SUBCHAPTER C PERMITS FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, ZOOLOGICAL COLLECTION, REHABILITATION, AND EDUCATIONAL DISPLAY
- Texas Section 43.021 - Protected Wildlife
In this subchapter, "protected wildlife" means all indigenous mammals, indigenous birds, indigenous reptiles, indigenous amphibians, indigenous fish, and other indigenous aquatic life the taking, collecting,...
- Texas Section 43.022 - Permit Requirement
(a) No person may collect, hold, possess, display, transport, release, or propagate protected wildlife for the purposes of this subchapter without a permit issued under...
- Texas Section 43.024 - Disposition Of Protected Wildlife
(a) All protected wildlife collected and subsequently held under this subchapter or rules adopted under this subchapter remain the property of the state and shall...
- Texas Section 43.028 - Civil Suit; Injunctive Relief; Costs
(a) The department, on the approval of the director or commission, may authorize the filing and prosecution of a civil suit to enforce this subchapter...
SUBCHAPTER D HUNTING LEASE LICENSES
- Texas Section 43.030 - Penalty
A person who violates Section 43.022, a commission rule, or the conditions of a permit issued under this subchapter commits an offense that is a...
- Texas Section 43.041 - Definitions
In this subchapter: (1) "Hunting cooperative" means a cooperative enterprise in which participating landowners pool their acreage and lease it for hunting purposes under the...
- Texas Section 43.042 - License Required
(a) The owner of a hunting lease or the landowner's agent may not receive as a guest for pay or other consideration another person engaged...
- Texas Section 43.043 - Issuance Of License
The department may issue a hunting lease license only in the name of the owner of a hunting lease or the name of the landowner's...
- Texas Section 43.0431 - Application For License
(a) The department may require an application for a license and may prescribe the form and content of the application. (b) A written agreement containing...
- Texas Section 43.0432 - Wildlife Management Association Area Hunting Lease Licenses
(a) The owner of a tract of land included in a wildlife management association area under Section 81.301 of this code may apply for a...
- Texas Section 43.044 - License Fees
(a) The fees for hunting lease licenses, other than hunting leases that are hunting cooperatives, are determined by the following schedule or determined by the...
- Texas Section 43.045 - Duration Of License
A hunting lease license is valid for the period from September 1 or another date set by the commission through August 31 of the next...
SUBCHAPTER E PERMITS FOR TRAPPING, TRANSPORTING, AND TRANSPLANTING GAME ANIMALS AND GAME BIRDS
- Texas Section 43.055 - Penalty
A person who violates any provision of this subchapter or who fails to comply with any provision of this subchapter commits an offense that is...
- Texas Section 43.061 - Trapping, Transporting, And Transplanting Game Animals And Game Birds; Permit Required
(a) No person may capture, transport, or transplant any game animal or game bird from the wild in this state unless that person has obtained...
- Texas Section 43.0611 - Urban White-tailed Deer Removal; Permit Required
(a) The department may issue to an individual an urban white-tailed deer removal permit for the trapping, transporting, and transplanting of white-tailed deer if the...
- Texas Section 43.0612 - Trapping And Transporting Surplus White-tailed Deer; Permit Required
(a) In this section: (1) "Property owners' association" has the meaning assigned by Section 202.001, Property Code. (2) "Qualified individual" means an individual who has...
SUBCHAPTER F PRIVATE BIRD HUNTING AREAS
- Texas Section 43.062 - Penalty
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person who violates any provision of this subchapter or the terms of a permit issued under this...
- Texas Section 43.071 - Definitions
In this subchapter: (1) "Private bird hunting area" means a tract of land on which the hunting or taking of pen-reared birds is authorized under...
- Texas Section 43.072 - Application For License
(a) Any person may apply to the department for a private bird hunting area license. (b) The application for a private bird hunting area license...
- Texas Section 43.0721 - License Required
(a) No person may release banded pen-reared birds under this subchapter unless the person holds a valid private bird hunting area license. (b) The license...
- Texas Section 43.0722 - Issuance Of License; Fee; Validity
(a) The department may issue a license for a private bird hunting area under this subchapter. (b) The license shall be issued in the name...
- Texas Section 43.073 - Area Limitations And Markings
(a) A private bird hunting area must consist of contiguous acreage owned by an individual, partnership, firm, or corporation. (b) A private bird hunting area...
