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Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
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TITLE 31. NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION |
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PART 2. TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT |
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CHAPTER 65. WILDLIFE |
| SUBCHAPTER A. STATEWIDE HUNTING PROCLAMATION |
| DIVISION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
| § 65.1. Application |
| § 65.3. Definitions |
| § 65.5. Importation of Wildlife |
| § 65.7. Harvest Log |
| § 65.8. Alternative Licensing System |
| § 65.9. Open Seasons: General Rules |
| § 65.10. Possession of Wildlife Resources |
| § 65.11. Lawful Means |
| § 65.19. Hunting Deer with Dogs |
| § 65.24. Permits |
| § 65.25. Wildlife Management Plan (WMP) |
| § 65.29. Managed Lands Deer Program (MLDP) |
| § 65.30. Pronghorn Permit |
| § 65.31. Desert Bighorn Sheep Permits |
| § 65.32. Antlerless Mule Deer Permit |
| § 65.33. Mandatory Check Stations |
| DIVISION 2. OPEN SEASONS AND BAG LIMITS |
| § 65.38. Game Animals: Open Seasons and Bag Limits |
| § 65.40. Pronghorn Antelope: Open Seasons and Bag Limits |
| § 65.42. Deer |
| § 65.44. Javelina: Open Seasons and Annual Bag Limits |
| § 65.46. Squirrel: Open Seasons, Bag, and Possession Limits |
| § 65.48. Desert Bighorn Sheep: Open Season and Annual Bag Limit |
| § 65.49. Alligators |
| § 65.54. Game Birds: Open Seasons and Bag Limits |
| § 65.56. Lesser Prairie Chicken: Open Season, Bag, and Possession Limits |
| § 65.60. Pheasant: Open Seasons, Bag, and Possession Limits |
| § 65.62. Quail: Open Seasons, Bag, and Possession Limits |
| § 65.64. Turkey |
| § 65.66. Chachalaca |
| SUBCHAPTER B. DISEASE DETECTION AND RESPONSE |
| DIVISION 1. CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE (CWD) |
| § 65.80. Definitions |
| § 65.81. Containment Zones; Restrictions |
| § 65.82. Surveillance Zones; Restrictions |
| § 65.83. Special Provisions |
| § 65.84. Powers and Duties of the Executive Director |
| § 65.85. Mandatory Check Stations |
| § 65.86. Preemption |
| § 65.87. Exception |
| § 65.88. Deer Carcass Movement Restrictions |
| § 65.89. Penalties |
| DIVISION 2. CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE - COMPREHENSIVE RULES |
| § 65.90. Definitions |
| § 65.91. General Provisions |
| § 65.92. CWD Testing |
| § 65.93. Harvest Log |
| § 65.94. Breeding Facility Minimum Movement Qualification |
| § 65.95. Movement of Breeder Deer |
| § 65.96. Movement of DMP Deer |
| § 65.97. Testing and Movement of Deer Pursuant to a Triple T or TTP Permit |
| § 65.98. Transition Provisions |
| § 65.99. Breeding Facilities Epidemiologically Connected to Deer Infected with CWD; Positive Deer Breeding Facilities |
| § 65.100. Violations and Penalties |
| SUBCHAPTER C. PERMITS FOR TRAPPING, TRANSPORTING, AND TRANSPLANTING GAME ANIMALS AND GAME BIRDS |
| § 65.101. Definitions |
| § 65.102. Disease Detection Requirements |
| § 65.103. Trap, Transport, and Transplant Permit (Triple T) |
| § 65.104. Permit to Trap, Transplant, and Process Surplus White-Tailed Deer |
