31 Tex. Admin. Code § 65.202 - Youth Hunting on Public Hunting Lands

(a) Youth participating in public hunts by special permit must be eight years of age or older at the time of application.

(b) It is an offense for a person younger than 12 years of age to fail to be under the immediate supervision of a duly permitted and authorized supervising adult when hunting on public hunting lands. For a person 12 years of age or older 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.

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31 Tex. Admin. Code § 65.202

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; amended to be effective August 10, 2009, 34 TexReg 5405; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 30, July 23, 2021, TexReg 4460, eff. 7/29/2021