- Texas Section 43.074 - Taking Of Pen-reared Birds Authorized
(a) A licensee or a guest may take banded pen-reared birds on a licensed private bird hunting area during the private bird hunting area season....
- Texas Section 43.075 - Game Birds In Captivity; Banding
(a) A licensee may hold pen-reared birds in captivity on the private bird hunting area only for release to provide hunting. (b) All pen-reared birds...
- Texas Section 43.076 - License Form
A private bird hunting area license must be on a form prescribed by the department. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1,...
- Texas Section 43.0762 - Regulations
The commission may adopt regulations necessary to administer this subchapter, including any provision, limitation, or prohibition necessary to manage and protect game birds occurring naturally...
- Texas Section 43.0763 - Application For Field Trial Permit
(a) Any person, including a licensee, may apply to the department for a field trial permit. (b) The application must be on a form prescribed...
- Texas Section 43.0764 - Field Trial Permit; Fee; Validity
(a) No person, club, or organization may hold a field trial unless that person, club, or organization has in its immediate possession a valid field...
- Texas Section 43.077 - Penalty
A person who violates any provision of this subchapter or a regulation of the commission under this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class...
SUBCHAPTER G PERMITS TO MANAGE WILDLIFE AND EXOTIC ANIMALS FROM AIRCRAFT
- Texas Section 43.078 - Hunting License Required
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, this subchapter does not authorize any person to hunt pen-reared birds on a licensed private...
- Texas Section 43.101 - Applicability Of Subchapter
This subchapter and a proclamation or regulation of the commission adopted under this subchapter apply to all counties of the state. Acts 1975, 64th Leg.,...
- Texas Section 43.102 - Permit Authorized
Under Public Law 92-159, Section (b)(1) (85 Stat. 480, 16 U.S.C. 742j-1), the department may issue permits for the management of wildlife and exotic animals...
- Texas Section 43.103 - Definitions
In this subchapter: (1) "Aircraft" means a mechanical or other device used for flight in the air. (2) "Depredating animals" means bobcats, feral hogs, red...
- Texas Section 43.104 - Grounds To Issue Permit
The department may issue a permit to any person if the department finds that management of wildlife or exotic animals by the use of aircraft...
- Texas Section 43.105 - Application For Permit
(a) An applicant for a permit under this subchapter shall file with the application one or more affidavits, containing facts as well as opinion, as...
- Texas Section 43.106 - Form And Period Of Validity Of Permit; Renewal
(a) The department shall prescribe the form and manner of issuance of, and periods of validity and renewal dates for, permits and landowner's authorizations authorized...
- Texas Section 43.107 - Reports Required
(a) The holder of a permit under this subchapter shall report to the department in the time and manner required by commission proclamation. (b) An...
- Texas Section 43.1075 - Using Helicopters To Take Certain Animals
A qualified landowner or landowner's agent, as determined by commission rule, may contract to participate as a hunter or observer in using a helicopter to...
- Texas Section 43.108 - Reports By Department
The department shall report annually to the Secretary of the Interior of the United States as required by federal law. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p....
- Texas Section 43.109 - Regulations
(a) The commission may make regulations governing management of wildlife or exotic animals by the use of aircraft under this subchapter. (b) A proclamation or...
- Texas Section 43.1095 - Prohibited Acts
(a) For purposes of this subchapter, a person commits an offense if that person: (1) hunts or kills, or attempts to hunt or kill, from...
- Texas Section 43.110 - Permit Fee
The commission shall set a fee for a permit that authorizes the management of wildlife or exotic animals by the use of aircraft. Acts 1975,...
SUBCHAPTER H PERMITS TO CONTROL WILDLIFE PROTECTED BY THIS CODE
- Texas Section 43.111 - Penalty
(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a person who violates any provision of this subchapter or a proclamation or regulation adopted under this...
- Texas Section 43.151 - Threats To Public Safety Or Damage By Wildlife
A person who has evidence clearly showing that wildlife protected by this code is causing serious damage to commercial agricultural, horticultural, or aquicultural interests, or...
- Texas Section 43.1515 - Rules
The commission may adopt rules to implement this subchapter, including rules governing: (1) reports that must be submitted to the department by a person who...
