Competitive Hunting Dog Events

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 62.016, under Provisions Generally Applicable To Hunting.

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 62.016

Sec. 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 designated by the commission as a public hunting area if: (1) a participant in the event is prohibited from: (A) using a firearm in the event; or (B) taking the wildlife that is the object of the event; and (2) the event does not deter other persons from hunting during a designated hunting season. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 372, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.