Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing
Chapter 61 - Uniform Wildlife Regulatory Act

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 61.001. Title - Sec. 61.001. TITLE. This chapter may be cited as the...

Section 61.002. Purpose - Sec. 61.002. PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to...

Section 61.003. Applicability of Chapter - Sec. 61.003. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER. This chapter applies to every...

Section 61.005. Definitions - Sec. 61.005. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Wildlife resources" means...

Section 61.006. Crayfish - Sec. 61.006. CRAYFISH. Except for Section 61.022 and Chapter 68...

Subchapter B. Prohibited Acts

Section 61.021. Taking Wildlife Resources Prohibited - Sec. 61.021. TAKING WILDLIFE RESOURCES PROHIBITED. (a) Except as provided...

Section 61.022. Taking Wildlife Resources Without Consent of Landowner Prohibited - Sec. 61.022. TAKING WILDLIFE RESOURCES WITHOUT CONSENT OF LANDOWNER PROHIBITED....

Section 61.0221. Disposition of Seized Property - Sec. 61.0221. DISPOSITION OF SEIZED PROPERTY. (a) If a person...

Section 61.023. Applying Contraceptives to Wildlife Resources - Sec. 61.023. APPLYING CONTRACEPTIVES TO WILDLIFE RESOURCES. No person may...

Subchapter C. Regulatory Duties

Section 61.051. Duty to Investigate and Study Certain Wildlife Resources - Sec. 61.051. DUTY TO INVESTIGATE AND STUDY CERTAIN WILDLIFE RESOURCES....

Section 61.052. General Regulatory Duty - Sec. 61.052. GENERAL REGULATORY DUTY. (a) The commission shall regulate...

Section 61.053. Open Seasons - Sec. 61.053. OPEN SEASONS. The commission shall provide open seasons...

Section 61.054. Proclamations of the Commission - Sec. 61.054. PROCLAMATIONS OF THE COMMISSION. (a) Regulation of the...

Section 61.055. Amendments and Revocations - Sec. 61.055. AMENDMENTS AND REVOCATIONS. (a) If the commission finds...

Section 61.056. Proclamations Concerning Certain Deer and Antelope - Sec. 61.056. PROCLAMATIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN DEER AND ANTELOPE. A proclamation...

Section 61.057. Antlerless Deer and Antelope - Sec. 61.057. ANTLERLESS DEER AND ANTELOPE. (a) Except as provided...

Section 61.058. Youth Hunting and Fishing - Sec. 61.058. YOUTH HUNTING AND FISHING. (a) The commission may...

Section 61.059. Hunting of Certain Migratory Game Birds by Veterans and Active Duty Armed Forces Members - Sec. 61.059. HUNTING OF CERTAIN MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS BY VETERANS...

Section 61.060. Defense to Prosecution: Humane Dispatch of Certain Game Animals and Birds - Sec. 61.060. DEFENSE TO PROSECUTION: HUMANE DISPATCH OF CERTAIN GAME...

Subchapter D. Administrative Procedures

Section 61.101. Local Hearing on Proclamation - Sec. 61.101. LOCAL HEARING ON PROCLAMATION. (a) Before a proclamation...

Section 61.102. Notice on Local Hearing - Sec. 61.102. NOTICE ON LOCAL HEARING. Notice of the hearing...

Section 61.103. Adoption of Proclamations - Sec. 61.103. ADOPTION OF PROCLAMATIONS. (a) A proclamation under this...

Section 61.104. Effective Date and Duration of Proclamations - Sec. 61.104. EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION OF PROCLAMATIONS. (a) Except...

Section 61.106. Judicial Review of Proclamation - Sec. 61.106. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF PROCLAMATION. (a) The venue for...

Subchapter E. Provisions Affecting Limited Areas

Section 61.201. Livingston Dam Fishing Platform - Sec. 61.201. LIVINGSTON DAM FISHING PLATFORM. (a) No person may...

Section 61.204. Bighorn Sheep Cooperative Agreements - Sec. 61.204. BIGHORN SHEEP COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS. The department may enter...

Section 61.205. Bighorn Sheep Hunting Permits - Sec. 61.205. BIGHORN SHEEP HUNTING PERMITS. (a) No person may...

Section 61.206. Bighorn Sheep Identification - Sec. 61.206. BIGHORN SHEEP IDENTIFICATION. A person may not possess...

Subchapter F. Penalties

Section 61.901. Penalties - Sec. 61.901. PENALTIES. (a) Except as provided in this section,...