| (A) whether the applicant advised hunters of any mandatory
check station requirements in effect at the time a deer was harvested
on the tract of land owned or managed by the applicant;
(B) whether the applicant encouraged, advised, or directed
a person who killed a deer on the tract of land owned or managed by
the applicant not to present a harvested deer at a mandatory check
station;
(C) the number of deer harvested on the tract of land
owned or managed by the applicant that were not presented at mandatory
check stations; and
(D) any other aggravating or mitigating factors the
department deems relevant.
(f) Special Provisions.
(1) On September 1, 2017:
(A) the provisions of this section take effect;
(B) the annual bag limit established under §65.42
of this title does not apply to deer lawfully taken and tagged under
the provisions of this section;
(C) the tagging requirements of Parks and Wildlife
Code, §42.018, do not apply to deer lawfully taken under the
provisions of this section;
(D) completion of the harvest log required under §65.7
of this title (relating to Harvest Log) is not required for deer lawfully
tagged under the provisions of this section; and
(E) the provisions of §65.10 of this title (relating
to Possession of Wildlife Resources) apply to deer lawfully taken
under this section.
(2) To the extent that any provision of this subchapter
conflicts with the provisions of this section, the provisions of this
section prevail.
(3) In the event that the department's web-based application
is unavailable or inoperable, the department may specify manual procedures
for compliance with the requirements of this section.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §65.29 adopted to be effective January 31, 2016, 41 TexReg 806; amended to be effective September 1, 2019, 44 TexReg 4050; amended to be effective June 15, 2020, 45 TexReg 4049 |
