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2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 62 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Hunting › Subchapter B. Sale, Transportation, and Storage of Game › Section 62.029. Records of Game in Cold Storage or Processing Facility

Sec. 62.029.  RECORDS OF GAME IN COLD STORAGE OR PROCESSING FACILITY.  (a)  In this section:
(1)  "Carcass" has the meaning assigned by Section 42.001.
(2)  "Cold storage or processing facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 42.001.
(3)  "Hunting lease" has the meaning assigned by Section 43.041.
(4)  "Private cold storage or processing facility" means a cold storage or processing facility that is not available for use by the public.
(5)  "Quartering" has the meaning assigned by Section 42.001.
(b)  The owner, operator, or lessee of a cold storage or processing facility shall maintain a book containing a record of:
(1)  the name, address, and hunting license number of each person who killed a game bird or game animal that is placed in the facility;
(2)  the name and address of each person who places a game bird or game animal in the facility, if different from the person who killed the bird or animal;
(3)  the number and kind of game birds or game animals placed in the facility;  and
(4)  the date on which each game bird or game animal is placed in the facility.
(c)  The owner, operator, or lessee shall enter all information into the book as required by this section before placing in storage or processing any game animal or game bird.
(d)  The cold storage or processing facility record book shall be kept at the facility and may be inspected by an authorized employee of the department during business hours or at any other reasonable time.
(e)  Each cold storage or processing facility record book shall be kept at the facility until the first anniversary of the date of the last entry in the book.
(f)  This section does not apply to a private, noncommercial, family-owned cold storage or processing facility unless the facility is located on a hunting lease and is made available to individuals other than the landowner, the landowner's nonpaying family members, or the landowner's nonpaying guests.
(g)  This section does not require the entry or maintenance of a record for the carcass of a deer or antelope that is properly tagged and is placed in a private cold storage or processing facility.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 110, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 87, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 558, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 218 (S.B. 1122), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 62 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Hunting › Subchapter B. Sale, Transportation, and Storage of Game › Section 62.030. Possession of Game in Cold Storage or Processing Facility

Sec. 62.030.  POSSESSION OF GAME IN COLD STORAGE OR PROCESSING FACILITY.  A person may place and maintain, or possess, in a cold storage or processing facility lawfully killed game birds and game animals not in excess of the number permitted to be possessed by law.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 88, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 62 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Hunting › Subchapter B. Sale, Transportation, and Storage of Game › Section 62.031. Inspections of Facilities

Sec. 62.031.  INSPECTIONS OF FACILITIES.  (a)  Authorized employees of the department may enter and inspect a cold storage or processing facility or other place, including taxidermist shops and tanneries, where protected wildlife are stored.
(b)  In this section "protected wildlife" means game animals, game birds, nongame animals, and nongame birds that are the subject of any protective law or regulation of this state or the United States.
(c)  Inspections under this section may be made during normal business hours or at any other reasonable time.
Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 611, ch. 221, Sec. 3, eff. May 24, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 89, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 62 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Hunting › Subchapter B. Sale, Transportation, and Storage of Game › Section 62.032. Penalties

Sec. 62.032.  PENALTIES.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, a person who violates a provision of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
(b)  If it is shown at the trial of the defendant for a violation of Section 62.021 of this code that he has been convicted within five years before the trial date of a violation of that section, on conviction he shall be punished for a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 48, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 62 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Hunting › Subchapter D. Hunting in State Parks › Section 62.061. Prohibited Acts

Sec. 62.061.  PROHIBITED ACTS.  Except as authorized by the commission under this subchapter, no person may hunt a wild animal, wild bird, or wild fowl in a state park, fort, or historic site under the jurisdiction of the department.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 62 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Hunting › Subchapter D. Hunting in State Parks › Section 62.062. Season

Sec. 62.062.  SEASON.  (a)  As sound biological management practices warrant and until August 31, 1995, the commission may prescribe an open season for hunting in state parks, forts, or sites where size, location, and other physical conditions permit hunting.
(b)  After August 31, 1995, as sound biological practices warrant, and after it has established a classification system for parks in accordance with Section 13.001(b) of this code, the commission may prescribe an open season for recreational hunting in state parks, forts, or sites where size, location, physical conditions, safety, and other uses permit hunting.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 350, ch. 139, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 31, 1981;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 77, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 217, Sec. 2, eff. May 18, 1993.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 62 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Hunting › Subchapter D. Hunting in State Parks › Section 62.063. Regulatory Authority

