Sec. 43.621.  PERMIT FOR DEER MANAGEMENT.  (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.
(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.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1214 (S.B. 460), Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.