- Texas Section 43.152 - Department Inspection
(a) On receiving notice from a person under Section 43.151, the department may inspect the property and determine if damage or a threat to public...
- Texas Section 43.153 - Application For Permit
(a) A person who has evidence of damage by depredation or threat to public safety may file with the department an application for a permit...
- Texas Section 43.154 - Permit
(a) On receipt of an application, the department may issue a permit for the killing of wildlife without regard to the closed season, bag limit,...
- Texas Section 43.155 - Disposition Of Wildlife
(a) The holder of a permit issued under this subchapter or a person designated by Section 43.154(c)(4) who kills wildlife under the authority of the...
- Texas Section 43.156 - Cancellation Of Permit
The department may cancel a permit if: (1) the permit does not accomplish its intended purposes; (2) the permit holder fails to submit a required...
- Texas Section 43.1565 - Reinstatement Of Permit
The department may reinstate a canceled permit if the permit holder submits an application for reinstatement in the same manner as required by Section 43.153...
- Texas Section 43.157 - Violations; Penalty
(a) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 251, Sec. 10, eff. May 29, 2009. (b) No permittee may dispose of a wildlife carcass...
SUBCHAPTER I ARCHERY STAMPS
- Texas Section 43.158 - Landowner Permit Exemption
Nothing in this subchapter prevents a landowner or the landowner's agent or lessee from taking depredating feral hogs on the landowner's land without having acquired...
- Texas Section 43.201 - Archery Stamp Required
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c) or (d), no person may hunt deer, turkey, or javelina (collared peccary) during an open archery season provided...
- Texas Section 43.202 - Fee
The fee for an archery hunting stamp is $6 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. The department may issue other...
- Texas Section 43.203 - Hunting License Required
The purchase or possession of an archery hunting stamp does not permit a person to hunt deer, turkey, or javelina without the license required by...
- Texas Section 43.204 - Stamp Sale Receipts
The net revenue derived from the sale of archery hunting stamps shall be sent to the department. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1203, ch. 456,...
SUBCHAPTER L DEER BREEDER'S PERMIT
- Texas Section 43.205 - Penalty
(a) A person who violates Section 43.201 of this code commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. (b) A...
- Texas Section 43.351 - Definitions
In this subchapter: (1) "Breeder deer" means a white-tailed deer or mule deer legally held under a permit authorized by this subchapter. (2) "Deer breeder"...
- Texas Section 43.352 - Permit Authorized; Duration Of Permit
(a) The department shall issue a permit to a qualified person to possess live breeder deer in captivity. (b) At the option of the person...
- Texas Section 43.353 - Permit Is Defense
In any prosecution for the unlawful possession or transportation of white-tailed deer or mule deer, the possession of a permit issued under this subchapter to...
- Texas Section 43.356 - Serial Number
The department shall issue a serial number to a permittee when the department issues the permittee a deer breeder's permit. The same serial number shall...
- Texas Section 43.3561 - Identification Of Breeder Deer
(a) Not later than March 31 of the year following the year in which the breeder deer is born, a breeder deer held in a...
- Texas Section 43.357 - Permit Privileges; Regulations
(a) The holder of a valid deer breeder's permit may: (1) engage in the business of breeding breeder deer in the immediate locality for which...
- Texas Section 43.358 - Inspection
An authorized employee of the department may inspect at any time and without warrant: (1) any pen, coop, or enclosure holding white-tailed deer or mule...
- Texas Section 43.359 - Records And Reports
(a) A deer breeder shall maintain an accurate and legible record of all breeder deer acquired, purchased, propagated, sold, transferred, or disposed of and any...
- Texas Section 43.3591 - Genetic Testing
(a) In this section: (1) "DNA" means deoxyribonucleic acid. (2) "Genetic test" means a laboratory analysis of a deer's genes, gene products, or chromosomes that:...
- Texas Section 43.360 - Enclosure Size
A single enclosure for breeder deer may not contain more than 100 acres. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 49,...
- Texas Section 43.362 - Transfer, Purchase, Or Sale Of Live Breeder Deer
(a) Only breeder deer that are in a healthy condition may be sold, transferred, bartered, or exchanged, or offered for sale, transfer, barter, or exchange,...
- Texas Section 43.363 - Transfer During Open Season
(a) During an open hunting season for deer or during the 10-day period immediately preceding an open hunting season, no person in this state may...
