# 4 Tex. Admin. Code § 215.9: 4 TAC § 215.9. The Criteria for Determining Critical Wildlife Habitat Zone upon Request from a Chief Appraiser or Taxing Unit

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## Section

- **Citation:** 4 Tex. Admin. Code § 215.9
- **Heading:** 4 TAC § 215.9. The Criteria for Determining Critical Wildlife Habitat Zone upon Request from a Chief Appraiser or Taxing Unit
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 4 AGRICULTURE / Part 12 TEXAS A&M FOREST SERVICE / Chapter 215 FOREST ZONE DETERMINATION PROCEDURE / 4 TAC § 215.9

## Text

The criteria that the Texas A&M Forest Service uses in
 determining CWHZ upon request from a chief appraiser or taxing unit
 is set out as follows.
(1) The presence of qualified endangered or threatened
 animal or plant, as defined in paragraph (2) of this section, in the
 zone and the existence of a plan to protect it must be evidenced by
 a memorandum of understanding, conservation agreements, or other documentation
 pertaining to the protection of such animal or plant life with a federal,
 state, or private organization with recognized responsibility for
 protecting this species.
(2) The animal or plant is listed as endangered or
 threatened under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (
16 U.S.C. §1531
et seq.) and its subsequent amendments, or as endangered under Parks
 and Wildlife Code, §68.002, including:
(A) bald eagle--Haliaeetus leucocephalus
(B) red-cockaded woodpecker--Picoides borealis
(C) Houston toad--Bufo houstonensis
(D) Texas trailing phlox--Phlox nivalis ssp. Texensis
(E) white bladderpod--Lesquerella pallida
(F) Navasota ladies'-tresses--Spiranthes parksii
(3) This list is subject to change. A current listing
 is available from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
(4) A management plan developed with inputs from an
 endangered species specialist that addresses federal and state critical
 habitat requirement by species must be provided. The plan must address
 harvesting restrictions and state how the landowner provides at least
 three of the following benefits:
(A) habitat control;
(B) erosion control;
(C) predator control;
(D) providing supplemental supplies of water;
(E) providing supplemental supplies of food;
(F) providing shelters; and
(G) making of census counts to determine population.
(5) The landowner must comply with the parts of the
 management plan that relates to the zone in order to qualify the land
 as a CWHZ.

## Nearby sections

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