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Fannin Soil and Water Conservation District NEWSLETTER |
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DIRECTORS: C. W. Jones, Chairman Billy Partridge, Vice Chairman Leon Bowman, Secretary-Treasurer Harvey Milton, Member David Keene, Member |
Sam Stewart, Team Leader Randy Moore, District Conservationist Steve Deckard, Soils Cons. Technician DISTRICT PERSONNEL Johnnie J. Kay, Technician Mary Jane Godwin, District Secretary |
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MEETS THIRD TUESDAY AT 8:30 A.M. |
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| Volume 11 |
Winter 2005 |
Number 3-3 |
Wildlife
Management Tax Exemption.
By: Wes Littrell, TPWD, Blossom, TX
Is your agricultural exemption working for you? Many landowners throughout Texas have found that maintaining their agricultural exemption can directly conflict with their reasons for owning property. Some of those landowners have found a better fit by converting to the wildlife management open spaces exemption. On Tuesday, March 15th, Fannin County Soil and Water Conservation District is sponsoring a landowner program to help you maintain your open spaces exemption while allowing you to focus on improving your property for wildlife.
If you meet all the criteria for a wildlife management exemption, you can develop your management plan and submit it to the County Appraisal District. All plans must include certain information about the property as described in the Comprehensive Wildlife Management Planning Guidelines. The plan must include at least three management practices chosen from among seven general categories; habitat control, erosion control, predator control, providing supplemental water, supplemental food, supplemental shelter, and conducting surveys to determine use by your target species.
Unfortunately, there is a great deal of confusion concerning the purpose and requirements of the wildlife management agricultural tax rate. For this reason, the Fannin County Soil and Water Conservation District is sponsoring a program for landowners interested in applying for a wildlife management agricultural tax rate. It is also an excellent opportunity for landowners currently under a wildlife management program to make sure they are within the program’s requirements. The program will be presented by TPWD biologists who regularly assist landowners in developing their management plans.
The program will be at the South Annex at 210 S. Main Street in Bonham. Registration will begin at 9:00 and the program will begin at 10:00 on Tuesday, March 15, 2005. Please RSVP with Fannin County SWCD at 903/583-9513, ext. 3 or with the Texas Cooperative Extension Office at 903/583-7453
200 E. 1st St.
Bonham, TX 75418 