Sec. 62.063.  REGULATORY AUTHORITY.  The commission may prescribe the number, size, kind, and sex and the means and methods of taking any wildlife during an open season in a state park, fort, or historic site.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 62 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Hunting › Subchapter D. Hunting in State Parks › Section 62.0631. Sea Rim State Park

Sec. 62.0631.  SEA RIM STATE PARK.  (a)  The commission may provide an open season for recreational hunting in Sea Rim State Park that is not inconsistent with sound biological management practices normally exercised to protect or utilize the wildlife resources occurring therein.
(b)  The regulations of the commission under this section may not provide for a longer season, a greater seasonal or daily bag limit, or less restrictive means or methods of taking any wildlife resource than are provided in the regulations of the commission promulgated under the Wildlife Conservation Act of 1983 (Chapter 61 of this code), and Subchapter C, Chapter 64, of this code  for the same year applicable to the remainder of Jefferson County.
(c)  The limitations provided in Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 62.062 of this code do not apply to the regulations of the commission under this section.
Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 350, ch. 139, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 33, ch. 9, art. II, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 62 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Hunting › Subchapter D. Hunting in State Parks › Section 62.066. Management of Resources

Sec. 62.066.  MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES.  The commission may direct the service or division of the department charged with the management of wildlife resources to manage the aquatic and wildlife resources found in state parks, forts, or historic sites.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 62 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Hunting › Subchapter D. Hunting in State Parks › Section 62.067. General Hunting License

Sec. 62.067.  GENERAL HUNTING LICENSE.  The provisions of this subchapter do not waive the requirement of a hunting license under this code.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 62 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Hunting › Subchapter D. Hunting in State Parks › Section 62.068. Arrest

Sec. 62.068.  ARREST.  A peace officer, game warden, or commissioned state park employee may arrest without warrant a person found committing a violation of this subchapter.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 992 (H.B. 2026), Sec. 25, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 62 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Hunting › Subchapter D. Hunting in State Parks › Section 62.069. Penalty

Sec. 62.069.  PENALTY.  A person who violates a provision of this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 49, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 62 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Hunting › Subchapter E. Weapons on Lower Colorado River Authority Land › Section 62.081. Weapons Prohibited

Sec. 62.081.  WEAPONS PROHIBITED.  Except as provided in Section 62.082 of this code, no person may hunt with, possess, or shoot a firearm, bow, crossbow, slingshot, or any other weapon on or across the land of the Lower Colorado River Authority.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 62 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Hunting › Subchapter E. Weapons on Lower Colorado River Authority Land › Section 62.083. Approved Instructor and Range Records

Sec. 62.083.  APPROVED INSTRUCTOR AND RANGE RECORDS.  The Lower Colorado River Authority shall maintain in its Austin office a current listing of approved and registered instructors and a map indicating the location of the designated ranges.  The records shall be made available on request to enforcement officers and county attorneys.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 62 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Hunting › Subchapter E. Weapons on Lower Colorado River Authority Land › Section 62.084. Penalty

Sec. 62.084.  PENALTY.  A person who violates Section 62.081 of this code commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 50, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 62 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Hunting › Subchapter F. Unlawful Controlled Killing of or Attempting to Injure Dangerous Wild Animals › Section 62.101. Definitions

Sec. 62.101.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)  "Captivity" means the state of being held under control or kept caged or penned.
(2)  "Dangerous wild animal" means a lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, hyena, bear, elephant, wolf, or rhinoceros and includes any species, subspecies, or hybrid of any of those animals.
(3)  "Hybrid" means an offspring of two animals of different breeds, species, or genera.
(4)  "Lion" means African and Asiatic lion.
(5)  "Sanctuary" means a place of refuge where abused, neglected, unwanted, impounded, abandoned, orphaned, or displaced dangerous wild animals are provided care for their lifetime or until released back to their natural habitat.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 23, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 62 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Hunting › Subchapter F. Unlawful Controlled Killing of or Attempting to Injure Dangerous Wild Animals › Section 62.102. Controlled Killing of or Attempting to Injure Dangerous Wild Animal Prohibited

