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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 81.504

This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 81.504, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.

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§ 81.504. EFFECT ON EXISTING AREAS.

Official statutory text

Inclusion of a state or local park, preserve, wildlife refuge, or other area within the system established under this subchapter does not cancel, supersede, or interfere with any other law or provision of an instrument relating to the use, management, or development of the area for other purposes except that any agency administering an area within the system is responsible for preserving the natural character of the area under the policies of the commission.

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