1. (a) An exotic species permit required by this subchapter expires on December 31 of the year issued, except that a permit to physically remove prohibited plants from a public water body in accordance with an approved treatment proposal shall have the same period of validity as the treatment proposal, as defined in the guidance document required by §57.932 of this title (relating to State Aquatic Vegetation Plan).

2. (b) The department may renew an exotic species permit upon finding that:

   1. (1) the applicant has met application requirements in §57.117 of this title (relating to Exotic Species Permit: Application Requirements);
   2. (2) the facility will meet all applicable facility design criteria listed in §57.129 of this title (relating to Exotic Species Permit: Private Facility Criteria);
   3. (3) the applicant has complied with all provisions of the Parks and Wildlife Code, §§66.007, 66.0072, 66.015, and this subchapter during the one-year period preceding the date of agency action on the application for renewal; and
   4. (4) the applicant has submitted a renewal application and all required annual reports to the department as required in §57.123(a) and (b) of this title (relating to Exotic Species Permit Reports).

Source Note:The provisions of this §57.120 adopted to be effective January 2, 1997, 21 TexReg 12414; amended to be effective April 30, 2001, 26 TexReg 3219; amended to be effective December 26, 2006, 31 TexReg 10340; amended to be effective October 30, 2011, 36 TexReg 7339; amended to be effective July 9, 2017, 42 TexReg 3387.