Sec. 62.102.  CONTROLLED KILLING OF OR ATTEMPTING TO INJURE DANGEROUS WILD ANIMAL PROHIBITED.  No person may:
(1)  kill or attempt to injure a dangerous wild animal that is:
(A)  in captivity in this state;  or
(B)  released from captivity in this state for the purpose of being killed;  or
(2)  conduct, promote, assist, or advertise an activity prohibited by Subdivision (1).
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 23, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 62 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Hunting › Subchapter F. Unlawful Controlled Killing of or Attempting to Injure Dangerous Wild Animals › Section 62.103. Unlawful Controlled Killing; Certain Commercial Activity Prohibited

Sec. 62.103.  UNLAWFUL CONTROLLED KILLING;  CERTAIN COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY PROHIBITED.  No person may:
(1)  sell or offer for sale, or transport or consign for transportation in this state, including interstate commerce in this state, a dangerous wild animal that is to be used for controlled killing prohibited by Section 62.102(1);  or
(2)  sell or offer for sale a part of or a product made from a dangerous wild animal that is used in a controlled kill prohibited by Section 62.102(1).
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 23, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 62 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Hunting › Subchapter F. Unlawful Controlled Killing of or Attempting to Injure Dangerous Wild Animals › Section 62.104. Seizure of Dangerous Wild Animal or Carcass, Hide, Part or Product

Sec. 62.104.  SEIZURE OF DANGEROUS WILD ANIMAL OR CARCASS, HIDE, PART OR PRODUCT.  (a)  A peace officer may seize a live dangerous wild animal or a carcass, hide, or part of or a product made from a dangerous wild animal if the officer has probable cause to believe that the live animal, carcass, hide, part, or product possessed by a person was killed, wounded, or injured in, or obtained as a result of, a controlled kill prohibited by Section 62.102(1).
(b)  The commission shall adopt rules for the final disposition of a carcass, hide, part, product, or live animal seized under this section.
(c)  The department, a game warden, or other department employee authorized to act under this section is immune from criminal or civil liability and from prosecution or civil suit for a seizure conducted under this section or rules adopted under this section.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 23, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 62 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Hunting › Subchapter F. Unlawful Controlled Killing of or Attempting to Injure Dangerous Wild Animals › Section 62.105. Authority of Local Government

Sec. 62.105.  AUTHORITY OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT.  This subchapter does not restrict the authority of a local government to regulate the possession of a dangerous wild animal if the regulation does not conflict with this subchapter.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 23, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 62 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Hunting › Subchapter F. Unlawful Controlled Killing of or Attempting to Injure Dangerous Wild Animals › Section 62.106. Exceptions

Sec. 62.106.  EXCEPTIONS.  (a)  This subchapter does not apply to a peace officer or other employee of a municipality, a county, or this state, or a person acting at the direction of such an officer or employee, who, while acting in an official capacity or at the direction of such an officer or employee acting in an official capacity, injures or kills a dangerous wild animal that the officer or employee reasonably believes to present, under the circumstances, the possibility of danger to the public.  A person described by this subsection is immune from criminal or civil liability and from prosecution or civil suit for causing injury or death to the animal.
(b)  This subchapter does not apply to a licensed veterinarian or an employee of a sanctuary exempt from federal taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 501) or of a facility accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, who, while in the course of such employment, humanely euthanizes a dangerous wild animal to eliminate the suffering of that animal due to illness or injury.  A person described by this subsection is immune from criminal or civil liability and from prosecution or civil suit for causing injury or death to the animal.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 23, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 62 - Provisions Generally Applicable to Hunting › Subchapter F. Unlawful Controlled Killing of or Attempting to Injure Dangerous Wild Animals › Section 62.107. Criminal Penalty

Sec. 62.107.  CRIMINAL PENALTY.  A person who violates this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor, unless it is shown at the trial of the defendant for a violation of this subchapter that the defendant has been convicted one or more times before the trial date of a violation of this subchapter, in which case the offense is a Parks and Wildlife Code felony.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 23, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 63 - Game and Nongame Animals › Subchapter A. Game Animals › Section 63.001. Game Animals

