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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 11.001. Definitions - Sec. 11.001. DEFINITIONS. In this code: (1) "Commission" means the...
Section 11.002. Policy Implementation - Sec. 11.002. POLICY IMPLEMENTATION. The commission shall develop and implement...
Section 11.003. Applicability of Certain State Law Requirements - Sec. 11.003. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN STATE LAW REQUIREMENTS. A requirement...
Section 11.004. Rules Relating to Residency for Hunting and Other Purposes - Sec. 11.004. RULES RELATING TO RESIDENCY FOR HUNTING AND OTHER...
Section 11.005. Social Security Numbers of Certain Minors - Sec. 11.005. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS OF CERTAIN MINORS. (a) The...
Subchapter B. Organization of Department
Section 11.011. Parks and Wildlife Department - Sec. 11.011. PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT. The Parks and Wildlife...
Section 11.0111. Sunset Provision - Sec. 11.0111. SUNSET PROVISION. The Parks and Wildlife Department is...
Section 11.012. Commission - Sec. 11.012. COMMISSION. (a) The commission consists of nine members...
Section 11.0121. Qualifications - Sec. 11.0121. QUALIFICATIONS. A person may not be a public...
Section 11.0122. Conflict of Interest - Sec. 11.0122. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (a) In this section, "Texas...
Section 11.0123. Lobbyist Prohibition - Sec. 11.0123. LOBBYIST PROHIBITION. A person may not be a...
Section 11.0124. Discrimination in Appointments Prohibited - Sec. 11.0124. DISCRIMINATION IN APPOINTMENTS PROHIBITED. Appointments to the commission...
Section 11.0125. Removal of a Commission Member - Sec. 11.0125. REMOVAL OF A COMMISSION MEMBER. (a) It is...
Section 11.0126. Training Program for Commission Members - Sec. 11.0126. TRAINING PROGRAM FOR COMMISSION MEMBERS. (a) A person...
Section 11.013. Terms - Sec. 11.013. TERMS. The members of the commission hold office...
Section 11.014. Presiding Officer - Sec. 11.014. PRESIDING OFFICER. (a) The governor shall designate a...
Section 11.015. Meetings, Quorum - Sec. 11.015. MEETINGS, QUORUM. (a) The commission may meet as...
Section 11.0151. Public Hearings - Sec. 11.0151. PUBLIC HEARINGS. (a) In this section, "major decision"...
Section 11.016. Expenses, per Diem - Sec. 11.016. EXPENSES, PER DIEM. Members of the commission are...
Section 11.0161. Notification of Commission Activities - Sec. 11.0161. NOTIFICATION OF COMMISSION ACTIVITIES. (a) The commission shall...
Section 11.0162. Advisory Committees to Commission - Sec. 11.0162. ADVISORY COMMITTEES TO COMMISSION. (a) The presiding officer...
Section 11.0163. Use of Technology - Sec. 11.0163. USE OF TECHNOLOGY. The commission shall implement a...
Section 11.0164. Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures - Sec. 11.0164. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES. (a)...
Section 11.0165. Complaints - Sec. 11.0165. COMPLAINTS. (a) The department shall maintain a system...
Section 11.017. Executive Director - Sec. 11.017. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR. The commission may appoint an executive...
Section 11.0171. Authority to Contract - Sec. 11.0171. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT. (a) Subject to Section 12.0251,...
Section 11.0172. Limit on Contracts for Publications - Sec. 11.0172. LIMIT ON CONTRACTS FOR PUBLICATIONS. (a) In this...
Section 11.0173. Prohibition on Tobacco Advertising - Sec. 11.0173. PROHIBITION ON TOBACCO ADVERTISING. (a) In this section,...
Section 11.0174. Internal Affairs Office - Sec. 11.0174. INTERNAL AFFAIRS OFFICE. (a) The executive director shall...
Section 11.018. Employees - Sec. 11.018. EMPLOYEES. The director may appoint heads of divisions,...
Section 11.0181. Employees as Educators and Outreach Proponents - Sec. 11.0181. EMPLOYEES AS EDUCATORS AND OUTREACH PROPONENTS. (a) Employees...
Section 11.0182. Employee Fund-Raising - Sec. 11.0182. EMPLOYEE FUND-RAISING. (a) This section applies only to...
Section 11.019. Employees as Peace Officers - Sec. 11.019. EMPLOYEES AS PEACE OFFICERS. (a) The director may...
Section 11.0191. Enforcement of Code - Sec. 11.0191. ENFORCEMENT OF CODE. Law enforcement officers commissioned by...
Section 11.0192. Purchase of Badge by Retiring Peace Officer or Survivor - Sec. 11.0192. PURCHASE OF BADGE BY RETIRING PEACE OFFICER OR...
