Title PW, Parks and Wildlife Code

Sec. 47.053. PENALTY. (a) A person who violates or fails to comply with Section 47.0121 commits an offense that is: (1) a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor punishable by a fine of at least: (A) $500 if the weight of the aquatic products totals 10 pounds or more but less…

Sec. 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 by the 10th day of the month following receipt. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545…

Sec. 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 management program in accordance with procla…

Sec. 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 as a commercial finfish fisherman. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 455, Sec. 7, eff. …

Sec. 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 the review board may not be residents of the same county. (c) The review boa…

Sec. 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 may engage in commercial finfish fishing unless: (1) the person has in their immediate possession:…

Sec. 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. All fees generated by the issuance of a license under this subchapter are to be sent to the comptrolle…

Sec. 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, 76th Leg., ch. 455, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 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 person other than an individual must designate an individual in whose name the license is is…

Sec. 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 license is acquired. Each period is one year beginning on September 1 or another date set by the commission. Ad…

Sec. 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 amount of the license fee. (b) The commission shall send all license transfer fees to the comptroller for deposit to the credit…

Sec. 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) the license holder or any other authorized operator of the licensed vessel …

Sec. 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 this subchapter. (b) The commission by rule may establish criteria, using reasonable…

Sec. 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 to use up to 20 trotlines not more than 600 feet long, or another number and length of line…

Sec. 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 to use up to 20 crab traps, or a number of traps authorized by commission proclamation, for …

Sec. 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 the administration of the program established under this subch…

Sec. 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 day of the month following the date of collection. Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 455, Sec.…

Sec. 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. 455, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Sec. 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 falconry permit. (2) "Nonresident" means an individual who is not a resident. (3) "Falconry" means t…

Sec. 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 person has obtained a permit issued by the department. (b) A nonresident may temporarily possess in this s…

Sec. 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 the department for a falconry permit not later than the 10th day after the date the person first moves a raptor into…

Sec. 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 falconry if the nonresident possesses on the nonresident's person: (1) a federal falconry permit; (2) a falconry permit is…

Sec. 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, a raptor in this state. (b) The holder of a falconer's permit may transfer a raptor to another h…

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

Sec. 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 may be taken or captured, and species that may be taken or captured; …

Sec. 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 the department, or the United States Bureau of Sports, Fisheries, and Wildlife a…

Sec. 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 Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 37, eff. …

Sec. 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 this state a lifetime combination hunting and fishing license. (c) The commission shall e…

Sec. 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 license issued under this chapter; (2) a member of the United States armed forces on active duty; (…

Sec. 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 lifetime license is $500 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. (c) Repealed by Acts 1995, 74th Leg.,…

Sec. 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 yearly period for which the license is issued without regard to the date on which the license is acqu…

Sec. 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 code or the fishing license required by Chapter 46 of this code. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1…

Sec. 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 requirements. (b) Duplicate licenses may be issued for the same fee and in the sam…

Sec. 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 code, unless those requirements or penalties conflict with this chapter. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p.…

Sec. 61.001. TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the Wildlife Conservation Act of 1983. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 22, ch. 9, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.

Sec. 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 to insure reasonable and equitable enjoyment of the privileges of ownership and pursuit of wildlife resources.…

Sec. 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. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 7…

Sec. 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 its immediate recuperative potential by any cause. (3) "Waste" means the failure to provide for …

Sec. 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 1981, 67th Leg., p. 399, ch. 161, Sec. 3, eff. May 20, 1981. SUBCHAPTER B. PROHIBITED ACTS

Sec. 61.021. TAKING WILDLIFE RESOURCES PROHIBITED. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or permitted under a proclamation issued by the commission under this chapter, no person may hunt, catch, or possess a game bird or game animal, fish, marine animal, or other aquatic life …

Sec. 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 by this chapter unless the owner of the land, submerged land, or water, or th…

Sec. 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 property used in the commission of the offense be destroyed or forfeited to the department.…

Sec. 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, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 74, eff. Sept.…

Sec. 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; (2) economic value; (3) environments; (4) br…

Sec. 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 life in or from the places covered by this chapter. (b) The commission shall regulate the means, met…

Sec. 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 findings of fact reveal that open seasons may be safely provided or if the threat of waste req…