Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.0271
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.0271, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 11.0271. PUBLIC HUNTING DRAWING; FEES.
Official statutory text
(a) The department may conduct public drawings to select applicants for public hunting privileges. The department may charge each person who participates in the drawing a nonrefundable participation fee in addition to any fee for issuing a hunting permit or license. The participation fee shall be set by the commission in an amount sufficient to pay the costs of operating the drawing.
(b) The commission may approve participation fees, not to exceed $25 per species for each participant on an application, in drawings for special hunting programs, packages, or events that exceed the costs of operating the drawing only if the fees charged are designated for use in the management and restoration efforts of the specific wildlife program implementing each special hunting program, package, or event.
(b) The commission may approve participation fees, not to exceed $25 per species for each participant on an application, in drawings for special hunting programs, packages, or events that exceed the costs of operating the drawing only if the fees charged are designated for use in the management and restoration efforts of the specific wildlife program implementing each special hunting program, package, or event.
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