Section 11.0193. Purchase of Firearm From Department by Commissioned Peace Officer - Sec. 11.0193. PURCHASE OF FIREARM FROM DEPARTMENT BY COMMISSIONED PEACE...
Section 11.0195. Use of Funds to Support Peace Officer Training - Sec. 11.0195. USE OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT PEACE OFFICER TRAINING....
Section 11.020. Deputy Game Wardens - Sec. 11.020. DEPUTY GAME WARDENS. (a) The director may commission...
Section 11.0201. Special Game Wardens - Sec. 11.0201. SPECIAL GAME WARDENS. (a) The director may commission...
Section 11.021. Information Concerning Qualifications and Responsibilities - Sec. 11.021. INFORMATION CONCERNING QUALIFICATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. The director or...
Section 11.022. Equal Opportunity Employment - Sec. 11.022. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYMENT. (a) The director or the...
Section 11.023. Career Ladder Program - Sec. 11.023. CAREER LADDER PROGRAM. The director or his designee...
Section 11.024. Performance Evaluations - Sec. 11.024. PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. The director or his designee shall...
Section 11.025. Audit - Sec. 11.025. AUDIT. The financial transactions of the department are...
Section 11.0255. Evaluation of Construction Projects - Sec. 11.0255. EVALUATION OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. (a) The department shall...
Section 11.026. Gifts of Property or Money - Sec. 11.026. GIFTS OF PROPERTY OR MONEY. (a) Except as...
Section 11.0261. Prohibition Against Acceptance of Gifts, Gratuities, and Other Things of Value; Exception - Sec. 11.0261. PROHIBITION AGAINST ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS, GRATUITIES, AND OTHER...
Section 11.0262. Certain Gratuities Authorized - Sec. 11.0262. CERTAIN GRATUITIES AUTHORIZED. (a) An employee of the...
Section 11.027. Establishment of Fees; Revenue - Sec. 11.027. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEES; REVENUE. (a) In setting the...
Section 11.0271. Public Hunting Drawing; Fees - Sec. 11.0271. PUBLIC HUNTING DRAWING; FEES. (a) The department may...
Section 11.0272. Public Fishing and Special Events Drawing; Fees - Sec. 11.0272. PUBLIC FISHING AND SPECIAL EVENTS DRAWING; FEES. (a)...
Section 11.028. Volunteer Services - Sec. 11.028. VOLUNTEER SERVICES. (a) The department may use the...
Section 11.0281. Volunteer Liability and Immunity - Sec. 11.0281. VOLUNTEER LIABILITY AND IMMUNITY. (a) In this section,...
Section 11.0285. Donated Building Projects - Sec. 11.0285. DONATED BUILDING PROJECTS. (a) The department may accept...
Section 11.029. Administration of Oaths - Sec. 11.029. ADMINISTRATION OF OATHS. Employees of the department who...
Section 11.030. Disclosure of Personal Customer Information - Sec. 11.030. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL CUSTOMER INFORMATION. (a) The name...
Subchapter C. Special Accounts
Section 11.031. Game, Fish, and Water Safety Account - Sec. 11.031. GAME, FISH, AND WATER SAFETY ACCOUNT. There is...
Section 11.032. Game, Fish, and Water Safety Account; Sources - Sec. 11.032. GAME, FISH, AND WATER SAFETY ACCOUNT; SOURCES. (a)...
Section 11.033. Use of Game, Fish, and Water Safety Account - Sec. 11.033. USE OF GAME, FISH, AND WATER SAFETY ACCOUNT....
Section 11.034. Game, Fish, and Water Safety Account Expenditures - Sec. 11.034. GAME, FISH, AND WATER SAFETY ACCOUNT EXPENDITURES. All...
Section 11.035. State Parks Account - Sec. 11.035. STATE PARKS ACCOUNT. (a) The state parks account...
Section 11.037. State Land and Water Conservation Account - Sec. 11.037. STATE LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION ACCOUNT. (a) The...
Section 11.038. Operating Account - Sec. 11.038. OPERATING ACCOUNT. (a) The parks and wildlife operating...
Section 11.040. Mistaken Deposit - Sec. 11.040. MISTAKEN DEPOSIT. (a) Any funds deposited in the...
Section 11.041. Transfer of Property - Sec. 11.041. TRANSFER OF PROPERTY. (a) The commission may transfer...
Section 11.042. Funds Deposited in Treasury - Sec. 11.042. FUNDS DEPOSITED IN TREASURY. All money paid to...
Section 11.043. Texas Parks and Wildlife Conservation and Capital Account - Sec. 11.043. TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND CAPITAL ACCOUNT....
