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the Professional Geoscientist's printed name, date, signature and the
designation "P.G." or other terms allowed under 1002.251 of the Act.
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Professional Geoscientist shall be placed on the plan or document with
a notation describing the work done under each Professional Geosci-
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This agency hereby certifies that the proposal has been reviewed
by legal counsel and found to be within the agency's legal author-
ity to adopt.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on May 8, 2013.
TRD-201301843
Charles Horton
Executive Director
Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists
Earliest possible date of adoption: June 23, 2013
For further information, please call: (512) 936-4405
TITLE 31. NATURAL RESOURCES AND
CONSERVATIONPART 2. TEXAS PARKS AND
WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT
CHAPTER 65. WILDLIFE
SUBCHAPTER N. MIGRATORY GAME BIRD
PROCLAMATION
31 TAC 65.314, 65.315, 65.318 - 65.321
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (the department)
proposes amendments to 65.314, 65.315, and 65.318 -
65.321, concerning the Migratory Game Bird Proclamation.
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) issues
annual frameworks for the hunting of migratory game birds in
the United States. Regulations adopted by individual states
may be more restrictive than the federal frameworks, but may
not be less restrictive. Responsibility for establishing seasons,
bag limits, means, methods, and devices for harvesting mi-
gratory game birds within Service frameworks is delegated to
the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission (Commission) under
Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapter 64, Subchapter C. Parks
and Wildlife Code, 64.022, authorizes the Commission to
delegate rulemaking authority to the Executive Director. 31
Texas Administrative Code 65.313(f) authorizes the Executive
Director, after notification of the Chairman of the Commission,
to engage in rulemaking.
At present, the Service has not issued either of the annual
regulatory frameworks for migratory game birds. Typically, the
Service issues the preliminary early-season (dove, teal, snipe,
woodcock, rails, gallinules) frameworks in late June and the
preliminary late-season (ducks, geese, cranes) frameworks in
early August. The Service typically issues the final early-season
frameworks in early August and the final late-season frame-
works in late September. Because no Commission meetings
occur between May and August, the early-season regulations
are adopted by the Executive Director in early July.
The proposed amendment to 65.314, concerning Zones and
Boundaries for Early Season Species, would expand the Special
White Winged Dove Area (SWWDA). For the last two decades,
white-winged dove populations have steadily expanded both
their numbers and their geographical extent. The department
believes this expansion warrants enlargement of the SWWDA in
South Texas to provide more hunting opportunity. The Service
has determined that expansion of the SWWDA will not result
in any negative impacts to dove populations in South Texas.
The department has determined, based on scientific findings of
fact, that the zone expansion will not result in either depletion
or waste.
The proposed amendment to 65.315, concerning Open Sea-
sons and Bag and Possession Limits--Early Season, would ad-
just the season dates for early-season migratory game birds to
allow for calendar shift (i.e., to ensure that seasons open on the
desired day of the week, since dates from a previous year do not
fall on the same days in following years).
The proposed amendment to 65.315 also would implement a
16-day statewide teal season to run from September 14 - 29,
2013, which must be approved by the Service before it can be
implemented. If the Service does not approve a 16-day sea-
son, the department would instead adopt a nine-day season to
run from September 21 - 29, 2013. The department cautions
that the federal frameworks could alter the total number of days
for teal hunting if population data warrant. By federal rule, the38 TexReg 3290 May 24, 2013 Texas Register
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