{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-61.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.053","heading":"OPEN SEASONS.","body":"The commission shall provide open seasons for the hunting, taking, or possession of game animals, game birds, or aquatic animal life if its investigations and findings of fact reveal that open seasons may be safely provided or if the threat of waste requires an open season to conserve game animals, game birds, or aquatic animal life.\nActs 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 507, ch. 213, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 31, 1981; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 77, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE","TITLE 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION","SUBTITLE B. HUNTING AND FISHING","CHAPTER 61. UNIFORM WILDLIFE REGULATORY ACT","SUBCHAPTER C. REGULATORY DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.61.htm#61.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:32Z","sha256":"1d9c4fe2f6756cef6a54150f55a3a0ab2884d277d83b45f2e8f00afe4c0bc56d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-61.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-61.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}