tx-May292026-99: 31 TAC §65.191, §65.194 — Wildlife

Summary

§65.194 The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission in a duly noticed meeting on January 22, 2026, adopted amendments to 31 TAC §65.191, concerning Definitions, and §65.194, concerning Competitive Hunting Dog Events and Fees, without change to the proposed text as published in the December 19, 2025, issue of the Texas Register (50 TexReg 8180). The rules will not be republished. The amendments remove all references to "field trial" and "field trial permits" and instead refer to those activities as "competitive hunting dog events," which is necessary to prevent confusion, as well as waive insurance and bond requirements for certain types of competitive hunting dog events conducted under the provisions of Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapter 43, Subchapter J. Under Parks and Wildlife Code, §62.016, the department is authorized to issue a permit for "competitive hunting dog events" in an area designated by the commission as a public hunting area and places no restrictions on the species that such permits may be used to pursue. Department rules (§65.194) therefore provide for the issuance and use of such permits, and employ the term "field trial" as a useful shorthand. Under Parks and...

The agency’s own summary, as published.