Section 65.314 - Doves (Mourning, White-Winged, White-Tipped, White-Fronted Doves)(a) Zones. (1) North Zone: That portion of the state north of a line beginning at the International Bridge south of Fort Hancock; thence north along FM 1088 to State Highway 20; thence west along State Highway 20 to State Highway 148; thence north along State Highway 148 to Interstate Highway 10 at Fort Hancock; thence east along Interstate Highway 10 to Interstate Highway 20; thence northeast along Interstate Highway 20 to Interstate Highway 30 at Fort Worth; thence northeast along Interstate Highway 30 to the Texas-Arkansas state line.(2) Central Zone: That portion of the state between the North Zone and the South Zone.(3) South Zone and Special White-winged Dove Area: That portion of the state south of a line beginning at the International Toll Bridge in Del Rio; thence northeast along U.S. Highway 277 Spur to U.S. Highway 90 in Del Rio; thence east along U.S. Highway 90 to State Loop 1604; thence following Loop 1604 south and east to Interstate Highway 10; thence east along Interstate Highway 10 to the Texas-Louisiana State Line.(b) Seasons; Daily Bag Limits. (1) North Zone. (A) Dates: September 1 - November 12, 2023 and December 15-31, 2023.(B) Daily bag limit: 15 mourning doves, white-winged doves, and white-tipped (white-fronted) doves in the aggregate, including no more than two white-tipped doves per day.(2) Central Zone. (A) Dates: September 1 - October 29, 2023 and December 15, 2023 - January 14, 2024.(B) Daily bag limit: 15 mourning doves, white-winged doves, and white-tipped (white-fronted) doves in the aggregate, including no more than two white-tipped doves per day.(3) South Zone and Special White-winged Dove Area.(A) Dates: September 1-3 and 8-10, 2023; September 14 - October 29, 2023; and December 15, 2023 - January 21, 2024.(B) Daily bag limit: (i) from September 2-4 and 9-11, 2022; 15 white-winged doves, mourning doves, and white-tipped (white-fronted) doves, in the aggregate to include no more than two mourning doves and two white-tipped (white-fronted) doves per day; and(ii) from September 14 - October 30, 2022 and December 17, 2022 - January 22, 2023; 15 mourning doves, white-winged doves, and white-tipped (white-fronted) doves in the aggregate, including no more than two white-tipped (white-fronted) doves per day.31 Tex. Admin. Code § 65.314
The provisions of this §65.314 adopted to be effective August 26, 1997, 22 TexReg 7896; amended to be effective August 20, 1998, 23 TexReg 8461; amended to be effective October 18, 2001, 26 TexReg 8188; amended to be effective August 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 7448; amended to be effective August 14, 2005, 30 TexReg 4482; amended to be effective July 22, 2009, 34 TexReg 4736; amended to be effective August 8, 2013, 38 TexReg 4899; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 28, July 14, 2017, TexReg 3543, eff. 9/1/2017; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 31, August 2, 2019, TexReg 4065, eff. 9/1/2019; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 29, July 17, 2020, TexReg 5011, eff. 9/1/2020; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 28, July 9, 2021, TexReg 4170, eff. 9/1/2021; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 32, August 12, 2022, TexReg 4854, eff. 9/1/2022; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 30, July 28, 2023, TexReg 4123, eff. 8/3/2023; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 38, September 22, 2023, TexReg 5209, eff. 9/7/2023, exp. 1/4/2024 (Emergency)