Big Thicket National Preserve

 Legal Constraints on Hog Damage Control Options for Big Thicket National Preserve

All alternatives under consideration must comply with federal, state and local laws, policies and regulations.  These include, but are not limited to:

• PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES: 
  • National Environmental Policy Act
  • U.S. Code, (16 or 18 USC)
  • Code of Federal Regulations:  Parks, Forests and Public Policy (36CFR)
  • Endangered Species Act
• PROTECTION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE: 
  • Archaelogical Resources Protection Act
  • Native American Grave Protection and Repatriation Act
  • National Historic Preservation Act
• HEALTH AND SAFETY: 
  • Texas Animal Health Commission Regulations for Trapping or Moving Feral (Wild) Swine
  • Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
• PROTECTION OF BIG THICKET NATIONAL PRESERVE:
  • NPS Organic Act
  • Enabling Legislation of the Big Thicket National Preserve (P.L.93-439)
  • Superintendents Orders
  • Standard Operating Procedures
  • Big Thicket Hunting Guide and Regulations
  • Big Thicket Trapping Guide and Regulations
• STATE OF TEXAS HUNTING REGULATIONS:
  • Texas Parks and Wildlife Laws
  • Outdoor Annual Hunting and Fishing Regulations

The following hog damage control options conflict with the above laws, policies, and regulations and not authorized within Big Thicket National Preserve:

• trapping of hogs by the general public
• public hunting with dogs
• public use of off-road vehicles
• hunting during periods of high public use (March through June)
• chemicals (e.g. poisons, sterillants, pathogens)
• transport of hogs that have not tested negative for brucellosis and pseudorabies within 30 days of capture for release elsewhere
• commercial profit from sales of any products from hogs
• any action that would harm an endangered species or cultural resource

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