Texas Parks and Wildlife Code

§ 12.0251 — DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION COLLECTED DURING TECHNICAL GUIDANCE TO PRIVATE LANDOWNER

PW § 12.0251Title 2. PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT · Ch. 12. POWERS AND DUTIES CONCERNING WILDLIFE · Art. A. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES

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(a)Except as provided by this section, information is not subject to Chapter 552, Government Code, and may not be disclosed to any person, including a state or federal agency, if the information is collected by the department in response to a landowner request relating to the specific location, species identification, or quantity of any animal or plant life that is:

(1)protected by this code; and

(2)located on private land that:

(A)is subject to a wildlife management plan developed cooperatively with the department for private land; or

(B)is the subject of a recommendation report prepared by the department for the landowner.

(b)The commission or the department may disclose information described by this section only to:

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Legislative history

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 247 (S.B. 811), Sec. 4, eff. May 27, 2023.