Section 11.044. Disposition of Interest on Investments - Sec. 11.044. DISPOSITION OF INTEREST ON INVESTMENTS. (a) Interest received...
Section 11.045. Application of Other Law - Sec. 11.045. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW. Section 403.095, Government Code,...
Section 11.046. Off-Highway Vehicle Trail and Recreational Area Account - Sec. 11.046. OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE TRAIL AND RECREATIONAL AREA ACCOUNT. (a)...
Section 11.047. Use of Off-Highway Vehicle Trail and Recreational Area Account - Sec. 11.047. USE OF OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE TRAIL AND RECREATIONAL AREA...
Subchapter D. Special Nongame and Endangered Species Conservation Account
Section 11.051. Definitions - Sec. 11.051. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Nongame" means those...
Section 11.052. Special Nongame and Endangered Species Conservation Account - Sec. 11.052. SPECIAL NONGAME AND ENDANGERED SPECIES CONSERVATION ACCOUNT. The...
Section 11.053. Sources of Account - Sec. 11.053. SOURCES OF ACCOUNT. (a) The department shall deposit...
Section 11.054. Uses of Account - Sec. 11.054. USES OF ACCOUNT. (a) Money in the special...
Section 11.055. Wildlife Art Prints, Decals, and Stamps - Sec. 11.055. WILDLIFE ART PRINTS, DECALS, AND STAMPS. (a) The...
Section 11.056. Costs of Wildlife Art Prints, Decals, and Stamps - Sec. 11.056. COSTS OF WILDLIFE ART PRINTS, DECALS, AND STAMPS....
Subchapter E. Lifetime License Endowment Account
Section 11.061. Lifetime License Endowment Account - Sec. 11.061. LIFETIME LICENSE ENDOWMENT ACCOUNT. The lifetime license endowment...
Section 11.062. Sources of Account - Sec. 11.062. SOURCES OF ACCOUNT. (a) The department shall deposit...
Section 11.063. Uses of Account - Sec. 11.063. USES OF ACCOUNT. To the extent allowed by...
Section 11.064. Restrictions - Sec. 11.064. RESTRICTIONS. (a) No expenditure shall be made from...
Section 11.065. Investments - Sec. 11.065. INVESTMENTS. The commission shall adopt rules for the...
Subchapter F. Regulation of Mineral Recovery Operations on Department Lands
Section 11.071. Regulation of Mineral Recovery Operations - Sec. 11.071. REGULATION OF MINERAL RECOVERY OPERATIONS. The commission may...
Section 11.072. Enforcement - Sec. 11.072. ENFORCEMENT. (a) If a person has violated, is...
Section 11.073. Disposition of Civil Penalties - Sec. 11.073. DISPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTIES. All civil penalties recovered...
Section 11.074. Effect on Other Laws - Sec. 11.074. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS. This subchapter does not...
Subchapter G. Aquatic Vegetation Management
Section 11.081. Definitions - Sec. 11.081. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Governing entity" means...
Section 11.082. State Aquatic Vegetation Management Plan - Sec. 11.082. STATE AQUATIC VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLAN. (a) The department...
Section 11.083. Local Aquatic Vegetation Management Plan - Sec. 11.083. LOCAL AQUATIC VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLAN. (a) A governing...
Section 11.084. Application of Aquatic Herbicide in Public Body of Surface Water - Sec. 11.084. APPLICATION OF AQUATIC HERBICIDE IN PUBLIC BODY OF...
Section 11.085. Liability - Sec. 11.085. LIABILITY. (a) The liability under other law of...
Section 11.086. Records - Sec. 11.086. RECORDS. A governing entity shall maintain for not...
Subchapter H. Land and Water Resources Conservation Plan
Section 11.101. Definition - Sec. 11.101. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "conservation" includes the conservation...
Section 11.102. Plan Approval; Hearing Required - Sec. 11.102. PLAN APPROVAL; HEARING REQUIRED. (a) The department must...
Section 11.103. Inventory - Sec. 11.103. INVENTORY. (a) The department shall inventory all land...
Section 11.104. Land and Water Resources Conservation and Recreation Plan - Sec. 11.104. LAND AND WATER RESOURCES CONSERVATION AND RECREATION PLAN....
Section 11.105. Coordination of Conservation and Recreation Operations - Sec. 11.105. COORDINATION OF CONSERVATION AND RECREATION OPERATIONS. The department...
Section 11.106. Exemptions - Sec. 11.106. EXEMPTIONS. Section 11.104 does not apply to: (1)...
Subchapter I. Statewide Commercial Projects
Section 11.151. Definition - Sec. 11.151. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "statewide commercial project" means...
