Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 62.062
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 62.062, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 62.062. SEASON.
Official statutory text
(a) As sound biological management practices warrant and until August 31, 1995, the commission may prescribe an open season for hunting in state parks, forts, or sites where size, location, and other physical conditions permit hunting.
(b) After August 31, 1995, as sound biological practices warrant, and after it has established a classification system for parks in accordance with Section 13.001(b) of this code, the commission may prescribe an open season for recreational hunting in state parks, forts, or sites where size, location, physical conditions, safety, and other uses permit hunting.
(b) After August 31, 1995, as sound biological practices warrant, and after it has established a classification system for parks in accordance with Section 13.001(b) of this code, the commission may prescribe an open season for recreational hunting in state parks, forts, or sites where size, location, physical conditions, safety, and other uses permit hunting.
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