boat at a rate of speed greater than is reasonable and prudent, having due regard for the conditions and ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.096 - Reckless Operation And Excessive Speed
  No person may operate a vessel or manipulate water skis, an aquaplane, or a similar device on the water of this state in wilful or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.098 - Hazardous Wake Or Wash
  No person may operate a motorboat so as to create a hazardous wake or wash. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § 1, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.099 - Circular Course Around Fisherman Or Swimmer
  (a) No person may operate a motorboat in a circular course around any other boat any occupant of which is engaged in fishing or around ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.100 - Interference With Markers Or Ramps
  (a) No person may moor or attach a boat to a buoy, beacon, light marker, stake, flag, or other aid to safe operation placed upon ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.101 - Obstructing Passage
  (a) No person may anchor a boat in the traveled portion of a river or channel so as to prevent, impede, or interfere with the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.102 - Operating Boats In Restricted Areas
  No person may operate a boat within a water area that has been clearly marked, by buoys or some other distinguishing device, as a bathing, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.1021 - Operating Vessels In Scuba Diving Or Snorkeling Areas
  (a) No person may operate a vessel within 50 feet of a buoy or of another vessel displaying a "diver down" flag that marks an ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.103 - Water Skis, Aquaplanes, Etc.: Time And Manner Of Operation
  (a) No person may operate a vessel on any water of this state towing a person or persons on water skis, surfboards, or similar devices ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.104 - Accidents: Duty Of Operators
  The operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or casualty shall: (1) render to other persons affected such assistance as may be practicable ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.105 - Accident Reports
  (a) The operator of a vessel involved in a collision, accident, or other casualty that results in death or injury to a person or damage ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.106 - Personal Watercraft
  (a) No person shall operate a personal watercraft in the following manner or under the following circumstances: (1) unless each person riding on or towed ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.107 - Operation Of Motorboat
  No person may operate a motorboat of over 15 horsepower on the public waters of this state unless the person is 16 years of age ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.108 - Boater Education Program
  (a) The commission shall adopt rules to: (1) administer a boater education program that is designed to educate persons about the safe operation of vessels; ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.109 - Boater Education Course Required For Certain Persons
  (a) This section applies only to a person who is: (1) born on or after September 1, 1984; and (2) operating on the public water ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.110 - Exemption From Boater Education Course Requirement
  A person is not required to comply with Section 31.109 if the person: (1) holds a master's, mate's, or operator's license issued by the United ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.111 - Operating Vessel Livery
  (a) A vessel livery must purchase liability insurance from an insurer licensed to do business in this state. (b) Before releasing possession of a rented ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.121 - Enforcement Officers
  (a) All peace officers of this state and game wardens commissioned by the commission must be certified as marine safety enforcement officers by the department ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.122 - Water Safety Vessels: Lights
  Only the department and police water safety vessels may use rotating or flashing blue beacon lights. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.123 - Required Response To Police Water Safety Vessel
  The operator of a vessel underway, on sighting a rotating or flashing blue beacon light, shall reduce power immediately and bring the vessel to a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.124 - Inspection Of Vessels
  (a) In order to enforce the provisions of this chapter, an enforcement officer may stop and board any vessel subject to this chapter and may ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.125 - Violations; Notice To Appear
  (a) An enforcement officer who arrests a person for a violation of this chapter may deliver to the alleged violator a written notice to appear ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.126 - Venue
  (a) Venue for an alleged violation or offense under the provisions of this chapter is in the justice court or county court having jurisdiction where ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.127 - Penalties
  (a) A person who violates or fails to comply with any provision of this chapter, or who violates or fails to comply with a proclamation ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.128 - Disposition Of Fines
  (a) A justice of the peace, or a clerk of any court, or any other officer of this state receiving any fine imposed by a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.129 - Violation Of Sewage Disposal Regulations
  (a) A person who violates or fails to comply with a rule of the Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission concerning the disposal of sewage from ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.130 - Boater Education Course Permitted In Lieu Of Fine
  (a) Except as provided by Section 31.131, this section applies to a person who violates for the first time a provision of this chapter relating ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.131 - Boater Education Course Required For Certain Violations
  (a) A justice shall require a person who is adjudged guilty of an offense resulting from the violation of a provision of Sections 31.094-31.103 or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.132 - Reporting Procedures For Enforcement Officers
  A marine safety enforcement officer shall provide to the department on a form prescribed by the department a report of any incident the officer investigates ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.141 - Boat Ramps
  (a) The department may construct and maintain boat ramps and access roads by the use of existing or additional services or facilities of the department. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 31.142 - Buoys And Markers
  The department may provide for a standardized buoy-marking program for the inland water of the state. The department may purchase and provide the controlling agency ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 32.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Coastal water" means those waters east and south of the coastal waters boundary established in 31 T.A.C. Section 65.3(10). (2) "Floating ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 32.002 - Applicability To Coastal Water
  This chapter applies only to floating cabins moored in coastal water. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1273, § 1, eff. June 15, 2001. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 32.003 - Applicability Of Other Law
  Chapter 33, Natural Resources Code, does not apply to a floating cabin regulated under this chapter. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1273, § ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 32.004 - Exemption
  Subchapter B does not apply to a floating cabin owned by a state agency. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1273, § 1, eff. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 32.005 - Rules
  The commission may adopt rules to implement this chapter. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1273, § 1, eff. June 15, 2001. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 32.006 - Nonapplicability Of Chapter 2001, Government Code
  The contested case provisions of the Administrative Procedure Act (Sections 2001. 051-2001.178, Government Code) do not apply to this chapter. Added by Acts 2001, 77th ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 32.051 - Permit Required
  A person may not own, maintain, or use a floating cabin in the public coastal water of this state unless a permit has been issued ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 32.052 - Eligibility For Permit
  A person may apply for a floating cabin permit if: (1) the person owns the floating cabin; (2) the floating cabin floats at high tide; ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 32.053 - Application For Permit; Refund
  (a) An applicant must apply for a permit on a form prescribed by the department. The department shall issue a floating cabin permit to an ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 32.054 - Term Of Permit
  A floating cabin permit issued under this chapter has a term of one year. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1273, § 1, eff. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 32.055 - Original Permit And Permit Renewal Fee
  (a) An original application for permit under Section 32.053 must be accompanied by a permit application fee of $300. (b) To renew a floating cabin ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 32.056 - Location Of Permit; Inspection Allowed
  A permit holder shall keep a copy of the permit in the floating cabin and available for inspection by the department on request. Added by ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 32.057 - Transfer Of Permit
  (a) A permit holder may in writing transfer the permit to a new owner of the floating cabin. (b) Not later than the 60th day ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 32.058 - Purchase Program; Permit Expires
  (a) The commission by rule may establish a program to purchase a floating cabin for which a permit has been issued. (b) On transfer of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 32.101 - Identification Of Floating Cabin
  (a) A floating cabin must be marked and identified by numbers, reflective tape, paint, or other means as the commission may by rule require. (b) ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 32.102 - Relocation Of Floating Cabin
  A permit holder may relocate the floating cabin, subject to department approval, and the commission shall by rule specify criteria for allowing relocation. Added by ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 32.103 - Replacement Of Floating Cabin
  The permit holder may replace the floating cabin if: (1) the replacement cabin does not exceed the height, length, or width of the original cabin; ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 32.104 - Increase In Size Of Cabin Prohibited
  A person may not increase the height, length, or width of a floating cabin. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1273, § 1, eff. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 32.105 - Sanitation Device
  (a) A floating cabin shall be equipped with a portable marine sanitation device capable of holding and retaining human body waste. (b) Each owner of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 32.106 - Sewage Discharge Prohibited
  A person may not discharge human body waste, treated or untreated, from a floating cabin into or adjacent to coastal water or state land. Added ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 32.107 - Location Of Floating Cabin In Certain Sites Prohibited
  (a) A floating cabin may not be located in a state park, state wildlife refuge, state wildlife sanctuary, or state coastal preserve. (b) Each owner ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 32.108 - Other Prohibited Conduct
  An owner of a floating cabin may not allow the cabin to: (1) obstruct navigation; (2) damage an oyster reef, serpulid reef, or seagrass bed; ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 32.151 - Disciplinary Action
  The department may suspend or revoke a person's floating cabin permit or place the permit holder on probation for a violation of this chapter. Added ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 32.152 - Civil Actions Allowed; Civil Penalty
  (a) The department may bring an action for damages, injunctive relief, and any other appropriate civil relief for a violation of this chapter, except for ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 32.153 - Criminal Penalties
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates: (1) Section 32.051; (2) Section 32.053(b); (3) Section 32.056; (4) Section 32.057(d); (5) Section 32.101; ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 32.154 - Removal Of Floating Cabin; Criminal Penalty; Civil Penalty; Hearing
  (a) If a person owns a floating cabin that does not meet the criteria for issuance of an original permit under this chapter or if ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 32.155 - Venue
  The department may file any suit under this chapter in Travis County or the county in which the floating cabin that is the subject of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 41.003 - Reciprocal License Agreements: Border States
  (a) The director shall negotiate for the commission with the proper representatives of each state having a common border with Texas to allow reciprocal fishing ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 41.004 - Reciprocal Agreements Proclaimed
  An agreement under Section 41.003 is not effective until the commission by proclamation has approved it. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 41.005 - Termination Of Reciprocal License Agreement
  An agreement under Section 41.003 of this code may be terminated by the commission at any time after 90 days from the day notice of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 41.006 - Regulations For Reciprocal License Agreements
  (a) The commission may make regulations conforming to an agreement under Section 41.003 of this code for the conservation of fish and wildlife. (b) A ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 41.008 - Reciprocal License Agreements: Any Other State
  The department may agree with any other state to license sport hunting and fishing by residents of the other state at the same fee as ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 42.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Resident" means: (A) an individual who has resided continuously in this state for more than six months immediately before applying for ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 42.002 - Resident License Required; Exemption.
  (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, no resident may hunt any bird or animal in this state without having ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 42.0021 - Lifetime Resident Hunting License
  The department may issue to residents of this state a lifetime resident hunting license. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 2, § ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 42.005 - Nonresident License Required
  (a) No nonresident in this state may hunt a mule deer, white-tailed deer, turkey, pronghorn antelope, or desert bighorn sheep in this state without first ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 42.006 - Possession Of License: Rules
  The commission by rule may prescribe requirements relating to possessing a license issued under this chapter. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 931, § ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 42.010 - Issuance And Form Of Licenses And Tags
  (a) The department shall prescribe the form of and issue the licenses and tags authorized by this chapter. (b) The department may issue tags for ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 42.012 - Resident License Fee
  (a) The fee for a resident hunting license is $8 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. (b) The commission may ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 42.0121 - Lifetime Resident Hunting License Fee
  The fee for a lifetime resident hunting license is $300 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. Added by Acts 1985, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 42.014 - Nonresident Special Hunting License Fee
  The fee for a nonresident special hunting license is $37.75 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 42.0141 - General Nonresident Hunting License Fee
  The fee for a general nonresident hunting license is $100.75 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. Added by Acts 1977, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 42.0142 - Nonresident Banded Bird Hunting License For Hunting On A Private Bird Hunting Area
  (a) In lieu of a general or nonresident special hunting license, a nonresident may acquire a banded bird hunting license from the department entitling the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 42.0143 - Nonresident Five-Day Special Hunting License
  A nonresident five-day special hunting license is valid for five consecutive days. The fee for the license is set by the commission in an amount ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 42.0144 - Nonresident Spring Turkey Hunting License Fee
  The fee for a nonresident spring turkey hunting license is $75 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. Added by Acts ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 42.017 - Duplicate License And Tags
  (a) If a person licensed to hunt under the provisions of this chapter loses the license or tags or if the license or tags are ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 42.0175 - Expiration Date
  (a) A license issued under this chapter, other than a lifetime resident hunting license or a nonresident five-day special hunting license is valid only during ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 42.0177 - Bird Or Animal Tags: Commission Rules
  The commission by rule may modify or eliminate the tagging requirements of Section 42.018, 42.0185, or 42.020, or other similar tagging requirements in this chapter. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 42.018 - Tag To Be Attached To Deer
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (d) or commission rule, no person may possess the carcass of a deer before the carcass has been finally ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 42.0185 - Tag To Be Attached To Turkey
  (a) Except as provided by commission rule, no person may possess a wild turkey at any time after the turkey is killed and before it ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 42.019 - Possession Of Certain Parts Of Antelope
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), no person may possess the carcass of an antelope before it has been finally processed at a final ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 42.020 - Bird Or Animal Tags: Prohibited Acts
  (a) No person may purchase or use more bird or animal tags during a license year than the number and type authorized for the year ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 42.021 - Bag Limits And Season Not Affected
  The provisions of this chapter do not authorize any person to exceed any bag limit or to hunt deer or turkey during a closed season, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 42.022 - One License For Each Year
  (a) No person may acquire or possess more than one hunting license during a license year. For purposes of this section, a violation does not ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 42.023 - Hunting Under License Of Another
  No person may hunt under a license issued to another or permit another to hunt under a license issued to him. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 42.024 - Exhibiting License
  (a) No person required by the provisions of this chapter to have a hunting license may fail or refuse to show the license to an ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 42.025 - Penalty
  A person who violates any provision of this chapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. Acts 1975, 64th ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.021 - Protected Wildlife
  In this subchapter, "protected wildlife" means all indigenous mammals, indigenous birds, indigenous reptiles, indigenous amphibians, indigenous fish, and other indigenous aquatic life the taking, collecting, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.022 - Permit Requirement
  (a) No person may collect, hold, possess, display, transport, release, or propagate protected wildlife for the purposes of this subchapter without a permit issued under ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.024 - Disposition Of Protected Wildlife
  (a) All protected wildlife collected and subsequently held under this subchapter or rules adopted under this subchapter remain the property of the state and shall ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.028 - Civil Suit; Injunctive Relief; Costs
  (a) The department, on the approval of the director or commission, may authorize the filing and prosecution of a civil suit to enforce this subchapter ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.030 - Penalty
  A person who violates Section 43.022, a commission rule, or the conditions of a permit issued under this subchapter commits an offense that is a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.041 - Definitions
  In this subchapter: (1) "Hunting cooperative" means a cooperative enterprise in which participating landowners pool their acreage and lease it for hunting purposes under the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.042 - License Required
  (a) The owner of a hunting lease or the landowner's agent may not receive as a guest for pay or other consideration another person engaged ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.043 - Issuance Of License
  The department may issue a hunting lease license only in the name of the owner of a hunting lease or the name of the landowner's ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.0431 - Application For License
  (a) The department may require an application for a license and may prescribe the form and content of the application. (b) A written agreement containing ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.0432 - Wildlife Management Association Area Hunting Lease Licenses
  (a) The owner of a tract of land included in a wildlife management association area under Section 81.301 of this code may apply for a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.044 - License Fees
  (a) The fees for hunting lease licenses, other than hunting leases that are hunting cooperatives, are determined by the following schedule or determined by the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.045 - Duration Of License
  A hunting lease license is valid for the period from September 1 or another date set by the commission through August 31 of the next ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.055 - Penalty
  A person who violates any provision of this subchapter or who fails to comply with any provision of this subchapter commits an offense that is ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.061 - Trapping, Transporting, And Transplanting Game Animals And Game Birds; Permit Required
  (a) No person may capture, transport, or transplant any game animal or game bird from the wild in this state unless that person has obtained ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.0611 - Urban White-Tailed Deer Removal; Permit Required
