- (a) No permit is required for an activity governed by this subchapter involving nongame species for which there are no provisions by rule or statute that would otherwise restrict take or possession.
- (b) Permits issued under this subchapter shall be issued to named individuals only, and shall not be held in the name of an agency, firm, or institution.
- (c) The propagation of protected wildlife for educational display shall not be authorized and no permit for such activity may be issued.
- (d) No person may employ or use any devices, means, methods, activities, locations, or personnel other than those authorized by a permit unless that person has received prior written authorization from the department in the form of a permit amendment. A permittee or subpermittee must possess on their person any such authorizations in addition to a copy of the original permit while conducting any activity governed by this subchapter.
- (e) Except as otherwise provided for in this section, activities authorized by a permit issued under this subchapter shall be conducted only by the permittee(s) or subpermittee(s) named on the permit or permit amendment. Unpermitted assistants may perform activities authorized by a permit only when under the direct on-site supervision of the permittee. A permittee engaging unpermitted assistants shall maintain on file and possess on their person in the field a signed and dated list of all unpermitted persons assisting in permitted activities.
- (f) Any subpermittee who desires to make unsupervised collections shall carry the written permission of the permittee on their person while conducting any activities authorized by a permit.
- (g) A permit issued under this subchapter shall not authorize the sale of protected wildlife.
- (h) Permits issued under this subchapter are valid for three years from the date of issuance, provided the permittee abides by the provisions of this subchapter.
- (i) The provisions of this subchapter do not apply to mountain lions after September 1, 1997.
Source Note:The provisions of this §69.302 adopted to be effective August 26, 1997, 22 TexReg 7901.