This Chapter lays down rules and provisions regarding administration of endangered species, and specifically covers sections on endangered species designation specifying that species of fish or wildlife indigenous to Texas are endangered if listed on the United States List of Endangered Native Fish and Wildlife, or filed as such by the director of the department; statewide extinction list to be filed by the director with the secretary of state in cases when the department finds that the continued existence of the fish or wildlife is endangered due to the destruction, drastic modification, or severe curtailment of its habitat, its overutilization for commercial or sporting purposes; disease or predation or other natural or man-made factors; amendments to list by director; petition of reclassification regulating the right of three or more persons to petition the department to add or delete species of fish or wildlife from the statewide extinction list by presenting substantial evidence; permits required for taking endangered species for zoological gardens, scientific purposes, rules governing propagation for commercial purposes, propagation permits, their renewal, reports to be send to the department annually, and refusal or cancellation of permit; types of regulations that must be made by the department, prohibited acts, sold species to be tagged, seizure of fish or wildlife, disposition of funds and appropriations, exceptions from the application of this Chapter, and penalties in case of violations of any of the provisions of this Chapter.
Estados Unidos de América · 1981-09-01