  (a) The department may issue to an individual an urban white-tailed deer removal permit for the trapping, transporting, and transplanting of white-tailed deer if the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.0612 - Trapping And Transporting Surplus White-Tailed Deer; Permit Required
  (a) In this section, "property owners' association" has the meaning assigned by Section 202.001, Property Code. (b) The department may issue to a political subdivision ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.062 - Penalty
  A person who violates any provision of this subchapter or the terms of a permit issued under this subchapter commits an offense that is a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.071 - Definitions
  In this subchapter: (1) "Private bird hunting area" means a tract of land on which the hunting or taking of pen-reared birds is authorized under ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.072 - Application For License
  (a) Any person may apply to the department for a private bird hunting area license. (b) The application for a private bird hunting area license ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.0721 - License Required
  (a) No person may release banded pen-reared birds under this subchapter unless the person holds a valid private bird hunting area license. (b) The license ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.0722 - Issuance Of License; Fee; Validity
  (a) The department may issue a license for a private bird hunting area under this subchapter. (b) The license shall be issued in the name ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.073 - Area Limitations And Markings
  (a) A private bird hunting area must consist of contiguous acreage owned by an individual, partnership, firm, or corporation. (b) A private bird hunting area ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.074 - Taking Of Pen-Reared Birds Authorized
  (a) A licensee or a guest may take banded pen-reared birds on a licensed private bird hunting area during the private bird hunting area season. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.075 - Game Birds In Captivity; Banding
  (a) A licensee may hold pen-reared birds in captivity on the private bird hunting area only for release to provide hunting. (b) All pen-reared birds ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.076 - License Form
  A private bird hunting area license must be on a form prescribed by the department. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § 1, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.0762 - Regulations
  The commission may adopt regulations necessary to administer this subchapter, including any provision, limitation, or prohibition necessary to manage and protect game birds occurring naturally ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.0763 - Application For Field Trial Permit
  (a) Any person, including a licensee, may apply to the department for a field trial permit. (b) The application must be on a form prescribed ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.0764 - Field Trial Permit; Fee; Validity
  (a) No person, club, or organization may hold a field trial unless that person, club, or organization has in its immediate possession a valid field ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.077 - Penalty
  A person who violates any provision of this subchapter or a regulation of the commission under this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.078 - Hunting License Required
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, this subchapter does not authorize any person to hunt pen-reared birds on a licensed private ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.101 - Applicability Of Subchapter
  This subchapter and a proclamation or regulation of the commission adopted under this subchapter apply to all counties of the state. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.102 - Permit Authorized
  Under Public Law 92-159, Section (b)(1) (85 Stat. 480, 16 U.S.C. 742j-1), the department may issue permits for the management of wildlife and exotic animals ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.103 - Definitions
  In this subchapter: (1) "Aircraft" means a mechanical or other device used for flight in the air. (2) "Depredating animals" means bobcats, feral hogs, red ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.104 - Grounds To Issue Permit
  The department may issue a permit to any person if the department finds that management of wildlife or exotic animals by the use of aircraft ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.105 - Application For Permit
  (a) An applicant for a permit under this subchapter shall file with the application one or more affidavits, containing facts as well as opinion, as ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.106 - Form And Period Of Validity Of Permit; Renewal
  (a) The department shall prescribe the form and manner of issuance of, and periods of validity and renewal dates for, permits and landowner's authorizations authorized ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.107 - Reports Required
  (a) The holder of a permit under this subchapter shall report to the department in the time and manner required by commission proclamation. (b) An ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.108 - Reports By Department
  The department shall report annually to the Secretary of the Interior of the United States as required by federal law. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.109 - Regulations
  (a) The commission may make regulations governing management of wildlife or exotic animals by the use of aircraft under this subchapter. (b) A proclamation or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.1095 - Prohibited Acts
  (a) For purposes of this subchapter, a person commits an offense if that person: (1) hunts or kills, or attempts to hunt or kill, from ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.110 - Permit Fee
  The commission shall set a fee for a permit that authorizes the management of wildlife or exotic animals by the use of aircraft. Acts 1975, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.111 - Penalty
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a person who violates any provision of this subchapter or a proclamation or regulation adopted under this ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.151 - Threats To Public Safety Or Damage By Wildlife
  (a) A person who has evidence clearly showing that wildlife protected by this code is causing serious damage to agricultural, horticultural, or aquicultural interests or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.152 - Department Inspection
  On receiving notice from a county judge or mayor, the department shall inspect the property and determine if damage or a threat to public safety ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.153 - Application For Permit
  (a) A person who has evidence of damage by depredation or threat to public safety may file with the department an application for a permit ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.154 - Permit
  (a) On receipt of an application, the department may issue a permit for the killing of wildlife without regard to the closed season, bag limit, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.155 - Disposition Of Wildlife
  (a) The holder of a permit issued under this subchapter who kills wildlife under the authority of the permit shall give the location of the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.156 - Cancellation Of Permit
  The department may cancel a permit if the permit does not accomplish its intended purposes. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § 1, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.157 - Violations; Penalty
  (a) No permittee may fail to notify a game warden or other department employee of the killing of wildlife as required by Section 43.155 of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.158 - Landowner Permit Exemption
  Nothing in this subchapter prevents a landowner or the landowner's agent or lessee from taking depredating feral hogs on the landowner's land without having acquired ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.201 - Archery Stamp Required
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c) or (d), no person may hunt deer, turkey, or javelina (collared peccary) during an open archery season provided ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.202 - Fee
  The fee for an archery hunting stamp is $6 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. The department may issue other ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.203 - Hunting License Required
  The purchase or possession of an archery hunting stamp does not permit a person to hunt deer, turkey, or javelina without the license required by ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.204 - Stamp Sale Receipts
  The net revenue derived from the sale of archery hunting stamps shall be sent to the department. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1203, ch. 456, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.205 - Penalty
  (a) A person who violates Section 43.201 of this code commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. (b) A ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.351 - Definitions
  In this subchapter: (1) "Scientific breeder" means a person holding a valid scientific breeder's permit. (2) "Captivity" means the keeping of an animal in an ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.352 - Permit Authorized
  The department shall issue a permit to a qualified person to possess white-tailed deer or mule deer for propagation, management, and scientific purposes. Added by ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.353 - Permit Is Defense
  In any prosecution for the unlawful possession or transportation of white-tailed deer or mule deer, the possession of a permit issued under this subchapter to ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.354 - Application
  The application for a scientific breeder's permit must be made under oath and must state the purpose of possession or transportation of white-tailed deer or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.355 - Conditions Of Permit; Expiration; Fees
  (a) The department shall issue the scientific breeder's permit under conditions determined by the commission, including specifying the number of white-tailed deer or mule deer ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.356 - Serial Number
  (a) The department shall issue a serial number to the applicant at the time of the first issuance of a scientific breeder's permit to the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.357 - Permit Privileges; Regulations
  (a) The holder of a valid scientific breeder's permit may: (1) engage in the business of breeding white-tailed deer in the immediate locality for which ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.358 - Inspection
  An authorized employee of the department may inspect at any time and without warrant: (1) any pen, coop, or enclosure holding white-tailed deer or mule ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.359 - Reports
  (a) A scientific breeder shall maintain an accurate record of white-tailed deer and mule deer acquired, purchased, propagated, sold, or disposed of and any other ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.360 - Enclosure Size
  A single enclosure for white-tailed deer or mule deer may not contain more than 320 acres. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.361 - Shipment Of White-Tailed Deer
  (a) A common carrier may not accept a live white-tailed deer or mule deer unless the shipment is made by a holder of a scientific ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.362 - Purchase And Sale Of Live White-Tailed Deer And Mule Deer
  (a) Only white-tailed deer and mule deer that are in a healthy condition may be sold, bartered, or exchanged, or offered for sale, barter, or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.363 - Sale During Open Season
  (a) During an open season for taking the white-tailed deer or mule deer or during a period of 10 days before an open season, no ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.364 - Use Of Purchased White-Tailed Deer And Mule Deer
  White-tailed deer and mule deer may be purchased or received in this state only for the purpose of liberation for stocking purposes or holding for ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.365 - Prohibited Acts
  It is an offense if a scientific breeder: (1) takes, traps, or captures or attempts to take, trap, or capture white-tailed deer or mule deer ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.366 - Application Of General Laws
  In order that native species may be preserved, white-tailed deer and mule deer held under a scientific breeder's permit are subject to all laws and ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.367 - Penalty
  A person who violates a provision of this subchapter, the conditions of a permit, or a regulation of the commission issued under this subchapter or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.401 - Definition
  In this subchapter, "saltwater" has the meaning prescribed by Section 66.001 of this code. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 640, § 1, eff. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.402 - Saltwater Sportfishing Stamp Required
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c) of this section, no person may engage in fishing in saltwater for sporting purposes in this ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.403 - Design And Issuance Of Stamp
  (a) The department may issue a saltwater sportfishing stamp to any person on the payment to the department of $5 or an amount set by ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.4035 - Expiration Of Stamp
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c), a stamp issued under this subchapter is valid for fishing only during the yearly period for ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.404 - Fishing License Required
  The acquisition of a saltwater sportfishing stamp does not authorize a person to fish for sporting purposes in saltwater without having acquired a fishing license ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.405 - Collection Fees
  (a) After deduction of the collection fee, the net receipts from stamp sales shall be sent to the department. (b) The stamp sale net receipts ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.406 - Refusal To Show Stamp
  A person fishing in saltwater for sporting purposes who refuses on demand of any game management officer or peace officer to show a saltwater sportfishing ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.407 - Penalty
  A person who violates Section 43.402 of this code is guilty of a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. Added by Acts 1985, 69th ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.521 - Conservation Permit Required
  (a) The department may require one person in each vehicle using land under the control of the department that is open to the public to ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.522 - Issuance And Expiration Of Conservation Permit
  (a) The department or its agent may issue a conservation permit to any person on the payment to the department or agent of a fee ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.523 - Other Permits Required
  Possession of a conservation permit does not relieve the holder of the requirement for holding any other permit or paying any other fee or charge ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.524 - Disposition Of Conservation Permit Fees
  (a) After deducting any collection fee, an agent of the department shall send to the department the net receipts from the sale of conservation permits. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.525 - Failure Or Refusal To Show Conservation Permit; Penalty
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, a person commits an offense if the person is using land under the department's control ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.551 - Permit For The Taking Of Brood Stock By Fish Farmers
  The department may issue a permit to a licensed fish farmer that authorizes the fish farmer to take a specified quantity of fish brood stock ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.552 - Commission Rules
  The commission by rule shall prescribe the requirements and conditions for issuance of a permit authorized by this subchapter. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.553 - Quantity That May Be Taken
  (a) The permit may allow the fish farmer to take a specified quantity of fish brood stock reasonably necessary for the operation of the fish ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.554 - Fees
  The commission shall charge a fish farmer a fee equal to the value of the fish authorized to be taken under this subchapter. Added by ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.555 - Penalties
  A person who violates this subchapter or a commission rule issued under this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.601 - Permit For Deer Management
  (a) The department may issue a permit for the management of the wild white-tailed deer population on acreage enclosed by a fence capable of retaining ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.602 - Management Plan
  (a) The holder of a deer management permit must annually submit a deer management plan for approval or disapproval of the department. The management plan ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.603 - Conditions; Duration; Fee
  (a) A permit issued under this subchapter is subject to conditions established by the commission, including conditions governing: (1) the number of deer that may ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.604 - Inspection
  An authorized employee of the department may inspect at any time without warrant the records required by Section 43.605 and the acreage for which the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.605 - Records
  The holder of a permit issued under this subchapter shall maintain, in a form prescribed by the department, an accurate record showing: (1) the number ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.606 - Application Of General Laws
  Except as expressly provided by this subchapter and the terms and conditions of the permit and management plan, the general laws and regulations of this ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.607 - Penalty
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) violates a provision of this subchapter or a regulation of the department adopted under this ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.651 - Definitions
  In this subchapter: (1) "Migratory game bird" means any bird listed in Section 64.021 and includes any other species of migratory bird that the commission ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.652 - Migratory Or Upland Game Bird Stamp Required
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person may not hunt a migratory or upland game bird in this state unless the person possesses ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.653 - Hunting License Required
  The possession of either a migratory or upland game bird stamp does not authorize a person to hunt a migratory or upland game bird: (1) ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.654 - Design And Issuance Of Stamps
  (a) The department may issue a migratory or upland game bird stamp to any person on payment to the department of $7 per stamp. (b) ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.655 - Disposition Of Migratory Game Bird Stamp Net Proceeds
  (a) The migratory game bird stamp net proceeds shall be deposited to the credit of the game, fish, and water safety account under Section 11.032 ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.656 - Uses Of Net Proceeds From Migratory Game Bird Stamp
  (a) Net proceeds from the migratory game bird stamp may be used only for: (1) management of and research concerning migratory game birds; (2) acquisition, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.657 - Disposition Of Upland Game Bird Stamp Net Proceeds
  (a) The upland game bird stamp net proceeds shall be deposited to the credit of the game, fish, and water safety account under Section 11.032 ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.658 - Uses Of Net Proceeds From Upland Game Bird Stamp
  (a) Net proceeds from the upland game bird stamp may be used only for: (1) management of and research concerning upland game birds; (2) acquisition, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.659 - Contracts, Donations, And Grants
  As allowed under state and federal law, the department may make money available in advance or by reimbursement to appropriate state, regional, national, and international ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.660 - Refusal To Show Stamp Or Proof Of Exemption Eligibility
  A person hunting a migratory or upland game bird who refuses on demand of any game warden or other peace officer to show the applicable ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.661 - Reciprocal Agreements Relating To Migratory Game Birds
  As provided by Chapter 41, the department may negotiate a reciprocal agreement with a state that shares a common boundary with this state if the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.662 - Use Of Money From Issuance Of White-Winged Dove Stamp
  (a) Any money deposited from the net receipts from white-winged dove stamp sales under former Subchapter B deposited in the game, fish, and water safety ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.663 - Use Of Money From Issuance Of Waterfowl Stamp
  (a) Any money deposited from the net receipts from waterfowl stamp sales under former Subchapter K deposited in the game, fish, and water safety account ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.664 - Use Of Money From Issuance Of Turkey Stamp
  (a) Any money deposited from the net receipts from turkey stamp sales under former Subchapter J deposited in the game, fish, and water safety account ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.665 - Penalty
  A person who violates Section 43.652 commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.801 - Definition
  In this subchapter, "fresh water" has the meaning provided by Section 66.001. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 200, § 9(a), eff. Sept. 1, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.802 - Freshwater Fishing Stamp Required
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c), no person may engage in fishing in fresh water for sporting purposes in this state unless ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.803 - Fishing License Required
  The acquisition of a freshwater fishing stamp does not authorize a person to fish in fresh water for sporting purposes without having acquired a fishing ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.804 - Design And Issuance Of Stamps
  (a) The department may issue a freshwater fishing stamp to any person on the payment to the department of $5. Except as provided by Subsection ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.805 - Disposition Of Stamp Fees
  (a) After deduction of any collection fee, the net receipts from freshwater fishing stamp and collectable freshwater fishing stamp sales shall be sent to the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.806 - Expiration Of Stamp
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c), a freshwater fishing stamp is valid for fishing only during the yearly period for which the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.807 - Refusal To Show Stamp
