31 Tex. Admin. Code § 65.93 - Harvest Log

(a) When a release site is required by this division to maintain a harvest log, the harvest log shall be maintained daily and shall meet the requirements of this section.

(b) For each deer harvested on the release site the landowner must, on the same day that the deer is harvested, legibly enter the following information in the daily harvest log:

(1) the name and hunting license of the person who harvested the deer;

(2) the date the deer was harvested;

(3) the species (white-tailed or mule deer) and type of deer harvested (buck or antlerless);

(4) any alphanumeric identifier tattooed on the deer;

(5) the RFID tag number of any RFID tag affixed to the deer; and

(6) any other identifier and identifying number on the deer, including a description of any evidence or indication that the deer was a liberated deer including, but not limited to evidence of having been eartagged at any time (holes, rips, notches, etc. in ear tissue).

(c) The daily harvest log shall be made available upon request to any department employee acting in the performance of official duties.

(d) By not later than April 1 of each year, the owner of a release site shall submit the contents of the daily harvest log to the department via TWIMS or via another method specified by the department.

(e) The daily harvest log shall be on a form provided or approved by the department and shall be retained for a period of one year following submission and acceptance by the department.

Notes

31 Tex. Admin. Code § 65.93

Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 05, January 29, 2016, TexReg 815, eff. 2/2/2016; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 32, August 5, 2016, TexReg 5757, eff. 8/15/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 51, December 17, 2021, TexReg 8750, eff. 12/19/2021