Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 31	NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
PART 2	TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 57	FISHERIES
SUBCHAPTER N	STATEWIDE RECREATIONAL AND COMMERCIAL FISHING PROCLAMATION
DIVISION 1	GENERAL PROVISIONS
RULE §57.972	General Rules

(3) Drawings under this subsection are restricted to persons holding a recreational fishing license valid for fishing in fresh water. A person who holds only a one-day special license, a Lake Texoma license, a saltwater license, or license issued in another state and valid in Texas is not eligible to participate in a drawing under this section.

(4) An applicant may be selected for a harvest opportunity under this subsection only once between September 1 of one year and August 31 of the following year. A harvest opportunity under this subsection is valid only for the license year in which the drawing was conducted.

(5) Harvest under this subsection may take place at any time using any legal fishing device. An alligator gar taken under this subsection must be reported within 24 hours of harvest via the department's website or mobile application.

(6) Opportunity under this subsection is not transferrable; only persons selected by a drawing under this subsection are authorized to harvest an alligator gar under this subsection.

(7) Drawings held under this subsection shall be subject to determinations made by the department to ensure the sustainability of the alligator gar fishery.

Source Note: The provisions of this §57.972 adopted to be effective June 27, 2010, 35 TexReg 5564; amended to be effective May 16, 2012, 37 TexReg 3602; amended to be effective January 2, 2013, 37 TexReg 10229; amended to be effective September 1, 2013, 38 TexReg 3790; amended to be effective December 10, 2013, 38 TexReg 8912; amended to be effective September 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 6048; amended to be effective September 1, 2019, 44 TexReg 4486; amended to be effective July 11, 2023, 48 TexReg 3685; amended to be effective September 1, 2024, 49 TexReg 6245