| § 65.105. Urban White-Tailed Deer Removal Permit |
| § 65.107. Permit Application and Processing |
| § 65.109. Issuance of Permit |
| § 65.111. Permit Conditions and Period of Validity |
| § 65.113. Marking of Game Animals and Game Birds |
| § 65.115. Notification, Recordkeeping, and Reporting Requirements |
| § 65.116. Nuisance Squirrels |
| § 65.117. Prohibited Acts |
| § 65.119. Penalties |
| SUBCHAPTER D. DEER MANAGEMENT PERMIT (DMP) |
| § 65.131. Deer Management Permit (DMP) |
| § 65.132. Permit Application |
| § 65.133. General Provisions |
| § 65.134. Facility Standards |
| § 65.135. Detention of Deer |
| § 65.136. Release of Deer |
| § 65.137. Disposition of Mortalities |
| § 65.138. Violations and Penalties |
| SUBCHAPTER F. PERMITS FOR AERIAL MANAGEMENT OF WILDLIFE AND EXOTIC SPECIES |
| § 65.150. Applicability |
| § 65.151. Definitions |
| § 65.152. General Rules |
| § 65.153. Application for Permit |
| § 65.154. Issuance of Permit; Amendment and Renewal |
| § 65.155. Period of Validity of Permit |
| § 65.160. Landowner Authorization (LOA) |
| § 65.161. Reports |
| § 65.162. Penalty |
| SUBCHAPTER G. THREATENED AND ENDANGERED NONGAME SPECIES |
| § 65.171. General Provisions |
| § 65.172. Exceptions |
| § 65.173. Special Provisions |
| § 65.174. Permanent Identification |
| § 65.175. Threatened Species |
| § 65.176. Endangered Species |
| § 65.177. Violations and Penalties |
| SUBCHAPTER H. PUBLIC HUNTING PROCLAMATION |
| § 65.190. Application |
| § 65.191. Definitions |
| § 65.192. Powers of the Executive Director |
| § 65.193. Access Permit Required and Fees |
| § 65.194. Competitive Hunting Dog Event (Field Trials) and Fees |
| § 65.195. Permit Revocation |
| § 65.196. Refund of Permit Fees |
| § 65.197. Reinstatement of Loyalty Points |
| § 65.198. Entry, Registration, and Checkout |
| § 65.199. General Rules of Conduct |
| § 65.200. Construction of Blinds |
| § 65.201. Motor Vehicles |
| § 65.202. Youth Hunting on Public Hunting Lands |
| § 65.203. Hunter Safety |
| § 65.204. Recreational Use of Wildlife Management Areas |
| § 65.208. Penalties |
| SUBCHAPTER I. DEPREDATION PERMITS |
| § 65.220. Definitions |
| § 65.221. General Provisions |
| § 65.222. Application and Issuance |
| § 65.223. Inspection |
| § 65.224. Period of Validity |
| § 65.225. Notification |
| § 65.226. Means and Methods |
| § 65.227. Documentation, Reporting, and Recordkeeping |
| § 65.228. Permit Cancellation |
| § 65.229. Permit Reinstatement |
| § 65.230. Permit Denial |
| § 65.231. Fees |
| § 65.232. Prohibited Acts |
| § 65.233. Penalties |
| SUBCHAPTER J. BOBCAT PROCLAMATION |
| § 65.251. Definitions |
| § 65.252. Bobcat Season |
| § 65.253. General Provisions |
| § 65.254. Bobcat Tags |
| § 65.255. Bobcat Dealer Permits |
| § 65.256. Penalties |
| SUBCHAPTER K. RAPTOR PROCLAMATION |
| § 65.261. Applicability |
| § 65.262. Definitions |
| § 65.263. General Provisions |
| § 65.264. Permit Application Requirements |
| § 65.265. Period of Validity |
| § 65.266. Review of Agency Decision to Deny or Revoke Permit |
| § 65.267. Permit Privileges and Restrictions |
| § 65.268. Equipment and Facility Standards; Related Provisions |
| § 65.269. Marking, Banding, and Telemetry |