  A person fishing in fresh water for sporting purposes who refuses on demand of any game management officer or peace officer to show a freshwater ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.808 - Penalty
  A person who violates Section 43.802 is guilty of a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 200, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 43.809 - Expiration Of Subchapter
  This subchapter expires September 1, 2014. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 200, § 9(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2004; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 44.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Game breeder" means a person holding a valid game breeder's license. (2) "Captivity" means the keeping of game animals in an ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 44.002 - License Requirement
  No person may sell, place in captivity, or engage in the business of propagating any game animal of this state unless the person has obtained ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 44.003 - Game Breeder's License
  The department shall issue a game breeder's license on payment of a license fee of $10 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 44.004 - Reissuance Of License
  A game breeder's license may not be issued to a previous licensee unless the licensee has filed with the department a copy of the record ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 44.005 - Serial Number
  (a) The department shall issue a serial number to the applicant at the time of the first issuance of a game breeder's license to the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 44.006 - License Privileges
  The holder of a valid game breeder's license may: (1) engage in the business of game breeding in the immediate locality for which the license ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 44.007 - Records
  (a) Each game breeder shall keep a written record in a suitably bound book for the period from August 1 until the following July 31 ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 44.008 - Enclosure Size
  A single enclosure for any game animal may not contain more than 320 acres. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § 1, eff. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 44.009 - Inspection
  An authorized employee of the department may inspect at any time and without warrant any pen, coop, or enclosure holding a game animal. Acts 1975, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 44.010 - Shipment Of Game Animals
  (a) A common carrier may not accept a live game animal unless the game animal is one listed in Section 44.006(2) of this code and ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 44.011 - Purchase And Sale Of Live Game Animals
  (a) Only game animals that are in a healthy condition may be sold, bartered, or exchanged, or offered for sale, barter, or exchange by a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 44.012 - Sale During Open Season
  A game animal held under the authority of a license issued under this subchapter may not be sold, traded, transferred, or shipped to any person ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 44.0125 - Prohibited Acts
  It is an offense if: (1) a licensed game breeder takes, traps, or captures or attempts to take or capture game animals from the wild; ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 44.013 - Use Of Purchased Game Animals
  (a) Except as provided in Subsection (b) of this section, game animals listed in Subdivision (2) of Section 44.006 of this code may be purchased ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 44.014 - Application Of General Laws
  In order that native game species may be preserved, game animals held under a game breeder's license are subject to all laws and regulations of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 44.015 - Right Of Department
  The department or an authorized employee of the department may take, possess, hold, transport, or propagate any game animal of this state for public purposes. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 44.016 - Penalties
  A person who violates a provision of this chapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. Acts 1975, 64th ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 45.0001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Game bird" has the meaning assigned by Section 64.001 and includes "migratory game birds." (2) "Migratory game bird" has the meaning ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 45.001 - License Required
  No person may possess game birds in captivity for the purpose of propagation or sale or sell game bird eggs without first acquiring the proper ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 45.002 - Form Of License; Period Of Validity
  (a) The department shall issue the licenses authorized by this chapter on a form provided by the department and may designate agents for their issuance. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 45.003 - Types Of Licenses; Fees
  (a) A class 1 commercial game bird breeder's license entitles the holder to possess in captivity more than 1,000 game birds. The fee for a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 45.004 - Size Of Enclosures
  (a) No holder of a license under this chapter may retain game birds, other than a migratory bird or waterfowl, in an enclosure larger than ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 45.005 - Records Of Live Bird And Egg Sales
  (a) No holder of a commercial game bird breeder's license may sell a live game bird or game bird egg without issuing a written document ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 45.006 - Sales Of Game Bird Carcasses Or Parts Of A Game Bird
  (a) No person may sell, offer for sale, or purchase the carcass or any part of a dead pen-raised game bird unless: (1) the carcass ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 45.0061 - Source Of Game Birds
  A person who is not required to possess a commercial game bird breeder's license and who is in possession of a live game bird, game ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 45.007 - Prohibited Acts
  (a) No holder of a game bird breeder's license may sell a live game bird unless it is in a healthy condition. (b) No person ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 45.008 - Records; Reports
  (a) Each commercial game bird breeder shall maintain records showing the numbers of game birds and game bird eggs acquired, propagated, sold, and disposed of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 45.009 - Exceptions
  (a) A commercial game bird breeder may process game birds for personal consumption at any time. (b) This chapter does not apply to a person ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 45.010 - Inspections
  An authorized employee of the department may inspect the facilities and enclosures of a person licensed under this chapter at any time during normal business ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 45.011 - Permits Required By The United States
  This chapter does not authorize any act prohibited by federal law without a permit issued by the United States, nor does the possession of a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 45.012 - Penalty
  A person who violates a provision of this chapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. Acts 1975, 64th ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 46.001 - Prohibited Acts
  No person may fish in the public water of this state unless he has acquired a fishing license issued under this subchapter, except as provided ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 46.0011 - Resident And Nonresident Defined
  (1) "Resident" means: (A) an individual who has resided continuously in this state for more than six months immediately before applying for a fishing ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 46.0012 - Free Sportfishing Day
  On the first Saturday in June of each year, a fishing license is not required of any person fishing for sporting purposes in public water. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 46.002 - Exemptions
  (a) A license issued under this chapter is not required of a person: (1) who is a resident and whose birth date is before September ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 46.004 - License Fees
  (a) The resident fishing license fee is $8 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. (b) The commission may establish a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 46.0045 - Tag Fees
  The commission by rule may establish fees for initial and duplicate tags issued under this subchapter. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 457, § ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 46.005 - Temporary Sportfishing Licenses
  (a) Any person who is a Texas resident or other person designated by the commission is entitled to receive from the department a license allowing ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 46.0051 - Temporary Nonresident Licenses
  (a) A nonresident or other person designated by the commission is entitled to receive from the department a license allowing fishing for sporting purposes in ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 46.006 - Duplicate License Or Tag
  (a) If a license issued under this subchapter is lost or destroyed, a license deputy may issue a duplicate license on application of the license ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 46.007 - Expiration Of Licenses And Tags
  (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f) of this section, a license required or authorized by this subchapter is valid ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 46.008 - License Information
  A license issued under this subchapter must contain information determined by the commission to be necessary. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 46.0085 - Form And Issuance Of Licenses And Tags
  (a) The department shall issue and prescribe the form and manner of issuance of the licenses and tags authorized by this chapter. The commission by ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 46.0086 - Finfish Tags: Prohibited Acts
  (a) No person may purchase or use more finfish tags during a license year than the number and type authorized for the year by the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 46.013 - Issuance Or Acceptance Of License
  No person may issue or accept a license or tag required by this subchapter except on a form provided by the department. Acts 1975, 64th ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 46.014 - Fishing Under The License Of Another
  No person may fish under a license issued to another or allow another person to fish under a license issued to him. Acts 1975, 64th ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 46.015 - Penalty
  (a) A person who violates a provision of this subchapter or, except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, who fails or refuses to ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 46.101 - Lake Texoma
  This subchapter applies only to Lake Texoma, which is the portion of this state inundated by the water impounded by a dam across the channel ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 46.102 - Fishing License Required
  Except as provided in this subchapter, no person may catch fish in Lake Texoma unless he has acquired a license issued under this subchapter. The ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 46.103 - Exemptions
  Residents of this state engaged in fishing within the territorial boundaries of this state are not required to obtain a license issued under this subchapter. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 46.104 - License: Period Of Validity And Fee
  (a) A Lake Texoma fishing license is valid until December 31 following its date of issuance. (b) The fee for the license is $5.75 or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 46.105 - Lake Texoma 10-Day Fishing License
  (a) A Lake Texoma 10-day fishing license is valid for 10 consecutive days including the date of issuance. (b) The fee for the license is ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 46.106 - Form Of License
  Licenses issued under this subchapter shall be on the form prescribed by the department and must contain information necessary for enforcement of this subchapter as ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 46.108 - Division Of Fees
  The department shall keep separate and strict account of the revenue received from licenses issued under this subchapter for annual division between this state and ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 46.109 - Payment By Comptroller
  On February 1 of each year the comptroller shall pay to the state of Oklahoma 70 percent of the revenue collected from licenses issued under ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 46.110 - Penalty
  A person who violates a provision of this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. Acts 1975, 64th ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 46.111 - Effective Date Of Subchapter
  This subchapter does not become effective until: (1) the State of Oklahoma makes provision for the sale of licenses in Oklahoma that are parallel to ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Commercial fisherman" means a person who for pay or for the purpose of sale, barter, or exchange or any other commercial ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.002 - General Commercial Fisherman's License
  (a) No person may engage in business as a commercial fisherman unless he has obtained a general commercial fisherman's license. (b) The license fee for ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.004 - Resident Fishing Guide License
  (a) No resident may engage in business as a fishing guide unless the resident has obtained a resident fishing guide license. (b) The commission may ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.005 - Nonresident Fishing Guide License
  (a) No nonresident may engage in business as a fishing guide unless the nonresident has obtained a nonresident fishing guide license. (b) The commission may ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.006 - License Fee
  The license fee for resident, nonresident, freshwater, and saltwater guides is $75 or an amount for each guide type set separately by the commission, whichever ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.007 - Commercial Fishing Boat License
  (a) No person may use a vessel required to be numbered or registered under the laws of this state or the United States for the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.008 - Menhaden Boat Licenses
  (a) A boat may not be used for the purpose of catching, storing, and transporting menhaden in tidal water unless the owner of the boat ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.009 - Wholesale Fish Dealer's License
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section, no person may engage in business as a wholesale fish dealer unless he has obtained ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.0091 - Purchase Of Aquatic Products By Wholesale Fish Dealers
  No wholesale fish dealer may purchase for resale or receive for sale, barter, exchange, or any other commercial purpose any aquatic product from any person ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.010 - Wholesale Truck Dealer's Fish License
  (a) The license fee for a wholesale truck dealer's fish license is $250 for each truck or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.011 - Retail Fish Dealer's License
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section, no person may engage in business as a retail fish dealer unless he has obtained ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.0111 - Purchase Of Aquatic Products By Retail Fish Dealers
  No retail fish dealer may purchase for resale or receive for sale, barter, exchange, or any other commercial purposes any aquatic products from any person ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.012 - Purchase Of Aquatic Products By Restaurant Owner, Operator, Or Employee
  No restaurant owner, operator, or employee may purchase for consumption by the restaurant's patrons on the restaurant's premises any aquatic product from any person or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.013 - Retail Dealer's Truck License
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section, a person may engage in the business of selling edible aquatic products from a motor ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.014 - Bait Dealer's License
  (a) No person may engage in business as a bait dealer unless the person has obtained the appropriate bait dealer's license. (b) The license fee ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.016 - Menhaden Fish Plant License
  (a) No person may operate a menhaden fish plant unless he has obtained a menhaden fish plant license. (b) Applications for a menhaden fish plant ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.017 - Renewal Of Fish Plant License
  The department shall renew a menhaden fish plant license on the application of the licensee and on the payment of a renewal fee of $50 ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.018 - Interstate Transportation
  (a) No person may bring into this state and deliver aquatic products for commercial purposes unless the person has obtained a wholesale fish dealer's license, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.0181 - Aquatic Product Transportation Invoices
  (a) No person, except a commercial fisherman licensed to take aquatic products from Texas waters transporting the fisherman's own catch within this state, may transport ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.0182 - Aquatic Product Shipping Requirements
  (a) Each container of aquatic products shipped for commercial purposes must have a label attached to the outside listing the following information correctly stated and ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.0183 - Transportation Of Aquatic Products; Display Of Documents
  (a) A person transporting aquatic products for commercial purposes commits an offense if: (1) the person does not possess the license or a copy of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.019 - Exclusive Economic Zone
  (a) Any vessel operating in the exclusive economic zone that lands fish, shrimp, crabs, or other aquatic organisms in this state is required to be ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.021 - License Fees
  Text of section effective until September 1, 2007 (a) Fees for licenses issued under Sections 47.009, 47.011, and 47.013 may not be increased by ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.031 - Expiration Of Licenses
  (a) All licenses and permits issued under the authority of Chapter 47 of this code are valid only during the yearly period for which they ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.032 - Refusal Of License
  No person owing the state any amount for a license or fee under a final judgment of a court may receive a license under this ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.033 - Display Of License
  All licenses, except a tidal water commercial fisherman's license, commercial fishing boat license, menhaden boat license, and menhaden fish plant license, must be publicly displayed ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.034 - Aquatic Product Size
  (a) No person engaged in business as a commercial fisherman or wholesale or retail fish dealer may possess in his place of business or on ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.035 - Prima Facie Evidence
  Proof of possession of any undersized or oversized fish in the place of business of any wholesale or retail fish dealer or on board any ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.037 - Inspection
  (a) No person who possesses or handles aquatic products for commercial purposes may refuse to allow an authorized employee of the department to inspect the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.038 - Seines Or Nets For Menhaden
  (a) Nets or purse seines used for catching menhaden may not be: (1) less than one and one-half inch stretched mesh, excluding the bag; (2) ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.039 - Seasons
  (a) The commission may adopt rules setting open and closed seasons for the noncommercial taking of redfish and speckled sea trout. (b) No person may ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.040 - Refusal To Show License
  A person who is engaging in any act for which a license or permit is required by this chapter and who fails or refuses upon ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.051 - Penalty
  Except as provided by Section 47.052 of this code, a person who violates a provision of this chapter commits an offense that is a Class ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.052 - Penalty
  (a) A person who fails to comply with or who violates a provision of Section 47.003(a) of this code commits an offense that is a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.055 - Disposition Of Funds
  Money received for licenses issued under this chapter or fines paid for violations of this chapter, less allowable deductions, shall be sent to the department ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.071 - Finfish License Management Program
  To promote efficiency and economic stability in the commercial finfish industry and to conserve economically important finfish resources, the department shall implement a finfish license ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.072 - Definition
  In this subchapter, "license" means a commercial license issued in accordance with a proclamation under this subchapter that authorizes a person to engage in business ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.073 - Finfish License Management Review Board
  (a) The license holders under this subchapter shall elect a finfish license management review board of nine members. (b) A majority of the members of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.074 - Licensing
  (a) No person may engage in business as a commercial finfish fisherman unless the person has obtained a commercial finfish fisherman's license. (b) No person ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.075 - License Fee
  The fee for a commercial finfish fisherman's license issued under this subchapter is $300 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.076 - License Renewal
  A person seeking to renew a license established by this subchapter must have held the license during the preceding license year. Added by Acts 1999, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.077 - Limit On Number Of Licenses Held
  (a) A person may not hold or directly or indirectly control more than three licenses issued under this subchapter. (b) A license issued to a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.078 - Expiration Of License
  A license required by this subchapter is valid only during the period for which it is issued without regard to the date on which the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.079 - License Transfer
  (a) The commission by rule may set a fee for the transfer of a license. The amount of the transfer fee may not exceed the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.080 - License Suspension And Revocation
  (a) The executive director, after notice to a license holder and the opportunity for a hearing, may suspend a commercial finfish fisherman's license if: (1) ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.081 - License Buyback
  (a) The department may implement a license buyback program for licenses issued under this subchapter as part of the finfish license management program established by ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.082 - Line Limits
