tx-July172026-25: 31 TAC §§52.101 - 52.105, 52.201, 52.202, 52.301, 52.401 (Repeal) — Stocking Policy
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department proposes the repeal of 31 TAC §§52.101 - 52.105, 52.201, 52.202, 52.301, and 52.401, concerning Stocking Policy. Chapter 52 was promulgated in 1990 as a result of irregularities in department stocking activities. It was intended as a symbolic response to reassure the public that public resources would not be used for political or personal purposes. The department has determined that because the rules do not provide any substantive benefit beyond what is already implicit in as well as explicitly articulated by current statutory law, they should be repealed and replaced by department policy. The proposed repeals either implement or are consistent with the recommendations of the Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office within the Office of the Governor. Dr. David Yoskowitz, PhD, Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, has determined that for each of the first five years that the repeals as proposed are in effect, there will be no fiscal implications to state or local government. There will be no impact on persons required to comply with the repeals as proposed. Dr. Yoskowitz also has determined that for each of the first five...
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