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Chapter 81 - Management Areas and Preserves: General Authority
Subchapter A. Acts Prohibited in Wildlife Protection Areas
Section 81.001. Taking of Wildlife From Hatcheries and Reservations Prohibited - Sec. 81.001. TAKING OF WILDLIFE FROM HATCHERIES AND RESERVATIONS PROHIBITED....
Section 81.003. Trespass on State Hatcheries and Reservations - Sec. 81.003. TRESPASS ON STATE HATCHERIES AND RESERVATIONS. No person...
Section 81.004. Fishing in Sanctuary - Sec. 81.004. FISHING IN SANCTUARY. No person may fish or...
Section 81.006. Taking or Possessing Species From Wildlife Management Areas - Sec. 81.006. TAKING OR POSSESSING SPECIES FROM WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREAS....
Section 81.007. Penalty - Sec. 81.007. PENALTY. A person who violates a provision of...
Subchapter B. Fish Hatcheries
Section 81.101. Saltwater Areas - Sec. 81.101. SALTWATER AREAS. The commission may construct and maintain...
Section 81.102. Freshwater Areas - Sec. 81.102. FRESHWATER AREAS. The department may purchase land for...
Section 81.103. Property Acquisition; Manner and Means - Sec. 81.103. PROPERTY ACQUISITION; MANNER AND MEANS. The department may...
Section 81.104. Condemnation Suits - Sec. 81.104. CONDEMNATION SUITS. Condemnation suits under this subchapter shall...
Subchapter C. Fish Sanctuaries
Section 81.206. Proclamation - Sec. 81.206. PROCLAMATION. (a) Sanctuaries shall be set aside and...
Section 81.207. Notice - Sec. 81.207. NOTICE. The department shall give notice of the...
Section 81.208. Effective Date of Proclamation - Sec. 81.208. EFFECTIVE DATE OF PROCLAMATION. The proclamation takes effect...
Section 81.209. Excluded Counties - Sec. 81.209. EXCLUDED COUNTIES. This subchapter does not apply to...
Subchapter D. Wildlife Management Association Areas
Section 81.301. Wildlife Management Association Areas - Sec. 81.301. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION AREAS. (a) The department may...
Section 81.302. Wildlife Management Plan; Collection of Information - Sec. 81.302. WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT PLAN; COLLECTION OF INFORMATION. (a) Before...
Section 81.303. Rules - Sec. 81.303. RULES. The commission may adopt rules necessary to...
Subchapter E. Wildlife Management Areas and Public Hunting Lands
Section 81.401. Acquisition and Management of Areas - Sec. 81.401. ACQUISITION AND MANAGEMENT OF AREAS. (a) The department...
Section 81.4011. Definition - Sec. 81.4011. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "public hunting land" means...
Section 81.4012. Applicability to State Park Land - Sec. 81.4012. APPLICABILITY TO STATE PARK LAND. This subchapter applies...
Section 81.402. Regulation of Hunting and Fishing - Sec. 81.402. REGULATION OF HUNTING AND FISHING. (a) The executive...
Section 81.403. Permits; Fees - Sec. 81.403. PERMITS; FEES. (a) The department may issue a...
Section 81.404. Contracts for Removal of Fur-Bearing Animals and Reptiles - Sec. 81.404. CONTRACTS FOR REMOVAL OF FUR-BEARING ANIMALS AND REPTILES....
Section 81.405. Regulation of Recreational Activities - Sec. 81.405. REGULATION OF RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. The commission may adopt...
Subchapter F. Scientific Areas
Section 81.501. Creation of Scientific Areas - Sec. 81.501. CREATION OF SCIENTIFIC AREAS. The department may promote...
Section 81.502. Powers and Duties - Sec. 81.502. POWERS AND DUTIES. To the extent necessary to...
Section 81.503. Land of Public Entities - Sec. 81.503. LAND OF PUBLIC ENTITIES. All public entities and...
Section 81.504. Effect on Existing Areas - Sec. 81.504. EFFECT ON EXISTING AREAS. Inclusion of a state...
Section 81.505. Protected Status - Sec. 81.505. PROTECTED STATUS. Neither the designation of an area...
Section 81.506. Funds to Be Specifically Appropriated - Sec. 81.506. FUNDS TO BE SPECIFICALLY APPROPRIATED. The commission may...
Chapter 82 - Statutory Sanctuaries and Preserves
Subchapter B. Connie Hagar Wildlife Sanctuary--Rockport
Section 82.101. Creation and Boundaries - Sec. 82.101. CREATION AND BOUNDARIES. The Connie Hagar Wildlife Sanctuary--Rockport...
Section 82.102. Boundary Markers - Sec. 82.102. BOUNDARY MARKERS. The department shall place suitable markers...
Section 82.103. Unlawful Act - Sec. 82.103. UNLAWFUL ACT. No person may hunt any bird...
