tx-May292026-100: 31 TAC §65.908 — Wildlife
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission in a duly noticed meeting on January 22, 2026, adopted new 31 TAC §65.908, concerning Field Trial Permit, without change to the proposed text as published in the December 19, 2025, issue of the Texas Register (50 TexReg 8182). The rule will not be republished. The new rule implements provisions required or authorized under Senate Bill 2801, enacted during the Regular Session of the 89th Texas Legislature, which amended the Parks and Wildlife Code by adding new Chapter 43, Subchapter J, to create a field trial permit governing the pursuit of squirrels, furbearing animals, and nongame wildlife on privately owned land or public lands identified by commission rule. The fee for the permit is fixed by statute at $50. New subsection (a) explicitly identifies the field trial permit authorized by S.B. 2801 and clearly distinguishes it from other, similar types of permits already issued by the department under existing statutory and regulatory authority. The department wishes to eliminate, to the extent possible, any confusion with respect to various dog-related permits administered by the department. New subsection (b) prescribes the process and...
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