  (a) Not later than September 1, 2000, the commission by proclamation issued under this code shall authorize the holder of a commercial finfish fisherman's license ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.083 - Crab Traps
  (a) Not later than September 1, 2000, the commission by proclamation issued under this code shall authorize the holder of a commercial finfish fisherman's license ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.084 - Program Administration; Rules
  (a) The executive director shall establish administrative procedures to carry out the requirements of this subchapter. (b) The commission shall adopt any rules necessary for ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.085 - Disposition Of Funds
  Money received for a license issued under this subchapter and fines for violations of this subchapter shall be remitted to the department by the 10th ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 47.086 - Proclamation; Procedures
  Subchapter D, Chapter 61, and Sections 61.054 and 61.055 apply to the adoption of proclamations under this subchapter. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 49.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Resident" means an individual who has resided continuously in this state for more than six months immediately before applying for a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 49.002 - Prohibited Acts
  (a) Except as provided in Subsection (b), no person may take, capture, or possess, or attempt to take or capture, any native raptors unless the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 49.003 - Reciprocity
  A person in possession of a raptor under a license issued by another state who intends to establish residency in this state must apply to ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 49.010 - Hunting
  (a) A resident possessing a falconry permit and a hunting license may hunt by means of falconry. (b) A nonresident may hunt by means of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 49.011 - Transfer Or Sale Of Raptors
  (a) Except as permitted in Subsections (b) and (c), no person may buy, sell, barter, or exchange, or offer to buy, sell, barter, or exchange, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 49.012 - Property Of State
  All raptors captured, taken, or held in this state remain the property of the people of the state except as provided in this chapter. Acts ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 49.014 - Powers Of Department
  The department may: (1) prescribe rules for the taking, capture, possession, propagation, transportation, export, import, and sale of raptors, time and area from which raptors ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 49.015 - Rare Or Endangered Species
  The department shall insure that the taking and possessing for falconry purposes of raptors classified as rare or endangered by this state, the regulations of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 49.017 - Penalties
  A person who violates a provision of this chapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. Acts 1975, 64th ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 50.001 - Combination Licenses Authorized
  (a) The department may issue to residents of this state a combination hunting and fishing license. (b) The department may issue to a resident of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 50.0011 - Definition
  In this chapter, "resident" means: (1) an individual who has resided continuously in this state for more than six months immediately before applying for a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 50.002 - License Fees
  (a) The fee for the combination license is $12 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. (b) The fee for the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 50.0021 - Expiration Of Licenses
  (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a license required or authorized by this chapter is valid only during the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 50.003 - Other Licenses Not Required
  A resident who has acquired a combination hunting and fishing license is not required to obtain the hunting license required by Chapter 42 of this ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 50.004 - Form; Duplicate License
  (a) The department shall issue and prescribe the form and manner of issuance of the license. The commission by rule may prescribe identification and compliance ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 50.005 - Holder Shall Comply With Other Law
  A holder of a combination hunting and fishing license shall comply with and is subject to the penalties in Chapters 42 and 46 of this ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 61.001 - Title
  This chapter may be cited as the Wildlife Conservation Act of 1983. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 61.002 - Purpose
  The purpose of this chapter is to provide a comprehensive method for the conservation of an ample supply of wildlife resources on a statewide basis ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 61.003 - Applicability Of Chapter
  This chapter applies to every county, place, and wildlife resource in the state, except as otherwise provided by this code. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 61.005 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Wildlife resources" means all wild animals, wild birds, and aquatic animal life. (2) "Depletion" means the reduction of a species below ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 61.006 - Crayfish
  Except for Section 61.022 and Chapter 68 of this code, this chapter does not apply to crayfish, other than in public water. Added by Acts ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 61.021 - Taking Wildlife Resources Prohibited
  Except as permitted under a proclamation issued by the commission under this chapter, no person may hunt, catch, or possess a game bird or game ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 61.022 - Taking Wildlife Resources Without Consent Of Landowner Prohibited
  (a) No person may hunt or catch by any means or method or possess a wildlife resource at any time and at any place covered ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 61.0221 - Disposition Of Seized Property
  (a) If a person is finally convicted of an offense under Section 61.022, the court entering judgment may order that a weapon or other personal ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 61.023 - Applying Contraceptives To Wildlife Resources
  No person may intentionally apply contraceptives to any vertebrate wildlife resource unless the person first obtains written authorization from the department. Added by Acts 1997, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 61.051 - Duty To Investigate And Study Certain Wildlife Resources
  (a) The department shall conduct scientific studies and investigations of all species of game animals, game birds, and aquatic animal life to determine: (1) supply; ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 61.052 - General Regulatory Duty
  (a) The commission shall regulate the periods of time when it is lawful to hunt, take, or possess game animals, game birds, or aquatic animal ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 61.053 - Open Seasons
  The commission shall provide open seasons for the hunting, taking, or possession of game animals, game birds, or aquatic animal life if its investigations and ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 61.054 - Proclamations Of The Commission
  (a) Regulation of the hunting, taking, or possession of game animals, game birds, or aquatic animal life under this chapter shall be by proclamation of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 61.055 - Amendments And Revocations
  (a) If the commission finds that there is a danger of depletion or waste, it shall amend or revoke its proclamations to prevent the depletion ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 61.056 - Proclamations Concerning Certain Deer And Antelope
  A proclamation of the commission authorizing the taking of antlerless deer or antelope in this state is not effective for a specific tract of land ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 61.057 - Antlerless Deer And Antelope
  (a) Except as provided in Subsection (c) of this section, no person may hunt an antlerless deer or antelope in this state without first having ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 61.058 - Youth Hunting And Fishing
  (a) The commission may provide for special open seasons during which the taking and possession of game animals and game birds are restricted to persons ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 61.060 - Defense To Prosecution: Humane Dispatch Of Certain Game Animals And Birds
  (a) In this section: (1) "Dispatch" means to kill by any humane method. (2) "Game animal" has the meaning assigned by Section 63.001. (3) "Game ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 61.101 - Local Hearing On Proclamation
  (a) Before a proclamation of the commission may be adopted, the department shall hold public hearings in the county to be affected by the proclamation ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 61.102 - Notice On Local Hearing
  Notice of the hearing must be given in a newspaper published in the county in which the hearing is to be held at least 10 ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 61.103 - Adoption Of Proclamations
  (a) A proclamation under this chapter must be adopted by a quorum of the commission at a meeting of the commission held in the commission's ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 61.104 - Effective Date And Duration Of Proclamations
  (a) Except as provided in Subsection (b) of this section, a proclamation takes effect at the time determined by the commission. The time designated by ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 61.106 - Judicial Review Of Proclamation
  (a) The venue for any suit challenging the validity of a proclamation of the commission under this chapter is in Travis County. (b) The party ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 61.201 - Livingston Dam Fishing Platform
  (a) No person may permanently anchor a barge, boat, or other fishing platform on the Trinity River downstream from the Livingston Dam within the area ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 61.204 - Bighorn Sheep Cooperative Agreements
  The department may enter into cooperative agreements with landowners for the purpose of restoring, protecting, and managing bighorn sheep. A cooperative agreement may provide that ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 61.205 - Bighorn Sheep Hunting Permits
  (a) No person may hunt a bighorn sheep without first having acquired a bighorn sheep hunting permit issued by the department on a form provided ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 61.206 - Bighorn Sheep Identification
  A person may not possess a mounted or unmounted head of a bighorn sheep taken in this state unless identification items and tags are attached ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 61.901 - Penalties
  (a) Except as provided in this section, a person who violates any provision of this chapter or any proclamation or regulation of the commission issued ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.001 - Definitions
  For the purpose of enforcement of the game laws of this state: (1) "Closed season" means the period of time during which it is unlawful ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.002 - Computer-Assisted Remote Hunting
  Text of section added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 992, § 22 (a) In this section: (1) "Computer-assisted remote hunting" means the use ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.002 - Hunting On Or Over Certain Submerged Land
  Text of section added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 1002, § 1 (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person may not ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.003 - Hunting From Vehicles
  (a) Except as provided in Subsection (b), no person may hunt any wild bird or wild animal, other than an alligator, frog, or turtle, from ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.004 - Hunting At Night
  No person may hunt any wild bird, wild game bird, wild fowl, or wild game animal protected by this code at any season of the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.005 - Hunting With Light
  No person may hunt a game animal or bird protected by this code with the aid of an artificial light that casts or reflects a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.006 - Hunting For Hire
  (a) No person may employ another person or be employed by another person for compensation or promise of compensation to hunt any bird, wild fowl, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.0065 - Hunting Deer With Dogs
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a person may not recklessly use a dog to hunt or pursue a deer in this state. (b) ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.007 - Stopping For Search
  (a) An authorized employee of the department may search the game bag, receptacle, automobile, or other vehicle if he has reason to believe that the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.008 - Prima Facie Evidence
  Except as provided in Subchapter B of this chapter, possession of a wild game bird, wild game animal, or other species of protected wildlife, whether ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.009 - Purchase For Evidence
  A person who, for the purpose of establishing testimony, purchases a game bird or animal whose sale is prohibited by this code, is immune from ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.010 - Exceeding Bag Limits, Hunting During Closed Season, Etc.; Penalty
  (a) No person may kill or take more than the daily, weekly, or seasonal bag limits for game birds or animals as set out in ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.011 - Retrieval And Waste Of Game
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), it is an offense if a person while hunting kills or wounds a game bird or game animal ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.012 - Written Consent To Hunt Or Target Shoot Required
  (a) This section applies only to a county having a population of 3.3 million or more. This section does not apply to a person hunting ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.0121 - Discharge Of Firearm Across Property Line
  (a) In this section, "firearm" has the meaning assigned by Section 62.014(a). (b) A person commits an offense if: (1) the person, while hunting or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.0125 - Harassment Of Hunters, Trappers, And Fishermen
  (a) This section may be cited as the Sportsman's Rights Act. (b) In this section: (1) "Wildlife" means all species of wild mammals, birds, fish, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.013 - Penalties
  (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a person who violates a provision of this subchapter commits an offense that ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.014 - Hunter Education Program
  (a) In this section: (1) "Firearm" means any device designed, made, or adapted to expel a projectile through a barrel by using the energy generated ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.015 - Hunting And Possession Of Exotic Animals
  (a) In this section, "exotic animal" means exotic livestock or exotic fowl as defined by Section 161.001(a), Agriculture Code, aoudad sheep, or elk. (b) No ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.016 - Competitive Hunting Dog Events
  The department may permit a person to hold or participate in a competitive hunting dog field trial, in an area controlled by the department and ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.017 - Disposition Of Seized Property
  (a) If a person is finally convicted of an offense under Section 61.022, 62.003, 62.004, 62.005, 62.0065, or 62.011(c), or violation of a rule adopted ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.021 - Sale Or Purchase Of Certain Game
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), no person may sell, offer for sale, purchase, offer to purchase, or possess after purchase a wild bird, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.023 - Sale By Taxidermist
  (a) If the owner of a lawfully taken game animal or game bird, including the head or hide of a lawfully taken game animal or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.024 - Importation Of Game
  No person may bring into this state any bird or animal protected by this code during the closed season for that bird or animal except ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.025 - Importation Of Game
  No person may bring into this state a bird or animal protected by this code for sale, barter, exchange, or shipment for sale during the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.026 - Importation Of Protected Wildlife From Mexico
  (a) It is lawful to ship or bring any wild game birds, wild game animals, or other protected species of wildlife from the Republic of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.0265 - Transportation Of Wild Animals And Birds
  (a) A person may transport or ship to and from a taxidermist or tannery for mounting or preserving purposes or to his home, a specimen ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.029 - Records Of Game In Cold Storage Or Processing Facility
  (a) As used in this section, "cold storage or processing facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 42.001. (b) The owner, operator, or lessee of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.030 - Possession Of Game In Cold Storage Or Processing Facility
  A person may place and maintain, or possess, in a cold storage or processing facility lawfully killed game birds and game animals not in excess ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.031 - Inspections Of Facilities
  (a) Authorized employees of the department may enter and inspect a cold storage or processing facility or other place, including taxidermist shops and tanneries, where ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.032 - Penalties
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, a person who violates a provision of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.061 - Prohibited Acts
  Except as authorized by the commission under this subchapter, no person may hunt a wild animal, wild bird, or wild fowl in a state park, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.062 - Season
  (a) As sound biological management practices warrant and until August 31, 1995, the commission may prescribe an open season for hunting in state parks, forts, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.063 - Regulatory Authority
  The commission may prescribe the number, size, kind, and sex and the means and methods of taking any wildlife during an open season in a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.0631 - Sea Rim State Park
  (a) The commission may provide an open season for recreational hunting in Sea Rim State Park that is not inconsistent with sound biological management practices ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.064 - Fee For Hunting
  The commission may set a reasonable fee to be collected for hunting in state parks, forts, and sites. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.065 - Disposition Of Funds
  Revenue received under this subchapter shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the state parks account. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.066 - Management Of Resources
  The commission may direct the service or division of the department charged with the management of wildlife resources to manage the aquatic and wildlife resources ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.067 - General Hunting License
  The provisions of this subchapter do not waive the requirement of a hunting license under this code. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.068 - Arrest
  A peace officer, game warden, or commissioned state park employee may arrest without warrant a person found committing a violation of this subchapter. Acts 1975, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.069 - Penalty
  A person who violates a provision of this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. Acts 1975, 64th ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.081 - Weapons Prohibited
  Except as provided in Section 62.082 of this code, no person may hunt with, possess, or shoot a firearm, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or any other ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.082 - Target Ranges And Managed Hunts
  (a) The Board of Directors of the Lower Colorado River Authority may lease river authority land to be used on a nonprofit basis for a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.083 - Approved Instructor And Range Records
  The Lower Colorado River Authority shall maintain in its Austin office a current listing of approved and registered instructors and a map indicating the location ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.084 - Penalty
  A person who violates Section 62.081 of this code commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. Acts 1975, 64th ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.101 - Definitions
  In this subchapter: (1) "Captivity" means the state of being held under control or kept caged or penned. (2) "Dangerous wild animal" means a lion, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.102 - Controlled Killing Of Or Attempting To Injure Dangerous Wild Animal Prohibited
  No person may: (1) kill or attempt to injure a dangerous wild animal that is: (A) in captivity in this state; or (B) released from ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.103 - Unlawful Controlled Killing; Certain Commercial Activity Prohibited
  No person may: (1) sell or offer for sale, or transport or consign for transportation in this state, including interstate commerce in this state, a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.104 - Seizure Of Dangerous Wild Animal Or Carcass, Hide, Part Or Product
  (a) A peace officer may seize a live dangerous wild animal or a carcass, hide, or part of or a product made from a dangerous ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.105 - Authority Of Local Government
  This subchapter does not restrict the authority of a local government to regulate the possession of a dangerous wild animal if the regulation does not ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.106 - Exceptions
  (a) This subchapter does not apply to a peace officer or other employee of a municipality, a county, or this state, or a person acting ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 62.107 - Criminal Penalty
  A person who violates this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor, unless it is shown at the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 63.001 - Game Animals
  (a) The following animals are game animals: mule deer, white-tailed deer, pronghorn antelope, desert bighorn sheep, gray or cat squirrels, fox squirrels or red squirrels, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 63.002 - Possession Of Live Game Animals
  No person may possess a live game animal in this state for any purpose not authorized by this code. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 63.101 - Protection Of Bats
  (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), no person may: (1) hunt a bat; or (2) sell, offer for sale, purchase, offer to ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 63.102 - Wolves