Section 82.104. Penalties - Sec. 82.104. PENALTIES. A person who violates any provision of...
Subchapter C. Sierra Diablo Wildlife Management Area, Culberson and Hudspeth Counties
Section 82.201. Creation - Sec. 82.201. CREATION. The department may set aside a fenced...
Section 82.202. Acceptance of Gifts - Sec. 82.202. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS. The department may accept gifts...
Section 82.203. Land Purchase; School Lands - Sec. 82.203. LAND PURCHASE; SCHOOL LANDS. The department may purchase...
Section 82.204. Other Land; Title Approval - Sec. 82.204. OTHER LAND; TITLE APPROVAL. The department may purchase...
Section 82.205. Land Purchase; Private - Sec. 82.205. LAND PURCHASE; PRIVATE. The department may enter on,...
Section 82.206. Condemnation - Sec. 82.206. CONDEMNATION. The method of condemnation, assessment, and payment...
Section 82.207. Expenditures - Sec. 82.207. EXPENDITURES. All expenditures provided under this subchapter shall...
Subchapter D. Wildlife Sanctuary: Galveston County
Section 82.301. Creation - Sec. 82.301. CREATION. The group of small islands located in...
Section 82.302. Unlawful Acts - Sec. 82.302. UNLAWFUL ACTS. No person may hunt or in...
Section 82.303. Penalties - Sec. 82.303. PENALTIES. A person violating any provision of this...
Subchapter E. Game and Fish Reserve: Marion and Harrison Counties
Section 82.401. Land Set Aside - Sec. 82.401. LAND SET ASIDE. All of the public land...
Section 82.402. Creation - Sec. 82.402. CREATION. The department may establish one or more...
Section 82.403. Boundary Markers - Sec. 82.403. BOUNDARY MARKERS. The department shall designate and define...
Section 82.404. Amount of Area Set Aside - Sec. 82.404. AMOUNT OF AREA SET ASIDE. The sanctuaries shall...
Section 82.405. Public Hunting and Fishing - Sec. 82.405. PUBLIC HUNTING AND FISHING. The public may hunt...
Section 82.406. Investigation of Feasibility of Timber Land Purchase - Sec. 82.406. INVESTIGATION OF FEASIBILITY OF TIMBER LAND PURCHASE. The...
Section 82.407. Mineral Rights - Sec. 82.407. MINERAL RIGHTS. The mineral rights under the land...
Section 82.408. Unlawful Acts - Sec. 82.408. UNLAWFUL ACTS. (a) No person may hunt any...
Section 82.409. Penalty - Sec. 82.409. PENALTY. A person who violates any provision of...
Subchapter F. Ingleside Cove Wildlife Sanctuary: San Patricio and Nueces Counties
Section 82.501. Creation - Sec. 82.501. CREATION. The Ingleside Cove Wildlife Sanctuary is composed...
Section 82.502. Marking Boundaries - Sec. 82.502. MARKING BOUNDARIES. The department shall place suitable markers...
Section 82.503. Unlawful Acts - Sec. 82.503. UNLAWFUL ACTS. (a) No person may hunt any...
Section 82.504. Penalties - Sec. 82.504. PENALTIES. A person who violates any provision of...
Subchapter G. Fish Hatcheries: Smith County
Section 82.601. Creation - Sec. 82.601. CREATION. The department may construct, enlarge, and maintain...
Section 82.602. Property Acquisition - Sec. 82.602. PROPERTY ACQUISITION. The department may enter on, condemn,...
Section 82.603. Condemnation; Manner and Means - Sec. 82.603. CONDEMNATION; MANNER AND MEANS. The method of condemnation,...
Subchapter H. Island Channel
Section 82.651. Island Channel - Sec. 82.651. ISLAND CHANNEL. (a) The department may construct and...
Subchapter I. Lake Corpus Christi Game Sanctuary
Section 82.701. Game Sanctuary - Sec. 82.701. GAME SANCTUARY. All the water of Lake Corpus...
Section 82.702. Prohibited Acts - Sec. 82.702. PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) Except as provided in Subsection...
Section 82.703. Markers - Sec. 82.703. MARKERS. The Parks and Wildlife Department shall erect...
Section 82.704. Penalty - Sec. 82.704. PENALTY. A person who violates Section 82.702 of...
Subchapter J. Lasalle County Rivers Sanctuary
Section 82.711. Creation - Sec. 82.711. CREATION. All of the land area and public...
Section 82.712. Prohibited Acts - Sec. 82.712. PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) Except as permitted under Subsections...
Section 82.713. Penalty - Sec. 82.713. PENALTY. A person who violates Section 82.712 of...
Subchapter K. Mcmullen County Rivers Sanctuary
Section 82.721. Creation - Sec. 82.721. CREATION. All of the land area and public...
