(a) Except as specifically authorized by the department
in the provisions of a permit, no person shall trap, transport, or
release a game animal or game bird under a permit authorized by this
subchapter unless that person has notified the department not less
than 12 hours nor more than 48 hours prior to each instance of trapping,
transportation, or release. Notification shall be by email to the
Law Enforcement Communications Center in Austin, and shall consist
of:
(1) in the case of trapping or transport, the supervisory
permittee's name, permit number, and the date(s) that the trapping
or transport will occur; and
(2) in the case of release, the date, time, and specific
location of the release.
(b) A supervisory permittee shall maintain and furnish
upon request by a department employee acting within the scope of official
duties a current daily activity log containing:
(1) the number of game animals or game birds trapped;
(2) the sex of game animals or game birds trapped;
(3) the locations where game animals or game birds
were trapped and released or processed;
(4) the dates when trapping occurred;
(5) the trapping methods used;
(6) any mortality incurred during the permitted activity
and the disposition of carcasses; and
(7) any completed financial disclosure forms required
by subsection (d) of this section.
(c) The supervisory permittee shall file a report on
a form provided by the department not later than 30 days following
the expiration date of the permit. The report shall include, at a
minimum:
(1) the number of game animals or game birds trapped;
(2) the sex of game animals or game birds trapped;
(3) the locations where game animals or game birds
were trapped and released or processed;
(4) the dates when trapping occurred;
(5) the trapping methods used;
(6) any mortality incurred during the permitted activity
and the disposition of carcasses; and
(7) the completed financial disclosure forms required
by subsection (d) of this section.
(d) Upon the completion of trapping activities authorized
by a permit under this subchapter, the supervisory permittee shall
complete and sign a department-supplied financial disclosure form.
The form shall also be signed by the landowner of the trap site (or
a full-time employee of the landowner who is authorized to act on
the landowner's behalf) prior to the transport of any game animal
or game bird. Upon the release or delivery to a processing facility
of the game animals or game birds, the form shall be signed by the
owner of the release site or processing facility (or a full-time employee
of the landowner who is authorized to act on the landowner's behalf
or an authorized representative of the processing facility). In the
instance that a permit authorizes multiple release sites or processing
facilities, a separate department-supplied financial disclosure form
shall be required for each trap site/release site or processing facility
combination. The form shall be supplied by the department to the supervisory
permittee and shall be retained as provided by subsection (b) of this
section.
(e) All game animals or game birds that die as a result
or in the course of activities conducted under a permit issued under
authority of this subchapter shall be kept in an edible condition
until disposed of by one of the following methods:
(1) documented donation to charitable organizations,
public hospitals, orphanages, or indigent persons;
(2) documented transfer or donation to other persons
authorized to receive such specimens under a license or permit issued
by the department; or
(3) special disposition as prescribed in writing by
the department.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §65.115 adopted to be effective December 1, 1995, 20 TexReg 9569; amended to be effective November 7, 2000, 25 TexReg 10922; amended to be effective October 21, 2003, 28 TexReg 9079; amended to be effective August 30, 2005, 30 TexReg 4998; amended to be effective March 14, 2021, 46 TexReg 1496 |