Sec. 61.058. YOUTH HUNTING AND FISHING. (a) The commission may provide for special open seasons during which the taking and possession of game animals and game birds are restricted to persons under 17 years old.
(b) The commission may provide for special means and methods for the taking and possession of aquatic animal life by persons under 17 years old.
(c) A special open season provided for by the commission under Subsection (a) may be combined with a special open season provided for by the commission under Section 61.059.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 80, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 180 (S.B. 675), Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 2021.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation
Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing
Chapter 61 - Uniform Wildlife Regulatory Act
Subchapter C. Regulatory Duties
Section 61.051. Duty to Investigate and Study Certain Wildlife Resources
Section 61.052. General Regulatory Duty
Section 61.054. Proclamations of the Commission
Section 61.055. Amendments and Revocations
Section 61.056. Proclamations Concerning Certain Deer and Antelope
Section 61.057. Antlerless Deer and Antelope
Section 61.058. Youth Hunting and Fishing
Section 61.060. Defense to Prosecution: Humane Dispatch of Certain Game Animals and Birds