# 31 Tex. Admin. Code § 57.977: 31 TAC § 57.977. Spawning Event Closures, DIVISION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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## Section

- **Citation:** 31 Tex. Admin. Code § 57.977
- **Heading:** 31 TAC § 57.977. Spawning Event Closures, DIVISION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 31 NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION / Part 2 TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT / Chapter 57 FISHERIES / 31 TAC § 57.977

## Text

(a) Definitions. For purposes of this section, the
 following terms shall have the following meanings:
(1) Affected area--
(A) an area of fresh water containing environmental
 conditions conducive for alligator gar spawning; or
(B) an area of fresh water where alligator gar are
 in the process of spawning activity.
(2) Environmental conditions conducive for alligator
 gar spawning--the components of a hydrological state (including but
 not limited to water temperatures, timing and duration of flood events,
 river discharge rates, and any other factors that are known to be
 conducive to alligator gar reproduction) that are predictors of the
 likelihood of spawning activity of alligator gar.
(b) The Executive Director shall prohibit the take
 or attempted take of alligator gar in an affected area and shall provide
 appropriate notice to the public when the take or attempted take of
 alligator gar in an affected area is prohibited. The Executive Director
 shall provide appropriate public notice as to when lawful fishing
 in the affected area or areas may resume. An action under this section
 shall not exceed 30 days in duration.
(c) No person may take or attempt to take alligator
 gar by any means in an affected area declared by the Executive Director
 under subsection (b) of this section until the Executive Director
 gives notice that the lawful take of alligator gar may resume.

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