  (a) No person may possess, transport, receive, or release a live wolf in this state. (b) Subsection (a) does not apply to the transportation of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 63.103 - Sale Of Certain Live Animals
  (a) No person may sell or possess for the purpose of sale in this state a living armadillo. (b) This section does not apply to: ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 63.104 - Penalties
  (a) A person who violates Section 63.102 of this code commits an offense that is a Parks and Wildlife Code felony. (b) A person who ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 64.001 - Game Birds
  Wild turkey, wild ducks of all varieties, wild geese of all varieties, wild brant, wild grouse, wild prairie chickens, wild pheasants of all varieties, wild ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 64.002 - Protection Of Nongame Birds
  (a) Except as provided by this code, no person may: (1) catch, kill, injure, pursue, or possess, dead or alive, or purchase, sell, expose for ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 64.003 - Destroying Nests Or Eggs
  No person may destroy or take the nest, eggs, or young of any wild game bird, wild bird, or wild fowl protected by this code ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 64.004 - Trapping Game Birds
  No person may set a trap, net, or other device for taking game birds or take or snare a game bird by a device without ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 64.005 - Penalty
  A person who violates a provision of this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. Added by Acts ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 64.006 - Release Of Turkeys
  (a) Except as provided by this section, no turkeys may be propagated, purchased, sold, transported, or released for the purpose of establishing a free-ranging wild ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 64.007 - Possession Of Live Game Birds
  No person may possess a live game bird in this state except as authorized by this code. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 64.011 - Eagle
  No person may hunt, trap, or kill a golden eagle or Mexican brown eagle without first having obtained a permit from the department as provided ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 64.021 - Definitions
  In this subchapter: (1) "Migratory game bird" means wild ducks of all species, wild geese and wild brant of all species, wild coot, wild rail, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 64.022 - Authority Of Commission
  The commission shall provide the open season and means, methods, and devices for the hunting and possessing of migratory game birds and may delegate that ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 64.023 - Open Season
  An open season may be provided only for the length of time justified by the supply of the species of migratory game bird affected in ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 64.024 - Regulations
  (a) The department shall conduct investigations prior to the issuance of regulations on an open season for a migratory game bird. The regulation may be ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 64.025 - Suit
  A party affected by and dissatisfied with a regulation issued under this subchapter may file suit against the department to test the validity of the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 64.026 - Prohibited Acts
  No person may hunt or possess a migratory game bird by any means or method except as provided by regulation issued under this code. Acts ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 64.027 - Penalty
  A person who violates a provision of this subchapter or a regulation of the department adopted under this subchapter commits an offense that is a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 65.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Alligator" means a living or dead American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). (2) "Alligator hunter" means a person who takes an alligator, an ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 65.002 - Application
  Except for regulation of those populations listed on the United States List of Endangered Wildlife (50 C.F.R. Part 17), special permits issued under Chapter 43 ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 65.003 - Regulations
  (a) The commission may regulate by proclamation the taking, possession, propagation, transportation, exportation, importation, sale, and offering for sale of alligators, alligator eggs, or any ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 65.004 - Scientific Studies
  The department shall conduct scientific studies and investigations of alligators as necessary to develop information on populations, distributions, habitat needs, limiting factors, and any other ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 65.005 - Possession
  No person may take, sell, purchase, or possess an alligator, an alligator egg, or any part of an alligator in this state except as permitted ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 65.006 - Permit Required
  No person for any purpose may possess, purchase, or possess after purchase an alligator, an alligator hide, an alligator egg, or any part of an ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 65.0071 - Expiration Of Licenses
  A license issued under this chapter is valid only during the yearly period for which the license is issued without regard to the date on ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 65.008 - Penalties
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates this chapter or a regulation of the commission issued under this chapter. (b) An offense ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 65.009 - Seizure And Disposal Of Alligators
  (a) A game warden or any other peace officer may seize an alligator, alligator hide, alligator egg, or any part of an alligator if he ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Fresh water" means all lakes, lagoons, rivers, and streams to their mouths, but does not include coastal or tidal water. (2) ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.002 - Consent To Take Fish From Private Water
  (a) No person may catch, take, or attempt to catch or take any aquatic animal life by any means or method from any privately owned ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.003 - Placing Explosives Or Harmful Substances In Water
  (a) No person may place in the water of this state an explosive, poison, or other substance or thing deleterious to fish. (b) Subsection (a) ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.004 - Taking Of Fish By Electric Shock Prohibited; Exception
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (d) of this section, no person may catch fish by using an electricity-producing device designed to shock fish. (b) ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.005 - Wilful Destruction Of Boat, Seine, Or Net
  No person may wilfully, with the intent to injure the owner, take a boat, seine, net, or other device for fishing into prohibited water, or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.006 - Possession Of Illegal Fishing Devices
  (a) No person may possess a device designed to catch fish or other aquatic wildlife in or on the public water of this state where ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.007 - Exotic Harmful Or Potentially Harmful Fish, Shellfish, And Aquatic Plants
  (a) No person may import, possess, sell, or place into water of this state exotic harmful or potentially harmful fish, shellfish, or aquatic plants except ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.0071 - Removal Of Harmful Aquatic Plants
  On leaving any public or private body of water in this state, a person shall immediately remove and lawfully dispose of any harmful or potentially ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.008 - Fishing From Bridge
  (a) No person may fish from the deck or road surface of any bridge or causeway on a road maintained by the Texas Department of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.009 - Navigation Districts
  (a) No person may use a seine or net of any type, trotline, or other mechanical or physical device, except hook and line, to catch ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.0091 - Fishing In Certain Man-Made Waterways
  (a) This section applies to a county in which at least 60 percent of the total area of the county is regularly covered by water ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.011 - Leaving Fish To Die
  A person commits an offense if the person leaves edible fish or bait fish taken from the public waters of this state to die without ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.012 - Penalties
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a person who violates a provision of this subchapter or a rule adopted by the commission under ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.013 - Federal Grants
  Federal grants for research and development of commercial fisheries may be used for individual fishery projects with the approval of the department. Added by Acts ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.014 - Identification Of Vehicle Transporting Aquatic Products
  (a) No person may transport any aquatic product for commercial purposes unless the person clearly identifies the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer as a vehicle ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.015 - Introduction Of Fish, Shellfish, And Aquatic Plants
  (a) In this section, "public water" means the bays, estuaries, and water of the Gulf of Mexico within the jurisdiction of the state, and the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.016 - Commercial Fishing Regulations Applicable If Commercial Plates On Board
  (a) A person on board a boat licensed or required to be licensed for a commercial fishing activity under Chapter 47, 76, 77, or 78, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.017 - License, Tag, And Permit Expirations And Transfers
  (a) All licenses, tags, and permits issued under the authority of Chapter 66 of this code are valid only during the yearly period for which ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.018 - Crab Trap Tags
  (a) The department may issue tags for crab traps placed in public water. (b) The commission may make regulations for the safe use of crab ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.019 - Statistical Reports
  (a) The department shall gather statistical information on the harvest of aquatic products of this state. (b) The department shall prescribe the method or methods ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.020 - Sale And Purchase Of Protected Fish
  (a) It is unlawful for any person to buy or offer to buy, sell or offer to sell, possess for the purpose of sale, transport ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.021 - Protected Fish: Display Of Documents
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person possesses a fish described by Subsection 66.020(a) of this code under Subsection 66.020(b) of this code ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.022 - Purchase For Evidence
  A person authorized by the department who, for the purpose of establishing testimony, purchases or sells any aquatic life the purchase or sale of which ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.102 - Placing Prohibited Devices In Public Water
  A device designed to catch fish or other aquatic wildlife resources that is placed in the public fresh water of this state in violation of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.109 - Fish Ladders
  (a) The department, by written order, may require the owner of a public or private dam or other obstruction on a regularly flowing public freshwater ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.110 - Screens To Protect Fish
  (a) The department may direct a person or corporation taking fresh water of the state to cover the entrance of the intake canal, pipe, or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.111 - Sale And Purchase Of Certain Fish
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) no person may buy or offer to buy, sell or offer to sell, possess for the purpose of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.114 - Game And Nongame Fish Defined: Commission Proclamation
  The commission by proclamation shall define game and nongame fish. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.119 - Fraud In Freshwater Fishing Tournaments
  (a) In this section, "fishing tournament" means a contest in which a prize is to be awarded to one or more participants in the contest ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.121 - Penalty
  A person who violates Section 66.109, 66.110, 66.111, or 66.117(b) of this code or a regulation adopted under Section 66.115 of this code commits an ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.2011 - Red Drum And Speckled Sea Trout: Penalties
  In addition to the penalty provided in Section 66.218, a person who violates a proclamation issued under Chapter 61 shall have all equipment, other than ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.2012 - Regulation Of Commercial Uses Of Redfish And Speckled Sea Trout
  (a) The commission by proclamation may regulate the catching, possession, transportation, sale, and purchase for commercial purposes in this state of redfish and speckled sea ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.204 - Vessels And Obstructions In Fish Passes
  (a) The commission by proclamation may regulate the placement of obstructions, traps, and mooring in fish passes and the marking of restricted areas in any ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.206 - Trotline Tags
  (a) The department shall issue numbered tags for trotlines used in public salt water. (b) The commission may make regulations for the safe use of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.208 - Commercial Joint Fishing Ventures
  (a) No person who is engaged in taking seafood in a commercial joint venture may sell or offer to sell the products of the joint ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.215 - Tags For Noncommercial Nets And Seines
  (a) Except as provided in Subsection (b) of this section, no person may place or use in the coastal water of this state a net ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.216 - Possession Of Headed Or Tailed Fish
  No person may possess a finfish of any species taken from coastal water, except broadbill swordfish, shark, and king mackerel, that has the head or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.217 - Finfish Research
  (a) The department shall conduct continuous research and study of: (1) the supply, economic value, environment, and breeding habits of the various species of finfish, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.218 - Penalties
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a person who violates a provision of this subchapter or a proclamation adopted under this subchapter commits ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.301 - Definition
  In this subchapter, "coastal water" means all of the salt water of this state, including that portion of the Gulf of Mexico within the jurisdiction ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.303 - Prohibited Acts
  No unlicensed alien vessel may take or attempt to take by any means or possess any natural resource of the coastal water of this state. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.304 - Port Authorities And Navigation Districts
  It is the duty of the port authorities and navigation districts of this state to prevent the use of any port facility in a manner ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.305 - Harbor Pilots
  All harbor pilots shall promptly transmit any knowledge coming to their attention regarding possible violations of this subchapter to the appropriate navigation district or port ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.306 - Enforcement
  All law enforcement agencies of the state, including agents of the department, are empowered and directed to arrest the masters and crews of vessels that ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.307 - Political Asylum
  No crew member or master seeking bona fide political asylum shall be fined or imprisoned under this subchapter. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 66.308 - Penalty
  A captain, master, or owner of an unlicensed alien vessel or boat who violates Section 66.303 of this code commits an offense that is a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 67.001 - Definition
  In this chapter, "nongame" means those species of vertebrate and invertebrate wildlife indigenous to Texas that are not classified as game animals, game birds, game ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 67.0011 - Exemption Of Crayfish
  This chapter does not apply to crayfish, other than in public water. Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 399, ch. 161, § 4, eff. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 67.002 - Management Of Nongame Species
  (a) The department shall develop and administer management programs to insure the continued ability of nongame species of fish and wildlife to perpetuate themselves successfully. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 67.003 - Continuing Scientific Investigations
  The department shall conduct ongoing investigations of nongame fish and wildlife to develop information on populations, distribution, habitat needs, limiting factors, and any other biological ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 67.004 - Issuance Of Regulations
  (a) The commission by regulation shall establish any limits on the taking, possession, propagation, transportation, importation, exportation, sale, or offering for sale of nongame fish ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 67.0041 - Regulations And Permits
  (a) The department may issue permits for the taking, possession, propagation, transportation, sale, importation, or exportation of a nongame species of fish or wildlife if ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 67.005 - Penalty
  (a) A person who violates a regulation of the commission issued under this chapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 68.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Fish or wildlife" means any wild mammal, aquatic animal, wild bird, amphibian, reptile, mollusk, or crustacean, or any part, product, egg, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 68.002 - Endangered Species
  Species of fish or wildlife indigenous to Texas are endangered if listed on: (1) the United States List of Endangered Native Fish and Wildlife; or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 68.003 - Statewide Extinction List
  (a) The director shall file with the secretary of state a list of fish or wildlife threatened with statewide extinction. (b) Fish or wildlife may ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 68.004 - Amendments To List By Director
  (a) If the list of endangered native species issued by the United States is modified, the director shall file an order with the secretary of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 68.005 - Petition Of Reclassification
  (a) Three or more persons may petition the department to add or delete species of fish or wildlife from the statewide extinction list. (b) The ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 68.006 - Permit For Taking Endangered Species
  The provisions of Subchapter C, Chapter 43, of this code are applicable to all fish or wildlife classified as endangered, and it is a violation ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 68.007 - Propagation Permit Required
  No person may possess endangered fish or wildlife for the purpose of propagating them for sale unless he has first acquired a commercial propagation permit ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 68.008 - Original Propagation Permit
  (a) A person may apply for an original propagation permit by submitting an application containing information or statements as required by the department and by ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 68.009 - Renewal Propagation Permit
  (a) A person holding an original propagation permit or a renewal propagation permit is entitled to receive from the department a renewal propagation permit on ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 68.010 - Reports By Permittee
  A person holding a commercial propagation permit shall send to the department annually: (1) a written evaluation by a veterinarian licensed to practice in this ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 68.011 - Refusal Or Cancellation Of Permit
  (a) If, on the basis of the reports required by Section 68.010 of this code or an investigation or inspection by an authorized employee of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 68.012 - Appeal
  (a) A person aggrieved by the action of the department in refusing to grant or renew a commercial propagation permit or in cancelling a permit ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 68.013 - Disposition Of Fish Or Wildlife
  A person who ceases to hold a commercial propagation permit under this chapter shall dispose of endangered fish or wildlife held after the expiration or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 68.014 - Regulations
  The department shall make regulations necessary to administer the provisions of this chapter and to attain its objectives, including regulations to govern: (1) permit application ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 68.015 - Prohibited Acts
  (a) No person may capture, trap, take, or kill, or attempt to capture, trap, take, or kill, endangered fish or wildlife. (b) No person may ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 68.016 - Sold Species To Be Tagged
  No person may sell endangered fish or wildlife or goods made from endangered fish or wildlife unless the fish or wildlife or goods are tagged ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 68.017 - Seizure Of Fish Or Wildlife
  (a) A peace officer who has arrested a person for a violation of this chapter may seize fish or wildlife or goods made from fish ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 68.018 - Disposition Of Funds; Appropriations
  All revenue received under this chapter shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the special nongame and endangered species conservation account. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 68.019 - Applicability Of Chapter
  All species and subspecies of wildlife classified as endangered are governed by this chapter to the exclusion of other regulatory and licensing laws. Acts 1975, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 68.020 - Exceptions
  (a) This chapter does not apply to: (1) coyotes (prairie wolves); (2) cougars; (3) bobcats; (4) prairie dogs; or (5) red foxes. (b) This chapter ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 68.021 - Penalty
  (a) A person who violates any provision of this chapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. (b) A ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 71.001 - Definitions
  In this subtitle: (1) "Fur-bearing animal" means wild beaver, otter, mink, ring-tailed cat, badger, skunk, raccoon, muskrat, opossum, fox, or nutria. (2) "Trapper" means a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 71.0011 - Application
  This chapter applies to fur-bearing animals in each county except those populations on the state's list of endangered fish and wildlife. Added by Acts 1981, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 71.002 - Proclamations
