31 TAC § 59.132. General Rules

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Texas Administrative Code › Title 31 NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION › Part 2 TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT › Chapter 59 PARKS › 31 TAC § 59.132

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(a) Upon finding a need for public safety or welfare, or preservation of park resources, the director may impose restriction on public activity and conduct and may limit the use of any area or facility in a state park or a portion thereof. It is an offense for a person to enter or remain in an area or participate in an activity so restricted by the director.

(b) An employee of the department, peace officers, and emergency personnel are exempt from this subchapter when this subchapter conflicts with the discharge of his or her official duties to the extent of that conflict.

(c) The director by written order may waive any provision of this subchapter in response to a natural disaster or other similar emergency.

(d) Any vehicle, boat, trailer, or other property found parked, stored, or left in a state park in violation of any law or rule may be removed and stored at the owner's expense.

(e) No person may enter a state park with an equine or equines, or cause the entry of an equine or equines to a state park, unless that person has in his or her immediate possession, for each equine in the person's custody or equine that the person allowed to enter the state park, a completed VS Form 10-11 (Texas Animal Health Commission) showing that the equine has tested negative to an official Equine Infectious Anemia test within the previous 12 months. The documentation required by this subsection shall be made available for inspection upon the request of any department employee acting within the scope of official duties.

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