(a) The department may place limitations on the hunting
or taking of game animals or game birds at a release site that the
department deems necessary to facilitate or enhance the establishment
of a sustainable population.
(b) A permittee may distribute the cost of permitted
activities by entering into cost-sharing agreements with other parties
involved, but such cost-sharing arrangements shall not violate the
provisions of §65.117 of this title (relating to Prohibited Acts).
(c) If it is determined by the department that any
condition listed on the permit has been violated, the department may
suspend the permit after notifying the supervisory permittee that
a violation has occurred. All contested cases shall be conducted pursuant
to the provisions of Government Code, Chapter 2001.
(d) With the exception of permits to trap, transport,
and process surplus white-tailed deer where deer at the trap site
pose a threat to human health and safety, permits issued pursuant
to this subchapter shall expire at the end of the specified trapping
period for that species. The maximum period of validity for a permit
issued under this subchapter shall not exceed one year.
(e) Unattended trapping equipment and devices at trap
sites within incorporated areas shall be labeled with the owner's
name, complete address, and telephone number; the date of trap site
establishment; and the date the trap site was last visited.
(f) Unattended trap sites that may pose a human health
and safety hazard shall be clearly marked as such.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §65.111 adopted to be effective December 1, 1995, 20 TexReg 9569; amended to be effective November 7, 2000, 25 TexReg 10922; amended to be effective August 15, 2001, 26 TexReg 6024; amended to be effective October 21, 2003, 28 TexReg 9079; amended to be effective March 14, 2021, 46 TexReg 1496 |