Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 68.008
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 68.008, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 68.008. ORIGINAL PROPAGATION PERMIT.
Official statutory text
(a) A person may apply for an original propagation permit by submitting an application containing information or statements as required by the department and by submitting an original propagation permit fee of $300 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.
(b) The department shall issue the permit if it determines that the applicant has complied with Subsection (a) of this section, that the initial breeding stock was acquired under a permit issued under Section 43.022 of this code or was otherwise legally acquired, and that the applicant has not violated the laws of the United States, this state, or another state with respect to the acquisition of breeding stock.
(c) An original propagation permit must contain a description of endangered fish and wildlife authorized to be possessed under the permit.
(d) An original propagation permit is valid for one year from the date of its issuance.
(b) The department shall issue the permit if it determines that the applicant has complied with Subsection (a) of this section, that the initial breeding stock was acquired under a permit issued under Section 43.022 of this code or was otherwise legally acquired, and that the applicant has not violated the laws of the United States, this state, or another state with respect to the acquisition of breeding stock.
(c) An original propagation permit must contain a description of endangered fish and wildlife authorized to be possessed under the permit.
(d) An original propagation permit is valid for one year from the date of its issuance.
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