Title PW, Parks and Wildlife Code

Sec. 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 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 94, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. SUBCHAPTER B. FISH HATCHERIES

Sec. 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. Funds available to the department for the enforcement of game, fish, and oyster laws may …

Sec. 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 from one body of tidewater to another. On approval of the title …

Sec. 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 erecting, constructing, enlarging, and maintaining fish hatcheries,…

Sec. 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 department and shall be held in Travis County. All costs in the proceedings shall be paid by the state or by …

Sec. 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 area to be included in the sanctuary; (2) the reason for creation of the sanctuary; (3) the d…

Sec. 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 the courthouse door of each county in which the sanctuary is located; (2) by publishing a brief summary of the procl…

Sec. 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., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.

Sec. 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, 1975. SUBCHAPTER D. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION AREAS

Sec. 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 the land applies for the designation; (2) the land is inhabited by wildlife; (3)…

Sec. 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 management plan according to department g…

Sec. 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 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 635, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. SUBCHAPTER E. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS AND PUBLIC HUNTING LAN…

Sec. 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 department may manage, along sound biological lines, wildli…

Sec. 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 the director as public hunting land. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 571 (S.B. 166…

Sec. 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 for public hunting activities. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 571 (S.B. 1669), Se…

Sec. 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. (b) During an open season in wildlife management areas or public hunting la…

Sec. 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 land or a wildlife management area. The commission by rule shall prescribe the conditions for…

Sec. 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 of fur-bearing animals and reptiles shall be a…

Sec. 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. Sept. 1, 1985. SUBCHAPTER F. SCIENTIFIC AREAS

Sec. 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 of scientific or educational value. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 54…

Sec. 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 proposed for incorporation into a state system of scientific areas; (2) make and publish a…

Sec. 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 policies of the commission authorized by this subchapter. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p.…

Sec. 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 interfere with any other law or provision of an instrument relating to the use, m…

Sec. 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 this subchapter voids or replaces a protected status under the law which the area would have if it …

Sec. 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, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.