The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. All other words and terms shall have the meanings assigned by Parks and Wildlife Code. (1) Amendment--A specific alteration or revision of currently permitted activities, the effect of which does not constitute, as determined by the department, a new trapping, transporting and transplanting operation. (2) Certified Wildlife Trapper--An individual who receives a department-issued permit pursuant to this section. (3) Natural Habitat--The type of site where a game animal or game bird normally occurs and existing game populations are not dependent on manufactured feed or feeding devices for sustenance. (4) Nuisance Squirrel--A squirrel that is causing damage to personal property. (5) Overpopulation--A condition where the habitat is being detrimentally affected by high animal densities, or where such condition is imminent. (6) Permittee--Any person authorized by a permit to perform activities governed by this subchapter. (7) Permit year--September 1 of any year to August 31 of the following year. (8) Processing facility--The specific destination of white-tailed deer trapped and transported pursuant to a permit to trap, transport, and process surplus white-tailed deer where deer will be processed for consumption. (9) Qualified individual--An individual who has a wildlife management plan approved by the department. (10) Recruitment--The Fall survey estimate of the number of fawns (any deer less than one year of age) on a property. (11) Release Site--The specific destination of game animals or game birds to be relocated pursuant to a permit issued under this subchapter. (12) Stocking Policy--The policy governing stocking activities made or authorized by the department as specified in §§52.101 - 52.105, 52.201, 52.202, 52.301 and 52.401 of this title (relating to Stocking Policy). (13) Supervisory permittee--A person who supervises the activities of permittees authorized to conduct activities. (14) Trap Site--The specific source of game animals or game birds to be relocated pursuant to a permit issued under this subchapter. (15) Wildlife Stocking Plans--The stocking plan for a: (A) trap site consists of the biological information about the trap site required by the department on the application for a permit under this subchapter; and (B) release site is the same as that required for a wildlife management plan under the provisions of §65.25 of this title (relating to Wildlife Management Plan).
Source Note: The provisions of this §65.101 adopted to be effective December 1, 1995, 20 TexReg 9569; amended to be effective November 7, 2000, 25 TexReg 10922; amended to be effective August 15, 2001, 26 TexReg 6024; amended to be effective October 21, 2003, 28 TexReg 9079; amended to be effective August 30, 2005, 30 TexReg 4998; amended to be effective May 3, 2012, 37 TexReg 3170