(a) Upon the filing of a properly executed application and payment of the fee specified by §53.15 of this title (relating to Miscellaneous Fisheries and Wildlife Licenses and Permits), the department may issue or renew an AMP to an individual if:
  (1) the applicant will use the AMP only for the purpose of protecting or aiding in the administration or protection of land, water, wildlife, livestock, domesticated animals, human life, or crops; and
  (2) the AMP requested, in the judgment of the department, will aid in the management of wildlife and exotic animals and will not have a deleterious effect on indigenous species.
(b) The permit shall include the following information:
  (1) the name and address of the individual applicant;
  (2) the authorized pilot's name, address, date of birth, and FAA Certificate number;
  (3) the authorized aircraft; and
  (4) the issue and expiration date of the permit.
(c) The department may amend an AMP following the completion and submission of a form provided by the department. An application for amendment is subject to the same issuance criteria as the original application for an AMP.
(d) No person who has been finally convicted of, pleaded nolo contendere to, received deferred adjudication for, or assessed an administrative penalty for an offense listed in this section may act or contract to act as a gunner for an AMP holder.
(e) An AMP is not transferable or assignable.

Source Note: The provisions of this §65.154 adopted to be effective April 4, 2005, 30 TexReg 1952; amended to be effective January 4, 2017, 41 TexReg 4037; amended to be effective July 29, 2021, 46 TexReg 4460; amended to be effective December 4, 2022, 47 TexReg 7909