31 Tex. Admin. Code § 65.190 - Application

(a) This subchapter applies to all activities subject to department regulation on lands designated by the department as public hunting lands, regardless of the presence or absence of boundary markers. Public hunting lands are acquired by lease or license, management agreements, trade, gift, and purchase. Records of such acquisition are on file at the Department's central repository.

(b) On U.S. Forest Service Lands designated as public hunting lands (Alabama Creek, Bannister, Caddo National Grasslands, Moore Plantation, Sam Houston National Forest WMAs, and Lake McClellan Recreation Area) or any portion of Units 902 and 903, persons other than hunters are exempt from the provisions of this subchapter, except for the provisions of § 65.199(c)(15) of this title (relating to General Rules of Conduct).

(c) On U.S. Army Corps of Engineer Lands designated as public hunting lands (Cooper, Dam B, Pat Mayse, and White Oak Creek WMAs; Granger, Somerville and Ray Roberts PHLs), persons other than hunters and equestrian users are exempt from requirements for an access permit.

(d) On state park lands designated as public hunting lands, access for fishing and recreational use is governed by state park regulations.

(e) Public hunting lands include, but are not limited to, the following:

(1) Alabama Creek WMA (Unit 904);

(2) Alazan Bayou WMA (Unit 747);

(3) Atkinson Island WMA;

(4) Bannister WMA (Unit 903);

(5) Big Lake Bottom WMA (Unit 733);

(6) Black Gap WMA (Unit 701);

(7) Blue Elbow Swamp-Tony Houseman WMA/SP;

(8) Caddo Lake WMA (Unit 730);

(9) Caddo National Grasslands WMA (Unit 901);

(10) Candy Abshier WMA;

(11) Cedar Creek Islands WMA (includes Big Island, Bird Island, and Telfair Island Units);

(12) Chaparral WMA (Unit 700);

(13) Cooper WMA (Unit 731);

(14) D.R. Wintermann WMA;

(15) Dam B WMA--includes Angelina-Neches Scientific Area (Unit 707);

(16) Designated Units of the Las Palomas WMA;

(17) Designated Units of Public Hunting Lands Under Short-Term Lease;

(18) Designated Units of the Playa Lakes WMA;

(19) Designated Units of the State Park System;

(20) East Texas Conservation Center (Unit 780);

(21) Elephant Mountain WMA (Unit 725);

(22) Gene Howe WMA (Unit 755)--includes Pat Murphy Unit (Unit 706);

(23) Granger (Unit 709);

(24) Guadalupe Delta WMA (Unit 729)--includes Mission Lake Unit (720), Guadalupe River Unit (723), Hynes Bay Unit (724), and San Antonio River Unit (760);

(25) Gus Engeling WMA (Unit 754);

(26) James Daughtrey WMA (Unit 713);

(27) J.D. Murphree WMA (Unit 783);

(28) Justin Hurst WMA (Unit 721);

(29) Keechi Creek WMA (Unit 726);

(30) Kerr WMA (Unit 756);

(31) Lake McClellan Recreation Area (Unit 906);

(32) Lower Neches WMA (Unit 728)--includes Old River Unit and Nelda Stark Unit;

(33) Mad Island WMA (Unit 729);

(34) Mason Mountain WMA (Unit 749);

(35) Matador WMA (Unit 702);

(36) Matagorda Island WMA (Unit 722);

(37) McGillvray and Leona McKie Muse WMA (Unit 750);

(38) M.O. Neasloney WMA;

(39) Moore Plantation WMA (Unit 902);

(40) Nannie Stringfellow WMA (Unit 716);

(41) North Toledo Bend WMA (Unit 615);

(42) Old Sabine Bottom WMA (Unit 732);

(43) Pat Mayse WMA (Unit 705);

(44) Ray Roberts (Unit 501);

(45) Redhead Pond WMA;

(46) Richland Creek WMA (Unit 703);

(47) Roger Fawcett WMA (Unit 781);

(48) Sam Houston National Forest WMA (Unit 905);

(49) Sierra Diablo WMA (Unit 767);

(50) Somerville (Unit 711);

(51) Tawakoni WMA (Unit 708);

(52) The Nature Center (Unit 021);

(53) Welder Flats WMA;

(54) White Oak Creek WMA (Unit 727);

(55) Yoakum Dunes WMA (Unit 752); and

(56) Other numbered units of public hunting lands.

Notes

31 Tex. Admin. Code § 65.190

The provisions of this §65.190 adopted to be effective September 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 5316; amended to be effective August 20, 1998, 23 TexReg 8460; amended to be effective August 9, 2001, 26 TexReg 5825; amended to be effective April 29, 2002, 27 TexReg 3568; amended to be effective January 3, 2005, 29 TexReg 12233; amended to be effective June 7, 2005, 30 TexReg 3256; amended to be effective July 2, 2006, 31 TexReg 5137; amended to be effective August 10, 2009, 34 TexReg 5405; amended to be effective August 11, 2011, 36 TexReg 4980; amended to be effective July 22, 2013, 38 TexReg 4636; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 28, July 14, 2017, TexReg 3542, eff. 7/17/2017