Texas Parks And Wildlife Code Title 5, Chapter 81 - Management Areas And Preserves: General Authority

SUBCHAPTER A ACTS PROHIBITED IN WILDLIFE PROTECTION AREAS

• Texas 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 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 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 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...

SUBCHAPTER B FISH HATCHERIES

• Texas 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 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 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 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...

SUBCHAPTER C FISH SANCTUARIES

• Texas 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 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 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 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.,...

SUBCHAPTER D WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION AREAS

• Texas 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, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
• Texas 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 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...

SUBCHAPTER E WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS AND PUBLIC HUNTING LANDS

• Texas Section 81.303 - Rules
  The commission may adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 418, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts...
• Texas Section 81.401 - Acquisition And Management Of Areas
  (a) The department may acquire by donation, purchase, lease, or otherwise, and develop, maintain, and operate, wildlife management areas and public hunting lands. (b) The...
• Texas Section 81.4011 - Definition
  In this subchapter, "public hunting land" means land: (1) owned, leased, or managed by the department, including a wildlife management area; and (2) designated by...
• Texas Section 81.4012 - Applicability To State Park Land
  This subchapter applies to a state park only: (1) on public hunting land in the park; and (2) on specific dates designated by the department...
• Texas 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 Section 81.403 - Permits; Fees
  (a) The department may issue a permit authorizing access to public hunting land or for specific hunting, fishing, recreational, or other use of public hunting...
• Texas 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...

SUBCHAPTER F SCIENTIFIC AREAS

• Texas 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, Sec. 71, eff....
• Texas 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 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 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 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 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 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,...

Last modified: September 28, 2016