(a) The department may issue a permit for the management of the wild mule deer population.
(b) The deer managed under the permit remain the property of the people of the state, and the holder of the permit is considered to be managing the population on behalf of the state.

Terms Used In Texas Parks and Wildlife Code 43.621

  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Wild: when used in reference to an animal, means a species, including each individual of a species, that normally lives in a state of nature and is not ordinarily domesticated. See Texas Parks and Wildlife Code 1.101

(c) If a special season with a special bag limit is established by the commission for holders of a deer management permit, the holder of the permit may receive compensation for granting a person permission to kill a wild deer during that special season on the acreage covered by the permit.