| § 65.270. Notification, Reporting, and Recordkeeping |
| § 65.271. Trapping |
| § 65.272. Transfer, Sale, and Donation |
| § 65.273. Release to the Wild |
| § 65.274. Miscellaneous Provisions |
| § 65.275. Exceptions |
| § 65.276. Open Seasons and Bag Limits; Hunting |
| § 65.277. Violations and Penalties |
| SUBCHAPTER N. MIGRATORY GAME BIRD PROCLAMATION |
| § 65.301. Applicability |
| § 65.309. Definitions |
| § 65.310. Means and Methods |
| § 65.311. Importation of Migratory Game Birds |
| § 65.312. Possession of Migratory Game Birds |
| § 65.313. General Rules |
| § 65.314. Doves (Mourning, White-Winged, White-Tipped, White-Fronted Doves) |
| § 65.315. Ducks, Coots, Mergansers, and Teal |
| § 65.316. Geese |
| § 65.317. Special Youth, Active Duty Military, and Military Veteran Seasons |
| § 65.318. Sandhill Crane |
| § 65.319. Gallinules, Rails, Snipe, Woodcock |
| § 65.320. Extended Falconry Seasons |
| § 65.322. Penalties |
| SUBCHAPTER O. COMMERCIAL NONGAME PERMITS |
| § 65.325. Applicability |
| § 65.326. Definitions |
| § 65.327. Permit Required |
| § 65.328. Means and Methods |
| § 65.329. Permit Application |
| § 65.330. Record and Reporting Requirements |
| § 65.331. Commercial Activity |
| § 65.332. Violations and Penalties |
| SUBCHAPTER P. ALLIGATOR PROCLAMATION |
| § 65.351. Application |
| § 65.352. Definitions |
| § 65.353. General Provisions |
| § 65.357. Purchase and Sale of Alligators |
| § 65.358. Alligator Egg Collectors |
| § 65.359. Possession |
| § 65.360. Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements |
| § 65.361. Alligator Farm Facility Requirements |
| § 65.362. Importation and Exportation |
| § 65.363. Nuisance Alligator Control |
| § 65.365. Management Tag |
| § 65.366. Violations and Penalties |
| SUBCHAPTER Q. STATEWIDE FUR-BEARING ANIMAL PROCLAMATION |
| § 65.371. Application |
| § 65.372. Definitions |
| § 65.374. General Rules |
| § 65.375. Open Seasons; Means and Methods |
| § 65.376. Possession of Live Fur-bearing Animals |
| § 65.377. Sale or Purchase of Fur-bearing Animals |
| § 65.378. Importation, Exportation, and Release of Fur-bearing Animals |
| § 65.379. Reporting Requirements |
| § 65.381. Nuisance Fur-bearing Animals |
| § 65.383. Taxidermy |
| § 65.385. Penalty |
| SUBCHAPTER T. DEER BREEDER PERMITS |
| § 65.601. Definitions |
| § 65.602. Permit Requirement and Permit Privileges; General Provisions |
| § 65.603. Application and Permit Issuance |
| § 65.604. Disease Monitoring |
| § 65.605. Holding Facility Standards and Care of Deer |
| § 65.608. Annual Reports and Records |
| § 65.610. Transfer of Deer |
| § 65.611. Prohibited Acts |
| § 65.612. Disposition of Deer |
| § 65.613. Penalties |
| SUBCHAPTER U. AUTHORITY TO REFUSE TO ISSUE OR RENEW PERMIT |
| § 65.701. Applicability |
| § 65.702. Authority to Refuse to Issue or Renew Permit |
| § 65.703. Proscription of Certain Agents and Surrogates |
| § 65.704. Review of Department Decision to Refuse Permit Issuance or Renewal |
| SUBCHAPTER V. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION AREA HUNTING LEASE LICENSE |
| § 65.801. Definitions |
| SUBCHAPTER W. SPECIAL PERMITS |
| § 65.905. Interstate Transport of Deer through Texas |