Texas Parks and Wildlife Code - Section 61.022. Taking Wildlife Resources Without Consent Of Landowner Prohibited
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§ 61.022. TAKING WILDLIFE RESOURCES WITHOUT CONSENT OF
LANDOWNER PROHIBITED. (a) No person may hunt or catch by any means
or method or possess a wildlife resource at any time and at any
place covered by this chapter unless the owner of the land,
submerged land, or water, or the owner's agent, consents.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a person who
violates Subsection (a) the first time commits an offense that is a
Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor and is punishable in
addition by the revocation or suspension under Section 12.5015 of
hunting and fishing licenses and permits.
(c) A person who violates Subsection (a) the first time by
killing a desert bighorn sheep, pronghorn antelope, mule deer, or
white-tailed deer commits an offense that is a Parks and Wildlife
Code state jail felony and is punishable in addition by the
revocation or suspension under Section 12.5015 of hunting and
fishing licenses and permits.
(d) A second violation of Subsection (a) shall be classified
as one category higher than the first violation or a Parks and
Wildlife Code felony, whichever is lesser, and is punishable in
addition by the revocation or suspension under Section 12.5015 of
hunting and fishing licenses and permits.
(e) A third or subsequent violation of Subsection (a) shall
be classified as a Parks and Wildlife Code felony and is punishable
in addition by the revocation or suspension under Section 12.5015
of hunting and fishing licenses and permits.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 507, ch. 213, § 2, eff. Aug.
31, 1981; Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2740, ch. 748, § 3, eff. Sept.
1, 1981; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1090, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, § 73, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts
1999, 76th Leg., ch. 959, § 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2005,
79th Leg., ch. 1002, § 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2005.
Section: 50.005 61.001 61.002 61.003 61.005 61.006 61.021 61.022 61.0221 61.023 61.051 61.052 61.053 61.054 61.055
Last modified: August 10, 2007
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