Rules created by agencies, such as the Department of Public Safety and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission, are which type of law?

• A. Legislative
• B. Administrative
• C. Civil
• D. Criminal

Answer: (B)

Administrative law governs the rules agencies issue to implement and enforce statutes. When the legislature passes broad laws, agencies like the Department of Public Safety and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission fill in the details, creating regulations that tell you how to comply, what standards to meet, and how enforcement works. These rules have the force of law and guide day-to-day operations, licensing, procedures, and penalties for noncompliance. They’re not the statutes themselves (those are legislative), nor are they private-law disputes (civil law) or crimes defined by the state (criminal law). So the rules issued by these agencies are best described as administrative law.