Texas Register, Volume 14, Number 56, Pages 3725-3858, August 4, 1989 Page: 3,810
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The department received a total of 15 com-
ments from individual commenters, including
nine letters, four telephone calls, and two
public hearing comments. Of the comments
received, two wanted to dose the mounting
dove season for three or more years, two
wanted an earlier dove season opening, two
wanted increased hunting opportunities dur-
ing the whitewing season, two opposed the
continued closure of the teal season, and two
questioned the wisdom of all-day dove hunt-
ing. All public comments are available for
public inspection at the Texas Parks and
Wildlife Department Headquarters Complex,
4200 Smith School Road, Austin, Texas
78744, 1-800-792-1112, ext. 4778 or (512)
389-4778.
No public comments were made during the
public hearing regarding adoption of the
amendment.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission
disagreed with some recommendations made
by the public because they were judged not
to be consistent with recognized wildlife man-
agement principles and regulations as pub-
lished in the federal frameworks. The
sections as adopted are based upon scientific
studies and investigations which monitor
trends in relative abundance and permit opti-
mum harvest of the wildlife resources.
The amendments are adopted under the
Texas Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapter 64,
Subchapter C, which provides the commis-
sion with the authority to regulate seasons,
means, methods, and devices for taking and
possessing migratory game bird wildlife re-
sources.
65.312. Means, Methods, and Special Re-
quirements.
(a)-(d) (No change.)
(e) Tagging requirements.
(1) (No change.)
(2) Tagging is required if the
transfer or receipt of birds constitutes a
number of birds in excess of the daily bag
or possession limit, the birds are being
transported by another person for the hun-
ter, or if the birds have been left for clean-
ing, storage (including temporary storage),
shipment, or taxidermy services.
(f) Importation of migratory game
birds.
(1) Documentation Required. It
is unlawful to import or possess migratory
game birds taken in another state or country
unless a verification document accompanies
the wildlife. Documentation is required if:
(A) the species is required to
be tagged in this state;
(B) the number possessed
exceeds the possession limit in this state; or
(C) the size limits do not
comply with size limits in this state.
(2) Legible document required.A separate legible document is required for
each species and must contain
(A) license number from the
state or country where the wildlife was tak-
en;
(B) number and species of
wildlife taken;
(C) location wildlife was
taken (nearest town, county, parish, name of
area such as landowner's name, public
hunting area name); and
(D) signature, printed name,
address, and telephone number of peron
verifying where wildlife was taken.
(3) Substitute for verification
document. In lieu of this verification docu-
ment, a statement from the United States
Customs Officer at the port of entry show-
ing that the wildlife was brought from Mex-
ico is required.
(4) Defense to prosecution. It is
a defense to prosecution if the person re-
ceiving the wildlife resource does not ex-
ceed any possession limit or possess a
wildlife resource or a part of a wildlife
resource that is required to be tagged if the
wildlife resource or part of the wildlife re-
source is tagged.
65313. Open Seasons, Shooting Hours,
Bag and Possession Limits.
(a)-(f) (No change.)
(g) Every migratory game bird
wounded by hunting and retrieved by the
hunter shall be immediately killed and be-
come a part of the daily bag limit.
(1) Rails. Statewide:Highway 16 at Freer; thence south along
State Highway 16 to State Highway 285 at
Hebbronville; thence east along State High-
way 285 to FM Road 1017; thence south-
east along FM Road 1017 to State Highway
186 at Linn; thence east along State High-
way 186 to the Mansfield Channel at Port
Mansfield; thence east along the Mansfield
Channel to the Gulf of Mexico.
(A)-(B) (No change.)(C) Bag and possession lim-
(i) In that portion of the
special white-winged dove area north and
west of the International Toll Bridge and
U.S. Highway 277 Spur at Del Rio: 10
white-winged doves, mourning doves, and
white-tipped (white-fronted) doves, in the
aggregate to include no more than two
white-tipped doves per day; 20 white-
winged doves, mourning doves, and white-
tipped doves in the aggregate to include no
more than four white-tipped doves in pos-
session.
(ii) In that portion of the
special white-winged dove area south and
east of the International Toll Bridge and
United States Highway 277 Spur at Del
Rio: 10 white-winged doves, mourning
doves, and white-tipped (white-fronted)
doves, in the aggregate to include no more
than five mourning doves and two white-
tipped doves per day; 20 white-winged
doves, mourning doves, and white-tipped
doves in the aggregate to include no more
than 10 mourning doves and four white-
tipped doves in possession.
(4) Gallinules (moorhen or com-
mon gallinule and purple gallinule) state-
wide.
(A) (No change.)(A) (No change.)
(B) Shooting hours: from 1/2
(B)" Shooting hours: from 1/2 hour before sunrise to sunset.
hour before sunrise to sunset.
(C) (No change.)(C) (No change.)
(2) (No change.)
(3) White-winged doves. Spe-
cial white-winged dove area: That portion
of the state south and west of a line begin-
ning at the International Bridge south of
Fort Hancock; thence north along FM Road
1088 to State Highway 20; thence west
along State Highway 20 to State Highway
148; thence north along State Highway 148
to Interstate Highway 10 at Fort H-ancock;
thence east along lterstate Hlighway 10 to
U.S. Highway 9( at Van Horn; thence
southeast along U.S. Highway 90 to U.S.
Highway 83 at Uvalde; thence south along
U.S. Highway 83 to State Highway 44;
thence east along State Highway 44 to State(5)-(7) (No change.)
165315. Extended Falconry Season.
(a) (No change.)
(b) It is lawful to take migratory
game birds by means of falconry during the
following prescribed open seasons.
(1) Rails. September 1-
November 20 and January 1-January 26,
from 1/2 hour before sunrise to sunset.
(2)-(3) (No change.)
(4) Gallinules. September 1-
November 20 and January 1- January 26,
from 1/2 hour before sunrise to sunset.
(c)-(d) (No change.)14 TexReg 3810 August 4, 1989 Texas Register *
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