Texas § 81.402 REGULATION OF HUNTING AND FISHING.

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§ 81.402 — REGULATION OF HUNTING AND FISHING.

Texas § 81.402

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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code Code Ann. § 81.402 (2026).

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Sec. 81.402. REGULATION OF HUNTING AND FISHING.

(a)The executive director may prohibit hunting and fishing in wildlife management areas or public hunting lands to protect any species of wildlife or fish.

(b)During an open season in wildlife management areas or public hunting lands, the executive director may prescribe the number, kind, sex, and size of game or fish that may be taken.

(c)The executive director may prescribe the means, methods, and conditions for the taking of game or fish during an open season in wildlife management areas or public hunting lands.

(d)As sound biological management permits, the commission may prescribe an open season for hunting after it has established a classification system for such areas in accordance with Section 13.001 (b).

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Sec. 81.402. REGULATION OF HUNTING AND FISHING. (a) The executive director may prohibit hunting and fishing in wildlife management areas or public hunting lands to protect any species of wildlife or fish.
(b) During an open season in wildlife management areas or public hunting lands, the executive director may prescribe the number, kind, sex, and size of game or fish that may be taken.
(c) The executive director may prescribe the means, methods, and conditions for the taking of game or fish during an open season in wildlife management areas or public hunting lands.
(d) As sound biological management permits, the commission may prescribe an open season for hunting after it has established a classification system for such areas in accordance with Section 13.001 (b).

Legislative History

Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 217, Sec. 3, eff. May 18, 1993; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 121, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.