  (a) The commission by proclamation may regulate the taking, possession, propagation, transportation, exportation, importation, sale, and offering for sale of fur-bearing animals, pelts, and carcasses ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 71.003 - Scientific Studies And Investigations
  The department shall conduct scientific studies and investigations of fur-bearing animals as necessary to develop information on populations, distribution, habitat needs, and limiting factors, to ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 71.004 - Prohibited Acts
  (a) No person may take, sell, purchase, or possess a fur-bearing animal, pelt, or carcass in this state, except as provided by proclamation of the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 71.005 - Licenses Required
  (a) Except as provided by this section and Section 71.004(a), no person may take a fur-bearing animal or a pelt in this state unless the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 71.006 - Purchases By Retail Fur Buyer
  No retail fur buyer may purchase in this state a pelt or carcass except from a licensed trapper. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 71.007 - Purchases By Wholesale Fur Dealer
  No wholesale fur dealer may purchase in this state a pelt or carcass except from a licensed trapper, a licensed retail fur buyer, a fur-bearing ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 71.008 - Issuance Of Licenses
  The licenses authorized by this chapter shall be of a form prescribed and issued by the department, or an authorized agent of the department, to ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 71.009 - License Fees
  The fee for a license authorized by this chapter is in the following amount or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more: ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 71.010 - License Period
  The license period for licenses issued under this chapter is September 1 or another date set by the commission through August 31 of the next ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 71.011 - Possession And Display Of Licenses
  (a) A trapper shall carry the trapper's license on his person while taking or possessing a fur-bearing animal, pelt, or carcass. (b) A wholesale fur ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 71.012 - Inspections
  The place of business of any fur-bearing animal propagator, wholesale fur dealer, or retail fur buyer and any vehicle being used by a fur-bearing animal ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 71.014 - Reports
  The holder of a wholesale fur dealer's, retail fur buyer's, or fur-bearing animal propagation license shall submit reports to the department as required by proclamation ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 71.015 - Penalties
  (a) Except as provided in another subsection of this section, a person who violates any provision of this chapter or proclamation under this chapter commits ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.001 - Natural Oyster Bed
  (a) A natural oyster bed exists when at least five barrels of oysters are found within 2,500 square feet of any position on a reef ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.002 - Designation Of Public And Private Beds
  (a) All natural oyster beds are public. (b) All oyster beds not designated as private are public. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.003 - Beds Subject To Location
  Except as provided in Section 76.004 of this code, an oyster bed or reef, other than a natural oyster bed, is subject to location by ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.004 - Riparian Rights
  (a) The lawful occupant of a grant of land in this state has the exclusive right to use any creek, bayou, lake, or cove included ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.005 - Affidavit Of Riparian Rights
  (a) The department may require the owner of riparian rights described in Section 76.004 of this code when offering oysters for sale to make an ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.006 - Application For Location; Fee
  (a) Any citizen of the United States or any domestic corporation may file a written application with the department for a certificate authorizing the applicant ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.007 - Maximum Acreage Under Location
  (a) The department may not issue a certificate of location for a location that includes more than 100 acres of land covered by water. (b) ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.008 - Lease Or Control By Foreign Corporation Prohibited
  No corporation other than those incorporated under the laws of this state may lease or control land under a certificate of location. Acts 1975, 64th ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.009 - Examination And Survey Of Location
  (a) On receipt of an application for a location, the department shall examine the proposed location as soon as practicable by any efficient means. (b) ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.012 - Locator's Certificate
  (a) The department shall issue to each locator a certificate signed and sealed by the director. (b) The certificate must contain: (1) the date of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.015 - Rights Of Locator
  (a) The holder of a certificate of location as provided for in Section 76.012 of this code is protected in his possession of the location ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.017 - Location Rental Fees
  (a) The holder of a certificate of location shall pay to the department $6 per acre of location per year to rent the location under ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.018 - Location Rental Term; Renewal; Auction
  (a) The term of a rental lease for a location under this subchapter is 15 years. (b) The commission shall determine renewal procedures to follow ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.019 - Procedures For Sale Or Transfer Of Location Rental
  The commission shall determine procedures for reissuance of a lease when the lease is sold or otherwise transferred. The procedures must include: (1) payment of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.020 - Oyster Shell Recovery And Replacement Program
  The commission by proclamation may establish and conduct a program to require the recovery of oyster shell from and replacement of oyster shell in the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.031 - Application For Permit
  (a) A person desiring to plant oysters on his own location or to take oysters from oyster reefs and public water shall apply to the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.032 - Discretion To Issue Permit
  The department may issue or refuse to issue a permit to any applicant. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § 1, eff. Sept. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.033 - Conditions Of Permit
  (a) The department shall require the permittee to take only the oysters authorized in the permit from beds or reefs designated in the permit. (b) ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.035 - Oysters Property Of Permittee
  All oysters taken or deposited in public water by the holder of an oyster permit under the terms of a permit are the personal property ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.036 - Marking Beds
  (a) The holder of a permit shall clearly and distinctly mark by buoys the boundaries of the areas designated in the permit from which he ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.037 - Theft Of Oysters From Private Bed
  No person may fraudulently take oysters placed on private beds without the consent of the owner of the private bed or from beds or deposits ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.038 - Interference With Buoys Or Markers
  (a) No person may deface, injure, destroy, or remove a buoy, marker, or fence used to designate or enclose a private oyster bed or location ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.039 - Prohibited Sales
  (a) No person gathering oysters for planting or for depositing for market preparation on locations or on private oyster beds may sell, market, or dispose ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.040 - Penalties
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a person who violates a provision of this subchapter or a regulation adopted by the commission under ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.101 - Oyster Licenses Required
  (a) No person may take or attempt to take oysters from the public water of this state for noncommercial use by the use of a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.102 - License Application
  (a) An applicant for an oyster boat license, which is not a renewal of the previous year's license, issued under this subchapter must submit to ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.103 - Types Of Licenses; Period Of Validity
  A commercial oyster boat license, commercial oyster boat captain's license, sport oyster boat license, or commercial oyster fisherman's license expires on August 31 of the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.1031 - License Expirations And Transfers
  (a) All licenses issued under the authority of Chapter 76 of this code are valid only during the yearly period for which they are issued ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.104 - License Fees
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (e) of this section, the fee for a commercial oyster boat license is $350 or an amount set by ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.1041 - License Display And Design
  (a) A commercial oyster boat license issued under this subchapter must be prominently displayed on the bow, outside the wheelhouse, or at another point outside ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.107 - Sale Of Sport Oysters Prohibited
  No person may sell oysters taken under the authority of a sport oyster boat license. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § 1, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.109 - Night Dredging Prohibited
  During the open season, no person may take oysters from public water during the period between sunset and sunrise. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.112 - Oyster Size Limits
  (a) Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, § 130, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. (b) A cargo of undersized oysters shall be determined by ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.114 - Exception To Size And Retention Limits
  (a) The commission by permit may allow the use of one or more dredges of any size and cargoes in excess of 50 barrels in ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.115 - Closing Areas
  (a) The commission may close an area to the taking of oysters when the commission finds that the area is being overworked or damaged or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.116 - Oysters From Restricted Areas
  (a) There is no open season for taking oysters from areas closed by the Texas Department of Health. (b) The department may authorize by permit ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.117 - Obedience To Orders
  No person may fail or refuse to obey a lawful order of a commissioned game management officer of the department issued under the authority of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.118 - Penalties
  (a) Except as provided in Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a person who violates a provision of this subchapter or a regulation of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.119 - Responsibility For Violation
  (a) If a vessel licensed as a commercial oyster boat is involved in a violation of this chapter, the captain of the vessel licensed as ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.301 - Regulation Of Taking, Possession, Purchase, And Sale Of Oysters
  (a) The commission by proclamation may regulate the taking, possession, purchase, and sale of oysters. A proclamation issued under this section must contain findings by ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.302 - Research Program
  (a) The department shall conduct continuous research and study of: (1) the supply, economic value, environment, and reproductive characteristics of the various economically important species ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.401 - Oyster License Moratorium Program
  The department shall implement an oyster license moratorium program to promote efficiency and economic stability in the oyster industry. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.402 - Issuance And Renewal Of Commercial Oyster Boat Licenses
  (a) After August 31, 2005, the department may not issue or renew a commercial oyster boat license unless the person seeking to obtain or renew ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.403 - Oyster License Moratorium Review Board
  (a) The holders of commercial oyster boat licenses shall elect an oyster license moratorium review board of seven members. (b) A member of the review ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.404 - Program Administration; Rules
  (a) The director shall establish administrative procedures to carry out the requirements of this subchapter. (b) The commission shall adopt any rules necessary for the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 76.405 - Report Of Program Status
  Text of section effective until September 1, 2010 (a) Not later than January 1, 2010, the department shall report to an advisory committee appointed ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Coastal water" means all the salt water of this state, including that portion of the Gulf of Mexico within the jurisdiction ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.002 - License Fees
  (a) License fees provided in this chapter are a privilege tax on catching, buying, selling, unloading, transporting, or handling shrimp within the jurisdiction of this ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.003 - Disposition Of Funds
  Money received for licenses issued under this chapter or fines for violations of this chapter shall be remitted to the department by the 10th day ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.004 - Research Program
  (a) The department shall conduct continuous research and study of: (1) the supply, economic value, environment, and reproductive characteristics of the various economically important species ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.005 - Study And Report On Shrimp Industry And Resources
  (a) Using the shrimp management plan required by Section 77.007 and the research conducted under Section 77.004, the department shall comprehensively study shrimp resources, including ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.007 - Regulation Of Catching, Possession, Purchase, And Sale Of Shrimp
  (a) The commission by proclamation may regulate the catching, possession, purchase, and sale of shrimp. A proclamation issued under this section must contain findings by ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.011 - License Requirement
  No person may operate in the coastal water without obtaining the appropriate license, if required, as prescribed in this chapter. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.014 - Method Of Taking Count
  (a) An authorized employee of the department shall take the count of shrimp in the presence of the person possessing the shrimp. (b) The employee ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.015 - Gradation And Processing
  Shrimp found to be of legal size under this chapter may subsequently be graded for size for packaging, processing, or sale. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.0191 - Retention Of Redfish, Speckled Sea Trout, And Lightning Whelks
  (a) No person who is using a trawl for the purpose of taking shrimp may retain a redfish, speckled sea trout, or lightning whelk, also ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.020 - Penalty
  (a) A person who violates a provision of this chapter except Section 77.024 or 77.061(a)(1) or who violates a regulation adopted under this chapter commits ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.021 - Separate Offense
  Each day on which a violation occurs constitutes a separate offense. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.022 - Responsibility For Violation
  (a) When a vessel is involved in a violation of this chapter, the captain of the vessel shall be considered primarily responsible for the violation. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.024 - Operation Without License
  No person whose license has been forfeited may do business without a new license or possess another license for the period of forfeiture. Acts 1975, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.025 - Period Of Limitation
  Except as provided in Article 12.05, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1965, as amended, an indictment or information for a violation of this chapter may be ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.031 - Commercial Bay Shrimp Boat License
  (a) No person may operate a commercial bay shrimp boat for the purpose of catching or assisting in catching shrimp and other edible aquatic products ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.033 - Commercial Bait-Shrimp Boat License
  (a) No person may operate a commercial bait-shrimp boat for the purpose of catching or assisting in catching shrimp for use as bait only and ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.035 - Commercial Gulf Shrimp Boat License
  (a) No person may operate a commercial gulf shrimp boat for catching or assisting in catching shrimp and other edible aquatic products from the outside ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.0351 - Commercial Shrimp Boat Captain's License
  (a) No captain of a licensed commercial shrimp boat may operate a licensed commercial shrimp boat while catching or attempting to catch shrimp from the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.0352 - Sale Of Catch
  (a) The holder of a commercial shrimp boat license may sell only the catch of shrimp from the vessel to which the commercial shrimp boat ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.036 - Official Registration
  (a) An applicant for a commercial shrimp boat license, which is not a renewal of the previous year's license, issued under this subchapter must submit ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.0361 - License Expirations And Transfers
  (a) All licenses issued under the authority of Chapter 77 of this code are valid only during the yearly period for which they are issued ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.037 - Transfer Of License
  A commercial gulf shrimp boat license issued under this subchapter may be transferred on the application of the licensee from a boat that has been ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.039 - License Design
  (a) A commercial shrimp boat license issued under this subchapter must be a sign or emblem at least 32 square inches in size and be ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.040 - Other Licenses Required
  (a) A person holding a commercial shrimp boat license under this subchapter is not required to obtain a commercial fishing boat license under Section 47.007 ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.043 - Bait-Shrimp Dealer License
  (a) No person may engage in business as a bait-shrimp dealer unless he has obtained a bait-shrimp dealer's license from the department for each bait ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.044 - Issuance Of Bait-Shrimp Dealer's License
  (a) The department shall issue a bait-shrimp dealer's license only after it has determined that the applicant for the license is a bona fide bait-shrimp ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.045 - Rights And Duties Of Bait-Shrimp Dealer
  (a) The holder of a bait-shrimp dealer's license may sell, purchase, and handle shrimp, minnows, fish, and other forms of aquatic life for sale or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.046 - Exemptions From Bait-Shrimp Dealer's License
  A bait-shrimp dealer's license is not required for: (1) grocery stores in coastal counties which do not unload or purchase shrimp directly from commercial bait-shrimp ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.048 - Individual Bait-Shrimp Trawl License
  (a) No person may possess or have on board a boat in coastal water an individual bait-shrimp trawl unless the owner of the trawl has ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.049 - License Fees
  Text of section effective until September 1, 2007 (a) Fees for licenses issued under Sections 77.031 and 77.035 may not be increased by more ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.061 - General Closed Season
  (a) Except as specifically provided in this subchapter, no person may catch shrimp in outside water: (1) from June 1 to July 15, both dates ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.062 - Change In General Closed Season
  Based on sound biological data, the commission may change the opening and closing dates of the June 1 to July 15 closed season to provide ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.063 - General Limitation On Nets
  (a) Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, § 130, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. (b) When restrictions are imposed on either or both the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.071 - Regulations In Contiguous Zone
  (a) Repealed by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 217, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. (b) The department may negotiate reciprocal agreements with another state ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.072 - Shrimp Size Exception
  Minimum size restrictions as provided in Chapter 77, Parks and Wildlife Code, as amended, do not apply to shrimp taken from outside waters when: (1) ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.111 - Shrimp License Management Program
  For the purposes of promoting efficiency and economic stability in the shrimping industry and of conserving economically important shrimp resources, the department shall implement a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.112 - Issuance And Renewal Of Commercial Bay And Bait Shrimp Boat Licenses
  (a) After August 31, 1995, the department may not issue a new commercial bay or bait shrimp boat license unless the person seeking to obtain ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.113 - License Transfer
  (a) Except as provided by this section, a commercial bay or bait shrimp boat license may not be transferred from one person to another before ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.114 - Limit On Number Of Licenses Held; Designated License Holder
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), no person may hold or directly or indirectly control more than four commercial bay and four commercial bait ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.115 - Transfer Fee
  The commission may set a fee for the transfer of a commercial bay or bait shrimp boat license. The amount of the transfer fee may ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.116 - Length And Engine Limits; Vessel Upgrade
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a vessel licensed as a commercial bay or bait shrimp boat may not: (1) have an engine that ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.117 - License Suspension And Revocation
  (a) The executive director, after notice and the opportunity for a hearing, may suspend a commercial bay or bait shrimp boat license if the license ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.118 - Shrimp License Management Review Board
