Sec. 62.016.  COMPETITIVE HUNTING DOG EVENTS.  The department may permit a person to hold or participate in a competitive hunting dog field trial, in an area controlled by the department and designated by the commission as a public hunting area if:
(1)  a participant in the event is prohibited from:
(A)  using a firearm in the event;  or
(B)  taking the wildlife that is the object of the event;  and
(2)  the event does not deter other persons from hunting during a designated hunting season.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 372, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 28, 1995.