TP&W Delays Permits

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: > From: John Herron : > Sent: Monday, December 28, 1998 9:06 AM : > To: Andy Price; Bonnie Arnold; Clark Adams; George Wills; John : > Baccus; John Cherry; Ken Becker; Lee Miller; Mark McKee; Peggy Horner; : > Rick Van Dyke; Rosie Roegner; Ryan South; Steve Hammack; Steve Jester; : > Troy Hibbits : > Subject: Dec. report and update : > : > Mailing the report of our Dec. meeting to ya'll this week, along with : > final drafts of the reporting forms. Ya'll should also receive the : > application for dealer's permits - I asked staff to mail these to : > everyone we have addresses for. : > : > It turns out that there will be delays in permit availability. Our : > Licensing folks were not able to bring things together in time - I : > still don't understand why. I had the department issue a news release : > to select sources last week, which will get more general distibution : > this week. The subject of the news release is two-fold a) Remind : > folks of the new permits, and b) Announce the permit delay, that we : > will delay enforcement, so folks should be OK. : > : > Call Rosie or me if you have any questions. Text of the news release : > follows. : > : > John Herron : > Wildlife Diversity Program : > Texas Parks and Wildlife : > : > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- : > --------- : > FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : > Dec. 22, 1998 : > News Contact: Tom Harvey, 512-389-4453 : > : > NEW TEXAS NONGAME WILDLIFE PERMITS TAKE EFFECT JAN. 1 : > : > AUSTIN--State wildlife officials hope to take a historic step toward : > getting a handle on the status of Texas nongame wildlife, reminding : > citizens that the state's first permit system for nongame collectors : > and dealers takes effect in 1999. : > While the new regulations become effective Jan. 1, Texas Parks : > and Wildlife officials acknowledged that there may be minor delays in : > making the permit available to constituents. : > "We expect to have the Nongame Collection Permit available at Texas : > Parks and Wildlife offices around January 5 and available through all : > license vendors by the end of January," noted John Herron, TPW : > wildlife diversity program director. "Nongame Dealer Permits are : > available by application to our Permitting Section. We had hoped to : > have these permits available for sale sooner, but encountered some : > delays in getting the new permit included in our automated : > license-sale system." : > But dealers and hobbiests needn't fret about the delay. TPW Law : > Enforcement officials are aware of the situation and indicate that : > game wardens will not begin enforcing the new requirement until : > February, at the earliest. : > Texas Parks and Wildlife is hoping the new permit, designed to : > monitor commercial trade and collection activities in native nongame : > wildlife, will provide much-needed information about population : > dynamics and commercial use of some 200 species of reptiles, mammals : > and amphibians. : > Beginning Jan. 1, any person, regardless of age, who sells nongame and : > anyone 17 years of age and older in possession of more than 25 : > specimens of nongame wildlife (no more than 10 of the same species) : > must purchase a $15 resident commercial collection permit ($50 for : > non-residents). An appropriate hunting license is also required for : > any activity involving the take of nongame wildlife from the wild in : > Texas. : > Anyone who buys nongame wildlife for the purpose of resale would : > be required to purchase a $50 resident nongame dealer permit ($200 for : > non-residents). : > There are several exemptions. The permit requirements do not apply to : > persons purchasing, possessing, or selling processed wildlife : > products. Also, teachers at accredited primary or secondary : > educational institutions will be exempt from the nongame collector's : > permit provided that the nongame wildlife is possessed solely for : > educational purposes and is not sold or transferred to another person : > for the purpose of sale. And, the permit does not apply to dead : > mountain lions, bobcats, coyotes or parts of those animals, or to : > processed nongame parts and those parts that do not require : > preservation, such as porcupine quills, teeth or skulls. : > Collectors and dealers also would be required to keep a log of their : > activities and submit an annual report to TPW in order to renew their : > permit. These reports would provide Department biologists the : > information they seek in determining whether nongame wildlife harvest : > and sale affect wild populations. : > "We're not seeking to create an additional intrusion on the : > citizens of Texas with this permit," said Andrew Sansom, TPW executive : > director. "Also, we're not looking at this as a sole means of data : > collection, although it is an important first step." : > With the adoption of the permit, Texas joins an increasing : > number of states currently addressing nongame wildlife resources : > through some type of regulatory process. Several other states are now : > looking at similar measures. : > Wildlife biologists believe the permit will help the TPW get a : > handle on native Texas nongame species that have become popular among : > collectors and in commercial trade. The data could provide a basis : > for management of nongame wildlife and would allow TPW to determine : > what, if any, additional regulatory measures are needed. : > "We want a better handle on the use of these resources," : > explained Herron. "This permit is not intended to ban the use of : > these resources, just get an idea of their numbers. Right now, we : > can't defend or condemn certain aspects of commercial trade because we : > lack the data to help us make management decisions." : > Herron stressed the permit applies only to wild and captive bred : > subspecies of native Texas nongame wildlife. It does not include : > aquatic animal life possessed under a bait dealer's license. : > For details on the nongame permit, write to Tina Turner, TPW Wildlife : > Diversity Program, 4200 Smith School Rd., Austin, TX 78744, or send : > e-mail to tina.turner@tpwd.state.tx.us, or phone Turner at : > 512-389-4481.

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