Tex. Parks & Wild. Code Section 61.059
Hunting of Certain Migratory Game Birds by Veterans and Active Duty Armed Forces Members

(a)

The commission may provide for special open seasons during which the taking and possession of ducks, geese, mergansers, coots, moorhens, and gallinules are restricted to veterans, as defined by 38 U.S.C. Section 101, and members of the armed forces of the United States on active duty, including members of the national guard and reserves on active duty other than for training.

(b)

A special open season provided for by the commission under Subsection (a) may be combined with a special open season provided for by the commission under Section 61.058 (Youth Hunting and Fishing).

(c)

The commission by rule may prescribe the proof of veteran or active duty status required of a person to participate in a special open season under this section.

(d)

If the commission by rule requires that a person participating in a special open season under this section have in the person’s immediate possession proof of the person’s veteran or active duty status in accordance with commission rule, the rule must provide that it is a defense to prosecution under that rule that the person produces in court proof of the person’s veteran or active duty status in accordance with commission rule.

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 180 (S.B. 675), Sec. 2, eff. May 30, 2021.

Source: Section 61.059 — Hunting of Certain Migratory Game Birds by Veterans and Active Duty Armed Forces Members, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.61.htm#61.059 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

61.001
Title 61.002
Purpose 61.003
Applicability of Chapter 61.005
Definitions 61.006
Crayfish 61.021
Taking Wildlife Resources Prohibited 61.022
Taking Wildlife Resources Without Consent of Landowner Prohibited 61.023
Applying Contraceptives to Wildlife Resources 61.051
Duty to Investigate and Study Certain Wildlife Resources 61.052
General Regulatory Duty 61.053
Open Seasons 61.054
Proclamations of the Commission 61.055
Amendments and Revocations 61.056
Proclamations Concerning Certain Deer and Antelope 61.057
Antlerless Deer and Antelope 61.058
Youth Hunting and Fishing 61.059
Hunting of Certain Migratory Game Birds by Veterans and Active Duty Armed Forces Members 61.060
Defense to Prosecution: Humane Dispatch of Certain Game Animals and Birds 61.101
Local Hearing on Proclamation 61.102
Notice on Local Hearing 61.103
Adoption of Proclamations 61.104
Effective Date and Duration of Proclamations 61.106
Judicial Review of Proclamation 61.201
Livingston Dam Fishing Platform 61.204
Bighorn Sheep Cooperative Agreements 61.205
Bighorn Sheep Hunting Permits 61.206
Bighorn Sheep Identification 61.0221
Disposition of Seized Property 61.901
Penalties

Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

§ 61.059’s source at texas.gov

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Original Source: Section 61.059 — Hunting of Certain Migratory Game Birds by Veterans and Active Duty Armed Forces Members, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.61.htm#61.059 (last accessed Jun. 5, 2024).