Sec. 63.001.  GAME ANIMALS.  (a)  The following animals are game animals:  mule deer, white-tailed deer, pronghorn antelope, desert bighorn sheep, gray or cat squirrels, fox squirrels or red squirrels, and collared peccary or javelina.
(b)  No species of any animal set out in Subsection (a) of this section or any other animal is a game animal if it is not indigenous to this state.
(c), (d) Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 863, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1860, ch. 439, Sec. 6, eff. Aug. 31, 1981;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 35, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 63 - Game and Nongame Animals › Subchapter A. Game Animals › Section 63.002. Possession of Live Game Animals

Sec. 63.002.  POSSESSION OF LIVE GAME ANIMALS.  No person may possess a live game animal in this state for any purpose not authorized by this code.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 91, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 63 - Game and Nongame Animals › Subchapter B. Nongame Animals › Section 63.101. Protection of Bats

Sec. 63.101.  PROTECTION OF BATS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), no person may:
(1)  hunt a bat;  or
(2)  sell, offer for sale, purchase, offer to purchase, or possess after purchase a bat or any part of a bat, dead or alive.
(b)  A bat may be removed or hunted if the bat is inside or on a building occupied by people.
(c)  This section does not apply to:
(1)  an animal control officer, a peace officer, or a health official who captures a bat that the officer or official considers injured or diseased;
(2)  a person who transports a bat for the purpose of laboratory testing if the bat has exposed or potentially exposed humans or domestic animals to rabies;  or
(3)  a person who is licensed to provide pest control services.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 363, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 63 - Game and Nongame Animals › Subchapter B. Nongame Animals › Section 63.102. Wolves

Sec. 63.102.  WOLVES.  (a)  No person may possess, transport, receive, or release a live wolf in this state.
(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to the transportation of a wolf by a state or county official while performing an official duty or to the possession or transportation of a wolf by the owner or agent of a licensed circus, zoo, or menagerie for exhibition or scientific purposes.
(c)  Repealed by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 110, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 110, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 63 - Game and Nongame Animals › Subchapter B. Nongame Animals › Section 63.103. Sale of Certain Live Animals

Sec. 63.103.  SALE OF CERTAIN LIVE ANIMALS.  (a)  No person may sell or possess for the purpose of sale in this state a living armadillo.
(b)  This section does not apply to:
(1)  the sale of an animal by or to a zoo;
(2)  the sale of an animal to an educational institution or a medical or research center for scientific purposes as authorized by a permit issued under Subchapter C, Chapter 43, of this code;  or
(3)  the sale to a commercial dealer who in turn resells for purposes authorized in Subdivisions (1) and (2) of this subsection.
(c)  In this section, "zoo" means a publicly or privately owned establishment that has a permanent place of business open to the public and that displays 15 or more different species of wildlife.
(d)  A peace officer who has probable cause to believe that an animal has been sold or held for sale in violation of Subsection (a) of this section may seize the animal and hold it for observation to determine if the animal has rabies or any other communicable disease harmful to man or other animals.  If the animal is free from disease, the officer may release the animal or, if the animal is otherwise dangerous or harmful, may destroy it.  If the animal is diseased, it shall be destroyed.  An officer exercising the duties under this section is immune from liability.
(e)  A person who violates Subsection (a) of this section, in addition to the penalties under Section 63.104 of this code, on conviction shall pay all costs and expenses incurred under Subsection (d) of this section.
Added by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 386, ch. 177, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1979.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2741, ch. 748, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1981;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 51, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 63 - Game and Nongame Animals › Subchapter B. Nongame Animals › Section 63.104. Penalties

Sec. 63.104.  PENALTIES.  (a)  A person who violates Section 63.102 of this code commits an offense that is a Parks and Wildlife Code felony.
(b)  A person who violates Section 63.103 of this code commits an offense that is a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
(c)  A person who violates Section 63.002 or 63.101 of this code commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 52, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 354, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 363, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 64 - Birds › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 64.001. Game Birds

Sec. 64.001.  GAME BIRDS.  Wild turkey, wild ducks of all varieties, wild geese of all varieties, wild brant, wild grouse, wild prairie chickens, wild pheasants of all varieties, wild partridge, wild bobwhite quail, wild scaled quail, wild Mearn's quail, wild Gambel's quail, wild red-billed pigeons, wild band-tailed pigeons, wild mourning doves, wild white-winged doves, wild white-fronted doves, wild snipe of all varieties, wild shore birds of all varieties, chachalacas, wild plover of all varieties, and wild sandhill cranes are game birds.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 202, ch. 95, Sec. 1, eff. April 30, 1981.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 64 - Birds › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 64.002. Protection of Nongame Birds

