1. (a) A committee of the commission will consider requests within 60 days after the submission of a complete petition, except as provided by §51.4 of this title (relating to Subsequent Petitions) and instruct the director to initiate rulemaking proceedings or place the petition on the agenda of the commission with a recommendation that it be denied. In the event a petition is denied, the director will notify the petitioner of the denial, stating the reasons in writing.
2. (b) Where a complete petition requests a new rule or changes to a rule, the subject of which is subject to The Uniform Wildlife Regulatory Act (Chapter 61, Texas Parks and Wildlife Code), the commission may defer the initiation of rulemaking proceedings until the next regulatory and hearing cycle begins.

Source Note:The provisions of this §51.3 adopted to be effective June 18, 1996, 21 TexReg 5165.