  (a) The holders of commercial bay and bait shrimp boat licenses shall elect a shrimp license management review board of nine members. (b) A member ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.119 - License Buyback Program
  (a) The department shall implement a license buyback program as part of the shrimp license management program established by this subchapter. (b) The commission by ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.120 - Shrimp License Buyback Account; Fee Increase
  (a) The shrimp license buyback account is a separate account in the general revenue fund. The account consists of money deposited to the account under ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.121 - Program Administration; Rules
  (a) The executive director shall establish administrative procedures to carry out the requirements of this subchapter. (b) The commission shall adopt any rules necessary for ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.122 - Report To Legislature
  Not later than January 1, 1999, the department shall report to the governor and each member of the legislature an overview of the administration and ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.123 - Prevailing Authority
  A proclamation of the commission under this subchapter prevails over any conflicting provision of this chapter to the extent of the conflict. Added by Acts ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.151 - Gulf Shrimp License Moratorium Program
  The department shall implement a gulf shrimp license moratorium program to promote efficiency and economic stability in the gulf shrimping industry. Added by Acts 2005, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.152 - Issuance And Renewal Of Commercial Gulf Shrimp Boat Licenses
  (a) After August 31, 2005, the department may not issue or renew a commercial gulf shrimp boat license unless the person seeking to obtain or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.153 - Gulf Shrimp License Moratorium Review Board
  (a) The holders of commercial gulf shrimp boat licenses shall elect a gulf shrimp license moratorium review board of nine members. (b) A member of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.154 - Program Administration; Rules
  (a) The executive director shall establish administrative procedures to carry out the requirements of this subchapter. (b) The commission shall adopt any rules necessary for ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 77.155 - Report Of Program Status
  (a) Not later than January 1, 2010, the department shall report to an advisory committee appointed by the presiding officer of the commission to address ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 78.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Commercial purposes" includes sale, barter, or exchange, or any other commercial use. (2) "Mussels and clams" includes all freshwater and marine ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 78.002 - License Required; Fees
  (a) No person may take any mussels, clams, or their shells from the public water of the state for commercial purposes without a resident or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 78.003 - Shell Buyer License
  (a) No person may purchase for commercial use mussel or clam shells that have been taken from the public water of the state without a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 78.004 - Export Fee
  The commission may charge a fee of three cents a pound or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more, for mussels or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 78.005 - Exemption For Personal Use And Consumption
  A person who possesses a valid fishing license or who is a resident and is exempt from licensing requirements under Section 46.002 of this code ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 78.006 - Regulation Of Taking, Possession, Purchase, And Sale Of Mussels And Clams
  (a) The commission by proclamation may regulate the taking, possession, purchase, and sale of mussels and clams. A proclamation issued under this section must contain ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 78.007 - Unlawful Acts
  A person who violates the provisions of this chapter commits a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 78.101 - Crab License Management Program
  To promote efficiency and economic stability in the crabbing industry and to conserve economically important crab resources, the department shall implement a crab license management ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 78.102 - Definitions
  In this subchapter: (1) "Crab" means all species in the families Portunidae and Xanthidae. (2) "Commercial crab fishing" means pursuing, taking, attempting to take, or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 78.103 - Crab License Management Review Board
  (a) The license holders under this chapter shall elect a crab license management review board with an odd number of members greater than four and ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 78.104 - Licensing
  (a) If the commission adopts one or more licenses to be issued under this subchapter, a person may not engage in commercial crab fishing without ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 78.105 - License Fee
  The fee for a license is $500, or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. All fees generated by the issuance of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 78.106 - License Renewal
  A person seeking to renew a license established by this subchapter must have held the license during the preceding license year. Added by Acts 1997, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 78.107 - Limit On Number Of Licenses Held
  (a) A person may not hold or directly or indirectly control more than three licenses issued under this subchapter other than an equipment license. (b) ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 78.108 - Expiration Of License
  A license required by this subchapter is valid only during the period for which it is issued without regard to the date on which the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 78.109 - License Transfer
  (a) The commission by rule may set a fee for the transfer of a license. The amount of the fee may not exceed the amount ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 78.110 - License Suspension And Revocation
  (a) The executive director, after notice to a license holder and the opportunity for a hearing, may suspend or revoke a license if the license ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 78.111 - License Buyback
  (a) The department may implement a license buyback program as part of the crab license management program established by this subchapter. (b) The commission by ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 78.112 - Program Administration; Rules
  (a) The executive director shall establish administrative procedures to carry out the requirements of this subchapter. (b) The commission shall adopt any rules necessary for ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 78.113 - Disposition Of Funds
  Money received for a license issued under this subchapter or fines for violations of this subchapter shall be remitted to the department by the 10th ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 78.114 - Proclamation; Procedures
  Subchapter D, Chapter 61, and Sections 61.054 and 61.055 apply to the adoption of proclamations under this subchapter. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 78.115 - Crab Traps; Removal Of Abandoned Traps
  (a) In this section, "abandoned crab trap" means a crab trap located in the public water of this state that is designated as abandoned by ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 79.001 - Compliance
  The department is authorized to cooperate with the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council established pursuant to the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 79.002 - Authority
  The department may follow procedures outlined in Section 12.027, Chapter 61, or Chapter 77 of this code in promulgating rules for harvest of any and ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 79.003 - Suspension Of Other Laws
  Irrespective of exclusions or limited application of the Wildlife Conservation Act of 1983 (Chapter 61 of this code) or any chapter in Title 7 of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 81.001 - Taking Of Wildlife From Hatcheries And Reservations Prohibited
  No person may take, injure, or kill any fish kept by the state in its hatcheries, or any bird or animal kept by the state ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 81.003 - Trespass On State Hatcheries And Reservations
  No person may enter without the permission of the department on the grounds of a state fish hatchery or on grounds set apart by the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 81.004 - Fishing In Sanctuary
  No person may fish or attempt to take fish from a fish sanctuary designated under Subchapter C of this chapter. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 81.006 - Taking Or Possessing Species From Wildlife Management Areas
  No person may take or attempt to take or possess any wildlife or fish from a wildlife management area except in the manner and during ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 81.007 - Penalty
  A person who violates a provision of this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. Added by Acts ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 81.101 - Saltwater Areas
  The commission may construct and maintain saltwater hatcheries and propagation farms for fish, oysters, and game on islands owned by the state in coastal water. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 81.102 - Freshwater Areas
  The department may purchase land for the construction, maintenance, enlargement, and operation of freshwater fish hatcheries, and for the construction and maintenance of passes leading ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 81.103 - Property Acquisition; Manner And Means
  The department may enter on, condemn, and appropriate land, easements, rights-of-way, and property of any person or corporation in the state for the purpose of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 81.104 - Condemnation Suits
  Condemnation suits under this subchapter shall be brought in the name of the State of Texas by the attorney general at the request of the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 81.206 - Proclamation
  (a) Sanctuaries shall be set aside and designated by proclamation of the commission signed by the presiding officer. (b) The proclamation must contain: (1) the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 81.207 - Notice
  The department shall give notice of the creation of a sanctuary by each of the following methods: (1) by posting copies of the proclamation on ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 81.208 - Effective Date Of Proclamation
  The proclamation takes effect on the day of the last publication of the notice required by Section 81.207(2) of this code. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 81.209 - Excluded Counties
  This subchapter does not apply to Wichita, Clay, Baylor, and Wilbarger counties. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 81.301 - Wildlife Management Association Areas
  (a) The department may designate two or more contiguous or proximate tracts of land as a wildlife management association area if: (1) each owner of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 81.302 - Wildlife Management Plan; Collection Of Information
  (a) Before the department may approve an application for designation of a wildlife management association area under this subchapter, the applicants must prepare a wildlife ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 81.303 - Rules
  The commission may adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 418, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 81.401 - Acquisition And Management Of Areas
  The department may acquire, develop, maintain, and operate wildlife management areas and may manage, along sound biological lines, wildlife and fish found on any land ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 81.402 - Regulation Of Hunting And Fishing
  (a) The executive director may prohibit hunting and fishing in wildlife management areas or public hunting lands to protect any species of wildlife or fish. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 81.403 - Permits
  (a) Except as provided in Subsections (b) and (e), permits for hunting of wildlife or for any other use in wildlife management areas shall be ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 81.404 - Contracts For Removal Of Fur-Bearing Animals And Reptiles
  (a) The department may contract for the removal of fur-bearing animals and reptiles in wildlife management areas under the control of the department. The removal ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 81.405 - Regulation Of Recreational Activities
  The commission may adopt rules governing recreational activities in wildlife management areas. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, § 71, eff. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 81.501 - Creation Of Scientific Areas
  The department may promote and establish a state system of scientific areas for the purposes of education, scientific research, and preservation of flora and fauna ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 81.502 - Powers And Duties
  To the extent necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, the department may: (1) determine the acceptance or rejection of state scientific areas ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 81.503 - Land Of Public Entities
  All public entities and their agencies are authorized and urged to acquire, administer, and dedicate land as state scientific areas within the system under the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 81.504 - Effect On Existing Areas
  Inclusion of a state or local park, preserve, wildlife refuge, or other area within the system established under this subchapter does not cancel, supersede, or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 81.505 - Protected Status
  Neither the designation of an area as a scientific area within the state system nor an intrusion, easement, or taking allowed by the commission under ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 81.506 - Funds To Be Specifically Appropriated
  The commission may not use any funds for the acquisition of scientific areas other than those specifically appropriated for use under this subchapter. Acts 1975, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.101 - Creation And Boundaries
  The Connie Hagar Wildlife Sanctuary--Rockport in Aransas County is described as follows: Being all of the water area of Aransas Bay and Little Bay between ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.102 - Boundary Markers
  The department shall place suitable markers defining the boundaries of the wildlife sanctuary. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § 1, eff. Sept. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.103 - Unlawful Act
  No person may hunt any bird or animal within the wildlife sanctuary. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.104 - Penalties
  A person who violates any provision of this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. Acts 1975, 64th ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.201 - Creation
  The department may set aside a fenced game management area in Culberson and Hudspeth counties for the protection and perpetuation of Texas Bighorn Mountain Sheep ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.202 - Acceptance Of Gifts
  The department may accept gifts of land in Culberson and Hudspeth counties or money to be deposited in the game, fish, and water safety account. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.203 - Land Purchase; School Lands
  The department may purchase the surface rights in not more than eight sections of public school lands located in Culberson and Hudspeth counties in the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.204 - Other Land; Title Approval
  The department may purchase other land in Culberson and Hudspeth counties as necessary for the operation of the game management unit. The department may pay ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.205 - Land Purchase; Private
  The department may enter on, condemn, and appropriate not more than 12 sections of land belonging to any person or corporation in Culberson and Hudspeth ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.206 - Condemnation
  The method of condemnation, assessment, and payment of damages is the same as is provided by law for railroads. Condemnation suits brought under this subchapter ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.207 - Expenditures
  All expenditures provided under this subchapter shall be made from the game, fish, and water safety account . Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.301 - Creation
  The group of small islands located in Galveston Bay near Smith's Point and known as Vingt et Un Islands are a state wildlife sanctuary. Acts ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.302 - Unlawful Acts
  No person may hunt or in any way molest any of the birds on any of the islands or within 50 yards of the islands, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.303 - Penalties
  A person violating any provision of this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.401 - Land Set Aside
  All of the public land and school land situated in, under, and adjacent to the bed of Caddo Lake in the counties of Marion and ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.402 - Creation
  The department may establish one or more game sanctuaries in the water of Caddo Lake for the protection of wild ducks, geese, and all other ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.403 - Boundary Markers
  The department shall designate and define the boundaries of the sanctuaries by placing markers or signs around the boundaries of each sanctuary with the words ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.404 - Amount Of Area Set Aside
  The sanctuaries shall not include more than 20 percent of the area of the lake. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § 1, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.405 - Public Hunting And Fishing
  The public may hunt and fish on all of the water of the lake except that water set aside for sanctuaries. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.406 - Investigation Of Feasibility Of Timber Land Purchase
  The department, in conjunction with the director of the Texas Forest Service, shall investigate the feasibility and desirability of acquiring title to a block of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.407 - Mineral Rights
  The mineral rights under the land reserved for the sanctuaries are withdrawn from sale and the rights may not be offered for sale until the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.408 - Unlawful Acts
  (a) No person may hunt any kind of game on the sanctuaries established under this subchapter. (b) No person may hunt any birds, fowl, or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.409 - Penalty
  A person who violates any provision of this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. Acts 1975, 64th ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.501 - Creation
  The Ingleside Cove Wildlife Sanctuary is composed of an area in San Patricio and Nueces counties described as follows: BEGINNING at Kinney Bayou on the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.502 - Marking Boundaries
  The department shall place suitable markers defining the boundary of the wildlife sanctuary as described in this subchapter. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.503 - Unlawful Acts
  (a) No person may hunt any bird within the sanctuary. (b) No person may fish by any means other than rod and reel within the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.504 - Penalties
  A person who violates any provision of this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. Acts 1975, 64th ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.601 - Creation
  The department may construct, enlarge, and maintain fish hatcheries in Smith County. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.602 - Property Acquisition
  The department may enter on, condemn, and appropriate land, water rights, easements, rights-of-way, and property of any person or corporation in Smith County for the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.603 - Condemnation; Manner And Means
  The method of condemnation, assessment, and payment of damages is the same as is provided for railroads. Condemnation suits brought under this subchapter shall be ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.651 - Island Channel
  (a) The department may construct and maintain a channel through Padre Island, Mustang Island, and St. Jo Island, or any of them. (b) The department ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.701 - Game Sanctuary
  All the water of Lake Corpus Christi in San Patricio and Live Oak counties is a game sanctuary. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.702 - Prohibited Acts
  (a) Except as provided in Subsection (b) of this section, no person may enter on the portion of Lake Corpus Christi that is a game ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.703 - Markers
  The Parks and Wildlife Department shall erect appropriate markers at intervals adequately spaced to warn hunters of the one-mile limit around the boy scout camp, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.704 - Penalty
  A person who violates Section 82.702 of this code commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. Acts 1975, 64th ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.711 - Creation
  All of the land area and public water in state-owned riverbeds in LaSalle County, including the Nueces and Frio rivers, is a game sanctuary. Added ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.712 - Prohibited Acts
  (a) Except as permitted under Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, no person may possess, shoot, or hunt with a firearm, bow and arrow, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.713 - Penalty
  A person who violates Section 82.712 of this code commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. Added by Acts ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.721 - Creation
  All of the land area and public water in state-owned riverbeds in McMullen County, including the Nueces and Frio rivers, is a game sanctuary. Added ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.722 - Prohibited Acts
  (a) Except as permitted under Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, no person may possess, shoot, or hunt with a firearm, bow and arrow, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.723 - Penalty
  A person who violates Section 82.722 of this code commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. Added by Acts ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.731 - Creation
  All of the land area and water in the Aransas and Poesta rivers in Bee County, to the extent same are owned by the state, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.732 - Prohibited Acts
  (a) Except as permitted by Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, no person may possess, shoot, or hunt with a firearm, bow and arrow, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.733 - Penalty
  A person who violates Section 82.732 of this code commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. Added by Acts ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.761 - Creation.
