31 TAC § 69.404. Permit Application, Issuance, and Fees

(a) A person may apply for a sales permit by submitting a completed department-supplied application form and the permit fee specified in §53.15 of this title (relating to Miscellaneous Fisheries and Wildlife License and Permits).

(b) The department may issue a permit under this subchapter if:

(1) the applicant has complied with subsection (a) of this section; and

(2) the applicant has not violated the laws of the United States, this state, or another state with respect to the acquisition of coatimundi.

(c) A permit is valid from September 1 to August 31 of the following year.

(d) If an applicant possesses coatimundi under a valid permit issued prior to the effective date of this subchapter under the authority of Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapter 68, the department shall, for the purposes of determining fees and expiration dates, treat the new permit as an extension of the Chapter 68 permit.

(e) A permittee shall maintain on file and available for examination by authorized department employees:

(1) documentation proving that all coatimundi possessed under a permit issued under this subchapter were captive-bred; and

(2) documentation listing:

(A) the dates that any coatimundi were purchased, sold, or distributed;

(B) the numbers of any coatimundi that were purchased, sold, or distributed; and

(C) the name, address, and telephone number of any person receiving from or supplying coatimundi to the permittee.