Section 65.315 - Ducks, Coots, Mergansers, and Teal(a) Zone Boundaries. (1) High Plains Mallard Management Unit (HPMMU): that portion of Texas lying west of a line from the international toll bridge at Del Rio, thence northward following U.S. Highway 277 to Abilene, State Highway 351 and State Highway 6 to Albany, and U.S. Highway 283 from Albany to Vernon, thence eastward along U.S. Highway 183 to the Texas-Oklahoma state line.(2) North Zone: that portion of Texas not in the High Plains Mallard Management Unit but north of a line from 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 Interstate Highway 10 at San Antonio; thence east along Interstate Highway 10 to the Texas-Louisiana State Line.(3) South Zone: that part of the state not designated as being in the HPMMU or the North Zone.(4) The September teal-only special season is statewide.(b) Season dates and bag limits.(1) HPMMU. (A) For all species other than "dusky ducks": October 28-29, 2023 and November 3, 2023 - January 28, 2024; and(B) "dusky ducks": November 6, 2023 - January 28, 2024.(2) North Zone. (A) For all species other than "dusky ducks": November 11-26, 2023 and December 2, 2023 - January 28, 2024; and(B) "dusky ducks": November 16-26, 2023 and December 2, 2023 - January 28, 2024.(3) South Zone. (A) For all species other than "dusky ducks": November 4-26, 2023 and December 9, 2023 - January 28, 2024; and(B) "dusky ducks": November 9-26, 2023 and December 9, 2023 - January 28, 2024.(4) September teal-only season. (A) During the September teal-only special season, the season is closed for all species of ducks other than teal ducks (blue-winged, green-winged, and cinnamon).(B) Dates: September 9-24, 2023.(c) Bag limits. (1) The daily bag limit for ducks and mergansers is six in the aggregate, which may include no more than five mallards (only two of which may be hens); three wood ducks; one scaup (lesser scaup or greater scaup); two redheads; two canvasbacks; one pintail; and one "dusky" duck (mottled duck, Mexican like duck, black duck and their hybrids) during the seasons established for those species in this section. For all species not listed, the daily bag limit shall be six. The daily bag limit for coots is 15.(2) The daily bag limit during the September teal-only season is six in the aggregate.31 Tex. Admin. Code § 65.315
The provisions of this §65.315 adopted to be effective September 2, 1996, 21 TexReg 7853; amended to be effective August 26, 1997, 22 TexReg 7896; amended to be effective August 20, 1998, 23 TexReg 8461; amended to be effective August 16, 1999, 24 TexReg 6305; amended to be effective August 31, 2000, 25 TexReg 8410; amended to be effective August 9, 2001, 26 TexReg 5826; amended to be effective August 19, 2002, 27 TexReg 7537; amended to be effective August 20, 2003, 28 TexReg 6551; amended to be effective August 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 7448; amended to be effective August 14, 2005, 30 TexReg 4482;amendedtobe effective August 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 6054; amended to be effective August 13, 2007, 32 TexReg 5027; amended to be effective August 20, 2008, 33 TexReg 6593; amended to be effective July 22, 2009, 34 TexReg 4736; amended to be effective August 16, 2010, 35 TexReg 7075; amended to be effective August 1, 2011, 36 TexReg 4801; amended to be effective September 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 5485; amended to be effective August 8, 2013, 38 TexReg 4899; amended to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6510; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 33, August 14, 2015, TexReg 5156, eff. 9/1/2015; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 33, August 12, 2016, TexReg 6062, eff. 9/1/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 28, July 14, 2017, TexReg 3543, eff. 9/1/2017; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 22, June 1, 2018, TexReg 3620, eff. 9/1/2018; 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