Sec. 61.057.  ANTLERLESS DEER AND ANTELOPE.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 61.021 and Subsection (c), no person may hunt an antlerless deer or antelope in this state without first having acquired an antlerless deer or antelope permit issued by the department on a form provided by the department.
(b)  The permit may be distributed by the landowner or landowner's agent for land which is subject to an agreement under Section 61.056 of this code.  A landowner or landowner's agent may distribute permits only for the land the person owns or the land for which the person is an agent.
(c)  When conditions warrant, the commission may allow hunting of antlerless deer or antelope in this state without a permit.  The proclamation allowing hunting without a permit must be specific as to the county or portion of a county to which it applies.
(d)  No person may sell or trade a permit authorized by this section for anything of value.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1860, ch. 439, Sec. 4, 5, eff. Aug. 31, 1981;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 863, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by: 
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 830 (H.B. 1891), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2017.