1. (a) Youth participating in public hunts by special permit must be not less than eight nor more than 16 years of age at the time of application.
2. (b) It is an offense for a youth to fail to be under the immediate supervision of a duly permitted and authorized supervising adult when hunting on public hunting lands. For a youth who has received hunter education certification, the requirement for immediate supervision is relaxed to the extent that the authorized supervising adult is required only to be present on the public hunting area. The authorized supervising adult is responsible for the actions and liability of the youth.
3. (c) Youth participating in a youth waterfowl hunt during the federal youth waterfowl hunting season must be 15 years of age or younger.

Source Note:The provisions of this §65.202 adopted to be effective September 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 5316; amended to be effective August 9, 2001, 26 TexReg 5825; amended to be effective January 3, 2005, 29 TexReg 12233.