Sec. 71.003.  SCIENTIFIC STUDIES AND INVESTIGATIONS.  The department shall conduct scientific studies and investigations of fur-bearing animals as necessary to develop information on populations, distribution, habitat needs, and limiting factors, to acquire any other biological or ecological data, and to determine appropriate management policies for public safety.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2737, ch. 748, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.