No permits for activities governed under this subchapter may
be issued to any person unless the person has met the requirements
of this section. An applicant for a permit under this subchapter shall
submit to the department:
(1) a completed application on a form supplied by the
department;
(2) a letter of recommendation from each of two persons
in an appropriate biological or professional field attesting to the
applicant's qualifications, abilities, and experience;
(3) a letter of approval, if the research involves
live protected wildlife, from a university animal use committee or
similar oversight entity. In the event that the applicant is an independent
researcher, the applicant shall enter into a Memorandum of Understanding
with the department concerning the use of live protected wildlife;
and
(4) a written justification explaining how the species
of protected wildlife will benefit from the activity. The department
may at its discretion choose to deny permit issuance when it disagrees
with the justification.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §69.303 adopted to be effective August 26, 1997, 22 TexReg 7901; amended to be effective April 23, 2001, 26 TexReg 3028; amended to be effective April 4, 2005, 30 TexReg 1953; amended to be effective September 19, 2019, 44 TexReg 5402; amended to be effective December 4, 2022, 47 TexReg 7911 |
