| (a) Activities authorized under a depredation permit
shall be conducted only by persons named on the permit.
(b) A depredation permit authorizes the killing of
protected wildlife identified on the permit at any time during the
period of validity of the permit, irrespective of open seasons and
lawful shooting hours.
(c) A depredation permit may be issued at any time
upon a finding by the department that protected wildlife presents
a threat to public safety.
(d) Lawful hunting activities may take place on a property
for which a depredation permit has been issued.
(e) The department will not issue a permit under this
subchapter to control fur-bearing animals. Nuisance fur-bearing animals
are addressed by Subchapter Q of this chapter (relating to Statewide
Fur-bearing Animal Proclamation).
(f) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to
relieve any person of any other applicable requirements of federal,
state, or local law, including laws prescribing hunting license and
hunter education requirements.
(g) Notwithstanding other provisions of this subchapter,
the department will not issue a permit under this subchapter for the
killing of mule deer, pronghorn antelope, or desert bighorn sheep,
except as provided in Parks and Wildlife Code, §43.152(b) and §43.154(a-1).
(h) The department may at any time require an applicant
for a depredation permit or a person to whom a depredation permit
has been issued to furnish evidence clearly showing serious damage
as defined in §65.220(4)(B) and (C) of this title (relating to
Definitions).
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