Sec. 64.002.  PROTECTION OF NONGAME BIRDS.  (a)  Except as provided by this code, no person may:
(1)  catch, kill, injure, pursue, or possess, dead or alive, or purchase, sell, expose for sale, transport, ship, or receive or deliver for transportation, a bird that is not a game bird;
(2)  possess any part of the plumage, skin, or body of a bird that is not a game bird;  or
(3)  disturb or destroy the eggs, nest, or young of a bird that is not a game bird.
(b)  European starlings, English sparrows, and feral rock doves (Columba livia) may be killed at any time in any manner and their nests or eggs may be destroyed, and such conduct does not constitute an offense under Chapter 42, Penal Code.
(c)  A permit is not required to control yellow-headed, red-winged, rusty, or Brewer's blackbirds or all grackles, cowbirds, crows, or magpies when found committing or about to commit depredations on ornamental or shade trees, agricultural crops, livestock, or wildlife, or when concentrated in numbers and in a manner that constitutes a health hazard or other nuisance.
(d)  Canaries, parrots, and other exotic nongame birds may be sold, purchased, and kept as domestic pets.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 202, ch. 95, Sec. 2, eff. April 30, 1981;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 110, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 610, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 92, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 952 (H.B. 3391), Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2009.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 64 - Birds › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 64.003. Destroying Nests or Eggs

Sec. 64.003.  DESTROYING NESTS OR EGGS.  No person may destroy or take the nest, eggs, or young of any wild game bird, wild bird, or wild fowl protected by this code except as provided in this code.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 53, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 64 - Birds › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 64.004. Trapping Game Birds

Sec. 64.004.  TRAPPING GAME BIRDS.  No person may set a trap, net, or other device for taking game birds or take or snare a game bird by a device without obtaining a permit from the department.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 54, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 64 - Birds › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 64.005. Penalty

Sec. 64.005.  PENALTY.  A person who violates a provision of this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 55, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 64 - Birds › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 64.006. Release of Turkeys

Sec. 64.006.  RELEASE OF TURKEYS.  (a)  Except as provided by this section, no turkeys may be propagated, purchased, sold, transported, or released for the purpose of establishing a free-ranging wild turkey population.
(b)  The department may release turkeys in certain areas of the state for the purpose of maintaining a wild turkey population.
(c)  The department may adopt regulations regulating the release of turkeys by persons other than department employees.
(d)  This section does not apply to any turkeys maintained for agricultural purposes.
(e)  The department may contract with private sector sources to release wild turkeys in certain areas of the state for the purpose of maintaining or expanding a wild turkey population.
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 771, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 64 - Birds › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 64.007. Possession of Live Game Birds

Sec. 64.007.  POSSESSION OF LIVE GAME BIRDS.  No person may possess a live game bird in this state except as authorized by this code.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 93, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 64 - Birds › Subchapter B. Seasons and Limits › Section 64.011. Eagle

Sec. 64.011.  EAGLE.  No person may hunt, trap, or kill a golden eagle or Mexican brown eagle without first having obtained a permit from the department as provided by Subchapter H, Chapter 43, of this code.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 631, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 1987.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 64 - Birds › Subchapter C. Migratory Game Birds › Section 64.021. Definitions

Sec. 64.021.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)  "Migratory game bird" means wild ducks of all species, wild geese and wild brant of all species, wild coot, wild rail, wild gallinules, wild plovers, Wilson's snipe or jack snipe, woodcock, mourning doves, white-winged doves, white-fronted doves, red-billed pigeons, band-tailed pigeons, shore birds of all varieties, and sandhill cranes.
(2)  "Open season" means the period of time when it is lawful to take, kill, or pursue, or attempt to take or kill migratory game birds.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 202, ch. 95, Sec. 3, eff. April 30, 1981.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 64 - Birds › Subchapter C. Migratory Game Birds › Section 64.022. Authority of Commission

Sec. 64.022.  AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION.  The commission shall provide the open season and means, methods, and devices for the hunting and possessing of migratory game birds and may delegate that authority to the executive director.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 94, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 64 - Birds › Subchapter C. Migratory Game Birds › Section 64.023. Open Season