  All of the land area and public water in the state-owned beds of the Nueces, Frio, and Atascosa rivers in Live Oak County is a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.762 - Prohibited Acts
  (a) Except as permitted by Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, no person may possess, shoot, or hunt with a firearm, bow and arrow, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 82.763 - Penalty
  A person who violates Section 82.762 of this code commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. Added by Acts ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 83.001 - Fish Restoration Projects
  The department shall conduct and establish cooperative fish restoration projects under an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide that the United States shall ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 83.002 - Commercial Fisheries Research
  (a) The department shall conduct research in and develop commercial fisheries under an Act of Congress entitled "Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Act of 1964" ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 83.003 - Wildlife-Restoration Projects
  The department shall establish and conduct cooperative wildlife-restoration projects under an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide that the United States shall aid ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 83.004 - Migratory Game Bird Reservations
  (a) The United States of America may acquire by purchase, gift, devise, or lease areas of land or water in this state necessary for the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 83.005 - Conservation Agreements For Protection Of Species
  (a) Any conservation agreement between a political subdivision of the state and the United States Department of the Interior must be developed in consultation with ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 83.011 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Biological advisory team" means three or more professional biologists retained to provide biological guidance to plan participants. (2) "Endangered species" means ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 83.012 - Purpose
  The purpose of this subchapter is to: (1) establish the requirements for and authority of a governmental entity to regulate wildlife through the development, financing, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 83.013 - Authority Of Department Or Political Subdivision
  (a) The department or a political subdivision may participate in the study and preparation for and creation of a habitat conservation plan. (b) Subject to ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 83.014 - Limitation Of Powers
  (a) A governmental entity may not impose a regulation, rule, or ordinance related to endangered species unless the regulation, rule, or ordinance is necessary to ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 83.015 - Biological Review; Criteria
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (f), a regional habitat conservation plan, including any mitigation fee, shall be based on the amount of harm to ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 83.016 - Citizens Advisory Committee
  (a) The plan participants shall appoint a citizens advisory committee to assist in preparing the regional habitat conservation plan and the application for a federal ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 83.017 - Development Of Regional Habitat Conservation Plan
  (a) Meetings of the citizens advisory committee and meetings of the plan participants regarding planning, development, and implementation of the regional habitat conservation plan are ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 83.018 - Preserve Acquisition
  (a) The designation of a tract of land as habitat preserve or potential habitat preserve or the presence of endangered species or endangered species habitat ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 83.019 - Notice And Hearing Requirements
  (a) A plan participant must comply with the notice and hearing requirements of this section before adopting any regional habitat conservation plan, plan amendment, ordinance, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 83.020 - Grievance With Development Of Regional Habitat Conservation Plan
  (a) An individual appointed to a citizens advisory committee under Section 83.016(b) may file a grievance with the commission regarding the development of a regional ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 86.001 - Management And Protection
  The commission shall manage, control, and protect marl and sand of commercial value and all gravel, shell, and mudshell located within the tidewater limits of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 86.002 - Permit Required; Penalty
  (a) No person may disturb or take marl, sand, gravel, shell, or mudshell under the management and protection of the commission or operate in or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 86.003 - Application For Permit
  (a) A person desiring a permit may apply to the commission. (b) The application must be in writing and must describe the area in which ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 86.004 - Granting Of Permit
  The commission may grant a permit to an applicant who has complied with all requirements of the commission if the commission finds that the disturbing, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 86.005 - Economic Considerations
  In determining whether or not a permit should be granted, the commission shall consider the injurious effect on oysters, oyster beds, and fish in or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 86.006 - Permit
  (a) The permit shall identify the person authorized to disturb, take, or carry away marl, sand, gravel, shell, or mudshell and shall describe the nature ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 86.007 - Permit By Rule
  (a) The commission by rule may establish conditions under which specified activities are authorized without the requirement of individual permits under this chapter. An activity ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 86.008 - Denial Of Permit
  If the commission refuses to grant a permit to an applicant, it shall make a full written finding of facts explaining the reason for the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 86.009 - Termination And Revocation
  The failure or refusal by the holder of a permit to comply with any term or condition of the permit operates as an immediate termination ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 86.010 - Removal And Replanting Of Oysters And Oyster Beds
  (a) The commission may remove oysters and oyster beds and replant them in other natural or artificial reefs if the commission finds that the removal ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 86.011 - Delegation Of Authority
  (a) The commission may delegate to the director authority to grant uncontested permits under this section if: (1) the application meets all statutory and administrative ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 86.012 - Sales Of Materials
  (a) The commission, with the approval of the governor, may sell marl, sand, gravel, shell, and mudshell for not less than four cents a ton. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 86.013 - Use On Roads
  (a) A county, subdivision of a county, city, or town that has a permit to take marl, sand, gravel, shell, or mudshell is not required ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 86.014 - Use For Seawalls, Etc.
  (a) The commission shall grant to any county, city, or town that is authorized under Subchapter A, Chapter 421, Local Government Code, to build and ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 86.015 - Sand From Corpus Christi And Nueces Bays
  Sand and other deposits having no commercial value may be taken from Corpus Christi and Nueces bays for filling and raising the grade of the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 86.0151 - Use To Open Brown Cedar Cut
  (a) A nonprofit corporation, fund, or foundation exempted from federal income taxes under Section 503(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended (26 U.S.C. § ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 86.0152 - Use To Open Cedar Bayou
  (a) A nonprofit corporation, fund, or foundation exempted from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended (26 U.S.C. § ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 86.016 - Deposit Of Funds
  The proceeds from the sale of marl, sand, gravel, shell, and mudshell shall be deposited in the special game, fish, and water safety account. Acts ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 86.017 - Use Of Funds
  Funds collected by the commission from the sale of marl, sand, gravel, shell, and mudshell may be used for the enforcement of the provisions of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 86.018 - Taking From Certain Areas Prohibited
  No person may take marl, sand, gravel, shell, or other material from any place between a seawall and the water's edge, from a beach or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 86.019 - Oil And Gas Lessees
  This chapter does not require the holder of an oil and gas lease executed by the state to obtain a permit from the commission to ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 86.0191 - Exemption
  (a) The commission shall, by rule, exempt entities from the requirements of this chapter regarding permits and fees required for disturbing or taking marl, sand, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 86.020 - Rules
  The commission may adopt rules to govern: (1) consideration of applications; (2) setting and collection of application fees; (3) assessment of transcript costs in contested ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 86.021 - Exemptions
  (a) The commission by rule shall exempt the projects listed in Subsection (b) from any permit requirement or payment to the department for materials removed ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 86.022 - Penalty
  A person who violates Section 86.002 or 86.018 commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. Added by Acts 1995, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 86.023 - Liability For Value Of Material Taken
  A person who takes marl, sand, gravel, shell, or mudshell under the jurisdiction of the commission in violation of this chapter or a rule adopted ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 86.024 - Civil Penalty
  A person who violates this chapter or a rule, permit, or order of the department issued or adopted under this chapter is subject to a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 86.025 - Enforcement
  (a) If a person has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate this chapter or a rule, permit, or order of the department issued, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 86.026 - More Than One Defendant
  If more than one defendant is named in an action under this chapter, each defendant against whom judgment is rendered is jointly and severally liable ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 86.027 - Civil Suit And Criminal Prosecution Permissible
  The pendency or determination of a civil action brought under this chapter or a criminal prosecution for the same violation does not bar the other ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 88.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Endangered plant" means a species of plant life that is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 88.002 - Endangered, Threatened, Or Protected Native Plants
  Species of native plants are endangered, threatened, or protected if listed as such on: (1) the United States List of Endangered Plant Species as in ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 88.003 - Statewide List
  The director shall file with the secretary of state a list of endangered, threatened, or protected native plants. Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 88.004 - Amendment To List
  (a) If the list of endangered or threatened plants issued by the United States is modified, the director shall file an order with the secretary ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 88.005 - Permit
  The department shall issue a permit to a qualified person to take endangered, threatened, or protected plants or parts thereof from public land for the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 88.006 - Regulations
  The department shall adopt regulations to administer the provisions of this chapter, including regulations to provide for: (1) permit application forms, fees, and procedures; (2) ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 88.007 - Activities By The Department
  (a) The department may conduct biological research and field investigations to help determine the classification of native plants. (b) The department may collect and disseminate ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 88.008 - Prohibited Acts
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, no person may take for commercial sale, possess for commercial sale, or sell all or part of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 88.0081 - Permit For Taking Plants From Private Land
  (a) A person who takes, possesses, or transports for commercial sale or sells an endangered, threatened, or protected plant from private land, or who hires ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 88.009 - Exceptions
  (a) This chapter does not apply to the taking, possession, or sale of endangered, threatened, or protected plants if the taking, possession, or sale is ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 88.010 - Inspections
  A person authorized to enforce this chapter may detain for inspection and inspect a vehicle, package, crate, or other container if the person has probable ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 88.011 - Penalties
  (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a person who violates any provision of this chapter commits an offense that is a Class C ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 88.012 - Injunction Against Governmental Violator
  A state or local governmental agency that violates or threatens to violate a provision of this chapter is subject to a civil suit for injunctive ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 89.005 - Use Of Bridges, Tunnels, And Causeways
  Text of section as added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 968, § 46 (a) The department, in cooperation with the Texas Department of ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 89.005 - Use Of Bridges, Tunnels, And Causeways
  Text of section as added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1137, § 1 (a) The Texas Department of Transportation shall coordinate with the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 89.006 - Reef Construction By Others
  The department may authorize a person to place a donation of reef materials in a permitted zone in accordance with this chapter and commission rules ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 89.021 - State Artificial Reef Plan
  (a) The department shall develop a state artificial reef plan that meets the purpose of this chapter and is consistent with the standards under Section ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 89.022 - Required Provisions
  The state artificial reef plan must include: (1) operational guidelines for the plan, including specific participant roles, and projected funding requirements for the plan; (2) ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 89.023 - Standards
  An artificial reef located in water covered under this chapter must be sited, constructed, maintained, monitored, and managed in a manner that: (1) enhances and ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 89.024 - Completion Date
  The department must complete the state artificial reef plan on or before September 1, 1990. Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 47, § 1, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 89.025 - Reefs Consistent With Plan
  (a) All artificial reefs developed in state water must be consistent with the state artificial reef plan. (b) Comments and recommendations by a state agency ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 89.041 - Artificial Reef Account
  (a) The artificial reef account is a separate account in the general revenue fund. (b) The account is composed of all funds received under Section ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 89.042 - Dedication
  The funds received under Section 89.043 of this code are dedicated to the department for the purpose of carrying out this chapter, including siting, designing, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 89.043 - Grants, Donations, And Other Assistance
  The department may accept grants, donations of money or materials, and other forms of assistance from private and public sources. Added by Acts 1989, 71st ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 89.061 - Liability
  (a) The state, an agency of the state, or an insurer of the state or agency of the state is not liable for damages caused ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 90.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Emergency" means a condition or circumstance in which a person reasonably believes that an individual has sustained serious bodily injury or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 90.002 - Operation Of Motor Vehicle In Protected Freshwater Area Prohibited
  Except as provided by Section 90.003 or 90.004, a person may not operate a motor vehicle in or on a protected freshwater area on or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 90.003 - Exemptions
  (a) Section 90.002 does not apply to: (1) a state, county, or municipal road right-of-way; (2) a private road crossing established on or before December ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 90.004 - Local River Access Plan
  (a) A county, municipality, or river authority may adopt a written local plan to provide access to a protected freshwater area located within the county's ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 90.005 - Assistance From Department
  (a) The department shall assist a requesting county, municipality, or river authority in developing a local plan. (b) A county, municipality, or river authority implementing ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 90.006 - Studies
  The department may conduct studies necessary to implement this chapter. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 800, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 90.007 - Landowner Rights
  (a) A prescriptive easement over private property cannot be created by recreational use of a protected freshwater area, including by portage over or around barriers, ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 90.008 - Public Access
  (a) Except as otherwise allowed by law, a person may not restrict, obstruct, interfere with, or limit public recreational use of a protected freshwater area. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 90.009 - Motor Vehicle Recreation Sites
  (a) The department shall establish a program to identify and to facilitate the development of motor vehicle recreation sites that are not located in or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 90.010 - Enforcement
  All peace officers of this state shall enforce the provisions of this chapter. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 800, § 2, eff. Sept. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 90.011 - Penalty
  (a) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 90.002 or 90.008. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an offense under Subsection ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 91.001 - Members Of Commission
  The three members of the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission from the state authorized under Article III of the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Compact are: ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 91.002 - Terms Of Commission Members
  (a) The executive director of the department shall serve on the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission in an ex-officio capacity, and his term expires when ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 91.003 - Delegate Of Commissioner
  The executive director of the department as ex-officio member of the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission may delegate to an authorized employee of the department ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 91.004 - Powers And Duties
  All the powers provided for in the compact and all the powers necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the compact are granted to ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 91.005 - Cooperation Of State Agencies
  (a) All officers of the state shall do all things falling within their respective jurisdictions necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the compact. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 91.006 - Reports
  The Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission shall keep accurate accounts of receipts and disbursements and shall submit on or before February 10 of each year ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 91.007 - Auditor
  The accounts and books of the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission, including receipts, disbursements, and other items relating to its financial standing are subject to ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 91.008 - Text Of Compact
  The Gulf States Marine Fisheries Compact reads as follows: GULF STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT The contracting states solemnly agree: ARTICLE I Whereas the Gulf Coast ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 91.009 - Notice Of Meetings
  For informational purposes, the department shall file with the secretary of state notice of compact meetings for publication in the Texas Register. Added by Acts ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 114.011 - Hunting Prohibited
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, no person on the water of Stillhouse Hollow Reservoir in Bell County or on land ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 130.013 - Discharge Of Firearm
  (a) Except as provided in this section, no person may shoot, fire, or discharge any pistol or rifle in, on, along, or across Lake Baird ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 131.011 - Audubon Society Land
  (a) This section applies to Green Island and the group of three islands in Big Bay and the flats, reefs, and shallow water near those ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 134.041 - Discharge Of Firearm
  (a) Except as provided in this section, no person may shoot a pistol or rifle in, on, along, or across Lake Texarkana. (b) Subsection (a) ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 136.012 - Shooting In Certain Places
  (a) No person may shoot a pistol or rifle in, on, along, or across the water of the Trinity River, Wallisville Reservoir, and Lake Anahuac ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 136.013 - Enforcement; Penalties
  (a) Section 136.012 of this code does not apply to a person hunting migratory waterfowl with a shotgun during a prescribed open season in and ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 143.023 - Discharge Of Firearm
  (a) Except as provided in Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, no person may shoot, fire, or discharge any firearm in, on, along, or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 202.031 - Firing Weapons
  (a) No person may shoot a pistol or rifle in, on, along, or across Caddo Lake in Harrison County. (b) This section does not apply ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 216.021 - Sabine River: Navigability
  (a) That part of the Sabine River located between its source and its juncture with the east boundary line of Hunt County is not a ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 223.021 - Recreational Use Of Lake Sabine
  The governing body of the city of Port Arthur, with respect to the waters of Lake Sabine within the corporate limits of the city, may ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 223.023 - Regulation Of Boat Speeds
  Notwithstanding any other state law or rule, the governing body of the city of Port Arthur may by ordinance regulate the speed of boats on ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 237.022 - Audubon Society Land
  (a) This section applies to North Bird Island and South Bird Island and the flats, reefs, and shallow water near those islands in Kleberg County ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 246.012 - Discharge Of Firearms
  (a) Except as provided in Subsection (b) of this section, no person may shoot a pistol or rifle in, on, along, and across the water ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 258.011 - Shooting Pistols On Caddo Lake
  (a) No person may shoot a pistol in, on, along, or across Caddo Lake in Marion County. (b) This section does not apply to peace ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 272.051 - Discharge Of Firearms
  (a) Except as provided in Subsection (b) of this section, no person may shoot a pistol or rifle in, on, along, or across Daingerfield Lake ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 281.022 - Shrimp Regulations
  (a) The commission may regulate the taking of shrimp from the coastal water of Orange County to provide for the most profitable and equitable harvest ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 283.021 - Camping
  No person may camp on the shores of Murvaul Lake in Panola County on land owned by the Panola County Fresh Water Supply District Number ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 283.022 - Firearms
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, no person may possess for shooting a rifle or pistol of any kind on or ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 283.023 - Certain Water Sports On Lake Murvaul
  No person may swim, bathe, wade, or water ski in or on Lake Murvaul except within areas designated by the Board of Supervisors of the ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 284.001 - Discharge Of Firearm Prohibited
  (a) In this section: (1) "Firearm" has the meaning assigned by Section 62.014. (2) "Navigable river or stream" has the meaning assigned by Section 90.001. ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 350.001 - Hunting On Certain Parts Of Big Sandy Creek
  (a) A person may not use a boat or any other type of floating device to hunt or to access land to hunt any wild ...
• Texas Parks and Wildlife Code Section 355.001 - Offenses That Are Class C Parks And Wildlife Code Misdemeanors
  Except as provided by Section 355.002 or 355.003 of this code, a person who violates a provision of Title 7 of this code commits an ...

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