The department may permit a person to hold or participate in a competitive hunting dog field trial, in an area controlled by the department and designated by the commission as a public hunting area if:

1. (1) a participant in the event is prohibited from:

   1. (A) using a firearm in the event; or
   2. (B) taking the wildlife that is the object of the event; and
2. (2) the event does not deter other persons from hunting during a designated hunting season.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 372, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.