Sec. 64.023.  OPEN SEASON.  An open season may be provided only for the length of time justified by the supply of the species of migratory game bird affected in this state or in the zone or section of this state where the open season applies.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 64 - Birds › Subchapter C. Migratory Game Birds › Section 64.024. Regulations

Sec. 64.024.  REGULATIONS.  (a)  The department shall conduct investigations prior to the issuance of regulations on an open season for a migratory game bird.  The regulation may be issued if the supply of the migratory game bird is sufficient.
(b)  The commission may adopt an emergency regulation governing the hunting or possession of migratory game birds if the commission finds that an emergency condition affecting the supply or condition of migratory game birds exists.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 62, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 95, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 64 - Birds › Subchapter C. Migratory Game Birds › Section 64.025. Suit

Sec. 64.025.  SUIT.  A party affected by and dissatisfied with a regulation issued under this subchapter may file suit against the department to test the validity of the regulation in a court of competent jurisdiction in Travis County.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 64 - Birds › Subchapter C. Migratory Game Birds › Section 64.026. Prohibited Acts

Sec. 64.026.  PROHIBITED ACTS.  No person may hunt or possess a migratory game bird by any means or method except as provided by regulation issued under this code.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 56, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 96, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 64 - Birds › Subchapter C. Migratory Game Birds › Section 64.027. Penalty

Sec. 64.027.  PENALTY.  A person who violates a provision of this subchapter or a regulation of the department adopted under this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 57, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 65 - Alligators › Section 65.001. Definitions

Sec. 65.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Alligator" means a living or dead American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis).
(2)  "Alligator hunter" means a person who takes an alligator, an alligator egg, or any part of an alligator.
(3)  "Possess" means the act of having in possession or control, keeping, detaining, restraining, or holding as owner or as agent, bailee, or custodian for another.
(4)  "Take" means the act of hooking, netting, snaring, trapping, pursuing, shooting, killing, capturing, or collecting by any means or device and includes the attempt to take by the use of any method.
(5)  "Resident" means an individual who has resided continuously in this state during the six months preceding the individual's application for any license or permit issued under this chapter.
(6)  "Nonresident" means an individual who is not a resident.
Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 437, ch. 184, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 190, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 301, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 97, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 65 - Alligators › Section 65.002. Application

Sec. 65.002.  APPLICATION.  Except for regulation of those populations listed on the United States List of Endangered Wildlife (50 C.F.R. Part 17), special permits issued under Chapter 43 of this code, revocation or suspension of licenses or permits under Subchapter F, Chapter 12, of this code, or contracts for the removal of reptiles entered into under Section 81.404 of this code, this chapter governs the taking, possession, and sale of alligators to the exclusion of other regulatory and licensing laws.
Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 437, ch. 184, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 338, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 65 - Alligators › Section 65.003. Regulations

Sec. 65.003.  REGULATIONS.  (a)  The commission may regulate by proclamation the taking, possession, propagation, transportation, exportation, importation, sale, and offering for sale of alligators, alligator eggs, or any part of an alligator that the commission considers necessary to manage this species.
(b)  The regulations of the commission under this chapter may provide for:
(1)  permit application forms, fees, and procedures;
(2)  hearing procedures;
(3)  the periods of time when it is lawful to take, possess, sell, or purchase alligators, alligator hides, alligator eggs, or any part of an alligator;
(4)  limits, size, means, methods, and places in which it is lawful to take or possess alligators, alligator hides, alligator eggs, or any part of an alligator;  and
(5)  control of nuisance alligators.
Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 437, ch. 184, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 98, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 65 - Alligators › Section 65.004. Scientific Studies

Sec. 65.004.  SCIENTIFIC STUDIES.  The department shall conduct scientific studies and investigations of alligators as necessary to develop information on populations, distributions, habitat needs, limiting factors, and any other biological or ecological data or to determine appropriate management for public safety.
Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 437, ch. 184, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 65 - Alligators › Section 65.005. Possession

Sec. 65.005.  POSSESSION.  No person may take, sell, purchase, or possess an alligator, an alligator egg, or any part of an alligator in this state except as permitted by the regulations of the commission.
Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 437, ch. 184, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 99, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 65 - Alligators › Section 65.006. Permit Required

