Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 81.402
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 81.402, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 81.402. REGULATION OF HUNTING AND FISHING.
Official statutory text
(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 lands, the executive director may prescribe the number, kind, sex, and size of game or fish that may be taken.
(c) The executive director may prescribe the means, methods, and conditions for the taking of game or fish during an open season in wildlife management areas or public hunting lands.
(d) As sound biological management permits, the commission may prescribe an open season for hunting after it has established a classification system for such areas in accordance with Section 13.001(b).
(b) During an open season in wildlife management areas or public hunting lands, the executive director may prescribe the number, kind, sex, and size of game or fish that may be taken.
(c) The executive director may prescribe the means, methods, and conditions for the taking of game or fish during an open season in wildlife management areas or public hunting lands.
(d) As sound biological management permits, the commission may prescribe an open season for hunting after it has established a classification system for such areas in accordance with Section 13.001(b).
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