Section 82.722. Prohibited Acts - Sec. 82.722. PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) Except as permitted under Subsections...
Section 82.723. Penalty - Sec. 82.723. PENALTY. A person who violates Section 82.722 of...
Subchapter L. Bee County Rivers Sanctuary
Section 82.731. Creation - Sec. 82.731. CREATION. All of the land area and water...
Section 82.732. Prohibited Acts - Sec. 82.732. PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) Except as permitted by Subsections...
Section 82.733. Penalty - Sec. 82.733. PENALTY. A person who violates Section 82.732 of...
Subchapter O. Live Oak County Rivers Sanctuary
Section 82.761. Creation - Sec. 82.761. CREATION. All of the land area and public...
Section 82.762. Prohibited Acts - Sec. 82.762. PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) Except as permitted by Subsections...
Section 82.763. Penalty - Sec. 82.763. PENALTY. A person who violates Section 82.762 of...
Chapter 83 - Federal-State Agreements
Subchapter A. Federal-State Agreements
Section 83.001. Fish Restoration Projects - Sec. 83.001. FISH RESTORATION PROJECTS. The department shall conduct and...
Section 83.002. Commercial Fisheries Research - Sec. 83.002. COMMERCIAL FISHERIES RESEARCH. (a) The department shall conduct...
Section 83.003. Wildlife-Restoration Projects - Sec. 83.003. WILDLIFE-RESTORATION PROJECTS. The department shall establish and conduct...
Section 83.004. Migratory Game Bird Reservations - Sec. 83.004. MIGRATORY GAME BIRD RESERVATIONS. (a) The United States...
Section 83.005. Conservation Agreements for Protection of Species - Sec. 83.005. CONSERVATION AGREEMENTS FOR PROTECTION OF SPECIES. (a) Any...
Subchapter B. Habitat Protection by Political Subdivisions
Section 83.011. Definitions - Sec. 83.011. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Biological advisory team"...
Section 83.012. Purpose - Sec. 83.012. PURPOSE. The purpose of this subchapter is to:...
Section 83.013. Authority of Department or Political Subdivision - Sec. 83.013. AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. (a) The...
Section 83.014. Limitation of Powers - Sec. 83.014. LIMITATION OF POWERS. (a) A governmental entity may...
Section 83.015. Biological Review; Criteria - Sec. 83.015. BIOLOGICAL REVIEW; CRITERIA. (a) Except as provided by...
Section 83.016. Citizens Advisory Committee - Sec. 83.016. CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The plan participants shall...
Section 83.017. Development of Regional Habitat Conservation Plan - Sec. 83.017. DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN. (a) Meetings...
Section 83.018. Preserve Acquisition - Sec. 83.018. PRESERVE ACQUISITION. (a) The designation of a tract...
Section 83.019. Notice and Hearing Requirements - Sec. 83.019. NOTICE AND HEARING REQUIREMENTS. (a) A plan participant...
Section 83.020. Grievance With Development of Regional Habitat Conservation Plan - Sec. 83.020. GRIEVANCE WITH DEVELOPMENT OF REGIONAL HABITAT CONSERVATION PLAN....
Chapter 84 - Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program
Section 84.001. Purpose - Sec. 84.001. PURPOSE. The purpose of the program established under...
Section 84.002. Definitions - Sec. 84.002. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Agricultural conservation easement"...
Section 84.003. Program - Sec. 84.003. PROGRAM. The Texas farm and ranch lands conservation...
Section 84.004. Terms of Agricultural Conservation Easement - Sec. 84.004. TERMS OF AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT. (a) An agricultural...
Section 84.005. Termination of Easement - Sec. 84.005. TERMINATION OF EASEMENT. (a) Any time after an...
Section 84.006. Repurchase by Landowner - Sec. 84.006. REPURCHASE BY LANDOWNER. (a) In this section: (1)...
Section 84.007. Protected Land; Notice of Taking - Sec. 84.007. PROTECTED LAND; NOTICE OF TAKING. (a) A department...
Section 84.008. Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Fund - Sec. 84.008. TEXAS FARM AND RANCH LANDS CONSERVATION FUND. (a)...
Section 84.009. Administration of Fund - Sec. 84.009. ADMINISTRATION OF FUND. (a) The council may: (1)...
Section 84.010. Criteria for Awarding Grants - Sec. 84.010. CRITERIA FOR AWARDING GRANTS. The council shall: (1)...
Section 84.011. Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Council - Sec. 84.011. TEXAS FARM AND RANCH LANDS CONSERVATION COUNCIL. (a)...
Section 84.012. Effect on Tax Appraisal - Sec. 84.012. EFFECT ON TAX APPRAISAL. An agricultural conservation easement...
Section 84.013. Report to Texas Department of Transportation - Sec. 84.013. REPORT TO TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. Not later...