Section 11.152. Business Plans - Sec. 11.152. BUSINESS PLANS. Each business plan developed under this...
Section 11.153. Department Plan: Operational Strategies - Sec. 11.153. DEPARTMENT PLAN: OPERATIONAL STRATEGIES. (a) The department shall...
Section 11.154. Individual Project Plans - Sec. 11.154. INDIVIDUAL PROJECT PLANS. (a) The department shall develop...
Section 11.155. Adjustment or Termination of Project for Failure to Meet Financial Objectives - Sec. 11.155. ADJUSTMENT OR TERMINATION OF PROJECT FOR FAILURE TO...
Section 11.156. Contract With Private Sector - Sec. 11.156. CONTRACT WITH PRIVATE SECTOR. The department shall consider...
Subchapter J. Nonprofit Partnerships
Section 11.201. Definitions - Sec. 11.201. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Nonprofit partner" means...
Section 11.202. General Duties - Sec. 11.202. GENERAL DUTIES. (a) The department may select and...
Section 11.203. Accountability of Nonprofit Partners; Investment Restrictions - Sec. 11.203. ACCOUNTABILITY OF NONPROFIT PARTNERS; INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. (a) The...
Section 11.204. Plan - Sec. 11.204. PLAN. The department shall provide to each nonprofit...
Section 11.205. Official Nonprofit Partner - Sec. 11.205. OFFICIAL NONPROFIT PARTNER. (a) The commission shall designate...
Section 11.206. Audit of Official Nonprofit Partner - Sec. 11.206. AUDIT OF OFFICIAL NONPROFIT PARTNER. (a) The official...
Section 11.207. Expenditures; Limits - Sec. 11.207. EXPENDITURES; LIMITS. (a) The department shall direct, by...
Section 11.208. Partnership With Nonprofit Serving Veterans - Sec. 11.208. PARTNERSHIP WITH NONPROFIT SERVING VETERANS. (a) In this...
Subchapter J. -1. For-Profit Partnerships
Section 11.221. Definitions - Sec. 11.221. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Official corporate partner"...
Section 11.222. Selection; Contract - Sec. 11.222. SELECTION; CONTRACT. (a) Subject to commission approval, the...
Section 11.223. Gifts and Grants; Fund-Raising - Sec. 11.223. GIFTS AND GRANTS; FUND-RAISING. (a) To raise funds...
Section 11.224. Use of Funds - Sec. 11.224. USE OF FUNDS. Money received by the department...
Section 11.225. Rules - Sec. 11.225. RULES. The commission shall adopt rules to implement...
Section 11.226. Other Donation Authority Not Limited - Sec. 11.226. OTHER DONATION AUTHORITY NOT LIMITED. This subchapter does...
Subchapter K. Management and Efficiency Reviews
Section 11.251. Maintenance Equipment Review System - Sec. 11.251. MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT REVIEW SYSTEM. (a) In this section:...
Section 11.252. Maintenance Provider Review System - Sec. 11.252. MAINTENANCE PROVIDER REVIEW SYSTEM. (a) In this section...
Section 11.253. Management Plan and Priorities List - Sec. 11.253. MANAGEMENT PLAN AND PRIORITIES LIST. Not later than...
Subchapter L. Grant or Lease of Land
Section 11.301. Easements - Sec. 11.301. EASEMENTS. (a) The commission may grant, lease, or...
Subchapter M. Prescribed Burns
Section 11.351. Definitions - Sec. 11.351. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Landowner" includes any...
Section 11.352. Applicability - Sec. 11.352. APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies only to prescribed burns...
Section 11.353. General and Specific Plan Requirements - Sec. 11.353. GENERAL AND SPECIFIC PLAN REQUIREMENTS. (a) The commission...
Section 11.354. Notice Requirements - Sec. 11.354. NOTICE REQUIREMENTS. (a) The department shall provide adequate...
Section 11.355. Insurance - Sec. 11.355. INSURANCE. The department shall purchase liability insurance or...
Section 11.356. Liability - Sec. 11.356. LIABILITY. The department is liable for actual damages...
Section 11.357. Limitation on Amount of Liability - Sec. 11.357. LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF LIABILITY. Liability of the...
Section 11.358. Application of Tort Claims Act - Sec. 11.358. APPLICATION OF TORT CLAIMS ACT. (a) A claim...
Section 11.359. Waiver of Governmental Immunity; Permission to Sue - Sec. 11.359. WAIVER OF GOVERNMENTAL IMMUNITY; PERMISSION TO SUE. (a)...
Subchapter N. Intellectual Property
Section 11.401. Protection and Use of Intellectual Property - Sec. 11.401. PROTECTION AND USE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. (a) The...