Section 65.221 - General Provisions(a) Activities authorized under a depredation permit shall be conducted only by persons named on the permit.(b) A depredation permit authorizes the killing of protected wildlife identified on the permit at any time during the period of validity of the permit, irrespective of open seasons and lawful shooting hours.(c) A depredation permit may be issued at any time upon a finding by the department that protected wildlife presents a threat to public safety.(d) Lawful hunting activities may take place on a property for which a depredation permit has been issued.(e) The department will not issue a permit under this subchapter to control fur-bearing animals. Nuisance fur-bearing animals are addressed by Subchapter Q of this chapter (relating to Statewide Fur-bearing Animal Proclamation).(f) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to relieve any person of any other applicable requirements of federal, state, or local law, including laws prescribing hunting license and hunter education requirements.(g) Notwithstanding other provisions of this subchapter, the department will not issue a permit under this subchapter for the killing of mule deer, pronghorn antelope, or desert bighorn sheep, except as provided in Parks and Wildlife Code, § 43.152(b) and § 43.154(a-1).(h) The department may at any time require an applicant for a depredation permit or a person to whom a depredation permit has been issued to furnish evidence clearly showing serious damage as defined in § 65.220(4)(B) and (C) of this title (relating to Definitions).31 Tex. Admin. Code § 65.221
The provisions of this §65.221 adopted to be effective October 26, 2009, 34 TexReg 7332; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 46, November 18, 2022, TexReg 7744, eff. 11/24/2022