Sec. 81.401. ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT OF AREAS. (a) The department may acquire by donation, purchase, lease, or otherwise, and develop, maintain, and operate, wildlife management areas and public hunting lands.
(b) The department may manage, along sound biological lines, wildlife and fish found on any land the department has or may acquire as a wildlife management area.
(c) The department may use money from the game, fish, and water safety account to accomplish the purposes of this section.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 69, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 571 (S.B. 1669), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation
Subtitle E - Wildlife Management Areas, Sanctuaries, and Preserves
Chapter 81 - Management Areas and Preserves: General Authority
Subchapter E. Wildlife Management Areas and Public Hunting Lands
Section 81.401. Acquisition and Management of Areas
Section 81.4012. Applicability to State Park Land
Section 81.402. Regulation of Hunting and Fishing
Section 81.404. Contracts for Removal of Fur-Bearing Animals and Reptiles