Sec. 65.006.  PERMIT REQUIRED.  No person for any purpose may possess, purchase, or possess after purchase an alligator, an alligator hide, an alligator egg, or any part of an alligator taken in this state unless:
(1)  the person has acquired and possesses a permit issued by the department for that purpose;  or
(2)  a regulation of the commission otherwise allows the possession or purchase without a permit.
Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 437, ch. 184, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 190, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 100, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 992 (H.B. 2026), Sec. 26, eff. June 18, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 65 - Alligators › Section 65.0071. Expiration of Licenses

Sec. 65.0071.  EXPIRATION OF LICENSES.  A license issued under this chapter is valid only during the yearly period for which the license is issued without regard to the date on which the license is acquired.  Each yearly period begins on September 1 or another date set by the commission and extends through August 31 of the next year or another date set by the commission.  The commission by rule may set the amount of a license fee for a license issued during a transition period at an amount lower than prescribed in this chapter and provide for a license term for a transition period that is shorter or longer than a year.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 931, Sec. 66, eff. June 16, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 65 - Alligators › Section 65.008. Penalties

Sec. 65.008.  PENALTIES.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person violates this chapter or a regulation of the commission issued under this chapter.
(b)  An offense under this section is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
(c)  If it is shown at the trial of the defendant that he has been once before convicted of a violation of this chapter, the offense is a Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
(d)  If it is shown at the trial of the defendant that he has been convicted of a violation of this chapter two or more previous times, the offense is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 437, ch. 184, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 58, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 65 - Alligators › Section 65.009. Seizure and Disposal of Alligators

Sec. 65.009.  SEIZURE AND DISPOSAL OF ALLIGATORS.  (a)  A game warden or any other peace officer may seize an alligator, alligator hide, alligator egg, or any part of an alligator if he has probable cause to believe it was taken, possessed, sold, or purchased in violation of this chapter or of a regulation of the commission.  An alligator, alligator hide, alligator egg, or alligator part seized under this section may be sold by the department to the highest of three bidders, and the proceeds of the sale shall be deposited in the appropriate department suspense fund.
(b)  If a person from whom an item described by Subsection (a) was seized is found guilty, pleads guilty or nolo contendere, is placed on deferred adjudication, or fails to appear in accordance with a notice described by Section 12.106 or another law requiring that, as a condition of release, the defendant subsequently appear before a court to answer for the offense, the department shall transfer the proceeds of the sale from the suspense fund to the credit of the game, fish, and water safety account.  If the person is acquitted by the trial court, the charges against the person are dismissed, or the statute of limitations period for the prosecution of the offense has expired, the department shall pay the proceeds of the sale to the person from whom the items were seized.
(c)  Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 325, Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.
(d)  A game warden or peace officer acting under the authority of this chapter or of a regulation of the commission is immune from liability and from suit for the seizure of alligators, alligator hides, alligator eggs, or any part of an alligator.
(e)  To the extent practicable, Subtitle A, Title 6, Health and Safety Code, applies to an animal or animal part sold under this section that is intended for sale and use as human food.
Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 437, ch. 184, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 338, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 325 (H.B. 1818), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 325 (H.B. 1818), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 66 - Fish and Aquatic Plants › Subchapter A. Provisions Applicable to Freshwater and Saltwater Fishing and Aquatic Plants › Section 66.001. Definitions

Sec. 66.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Fresh water" means all lakes, lagoons, rivers, and streams to their mouths, but does not include coastal or tidal water.
(2)  "Prepared feed" means a pelleted ration, 20 percent or more of which consists of plant protein or grain by-products.
(3)  "Salt water" means all coastal or tidal water.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 859, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Parks and Wildlife Code › Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation › Subtitle B - Hunting and Fishing › Chapter 66 - Fish and Aquatic Plants › Subchapter A. Provisions Applicable to Freshwater and Saltwater Fishing and Aquatic Plants › Section 66.002. Consent to Take Fish From Private Water

Sec. 66.002.  CONSENT TO TAKE FISH FROM PRIVATE WATER.  (a)  No person may catch, take, or attempt to catch or take any aquatic animal life by any means or method from any privately owned waters without the consent of the landowner or the landowner's agent.
(b)  In a prosecution under this section, the burden of proof to show consent is on the person charged.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 59, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 102, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.