- Texas Section 43.364 - Use Of Breeder Deer
Breeder deer may be purchased, sold, transferred, or received in this state only for the purposes of liberation or holding for propagation. All breeder deer...
- Texas Section 43.365 - Prohibited Acts
(a) It is an offense if a deer breeder or another person: (1) allows the hunting or killing of a breeder deer or any other...
- Texas Section 43.366 - Application Of Other Laws
(a) In order that native species may be preserved, breeder deer held under a deer breeder's permit are subject to all laws and regulations of...
- Texas Section 43.367 - Penalty
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person who violates a provision of this subchapter or a regulation of the commission issued under this...
SUBCHAPTER M SALTWATER SPORTFISHING STAMP
- Texas Section 43.369 - Deer Breeder Database
(a) In this section, "database" means a deer breeder database used by the department. (b) The department in conjunction with the Texas Animal Health Commission,...
- Texas Section 43.401 - Definition
In this subchapter, "saltwater" has the meaning prescribed by Section 66.001 of this code. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 640, Sec. 1, eff....
- Texas Section 43.402 - Saltwater Sportfishing Stamp Required
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c) of this section, no person may engage in fishing in saltwater for sporting purposes in this...
- Texas Section 43.403 - Design And Issuance Of Stamp
(a) The department may issue a saltwater sportfishing stamp to any person on the payment to the department of $5 or an amount set by...
- Texas Section 43.4035 - Expiration Of Stamp
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c), a stamp issued under this subchapter is valid for fishing only during the yearly period for...
- Texas Section 43.404 - Fishing License Required
The acquisition of a saltwater sportfishing stamp does not authorize a person to fish for sporting purposes in saltwater without having acquired a fishing license...
- Texas Section 43.405 - Collection Fees
(a) After deduction of the collection fee, the net receipts from stamp sales shall be sent to the department. (b) The stamp sale net receipts...
- Texas Section 43.406 - Refusal To Show Stamp
A person fishing in saltwater for sporting purposes who refuses on demand of any game warden or peace officer to show a saltwater sportfishing stamp...
SUBCHAPTER O CONSERVATION PERMITS
- Texas Section 43.407 - Penalty
A person who violates Section 43.402 of this code is guilty of a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. Added by Acts 1985, 69th...
- Texas Section 43.521 - Conservation Permit Required
(a) The department may require one person in each vehicle using land under the control of the department that is open to the public to...
- Texas Section 43.522 - Issuance And Expiration Of Conservation Permit
(a) The department or its agent may issue a conservation permit to any person on the payment to the department or agent of a fee...
- Texas Section 43.523 - Other Permits Required
Possession of a conservation permit does not relieve the holder of the requirement for holding any other permit or paying any other fee or charge...
- Texas Section 43.524 - Disposition Of Conservation Permit Fees
(a) After deducting any collection fee, an agent of the department shall send to the department the net receipts from the sale of conservation permits....
SUBCHAPTER P FISH STOCK PERMIT
- Texas Section 43.525 - Failure Or Refusal To Show Conservation Permit; Penalty
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person commits an offense if the person is using land under the department's control and fails or...
- Texas Section 43.551 - Permit For The Taking Of Brood Stock By Fish Farmers
The department may issue a permit to a licensed fish farmer that authorizes the fish farmer to take a specified quantity of fish brood stock...
- Texas Section 43.552 - Commission Rules
The commission by rule shall prescribe the requirements and conditions for issuance of a permit authorized by this subchapter. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg.,...
- Texas Section 43.553 - Quantity That May Be Taken
(a) The permit may allow the fish farmer to take a specified quantity of fish brood stock reasonably necessary for the operation of the fish...
- Texas Section 43.554 - Fees
The commission shall charge a fish farmer a fee equal to the value of the fish authorized to be taken under this subchapter. Added by...
SUBCHAPTER R WHITE-TAILED DEER MANAGEMENT PERMITS
- Texas Section 43.555 - Penalties
A person who violates this subchapter or a commission rule issued under this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife...
- Texas Section 43.601 - Permit For Deer Management
(a) The department may issue a permit for the management of the wild white-tailed deer population on acreage enclosed by a fence capable of retaining...
- Texas Section 43.602 - Management Plan
(a) The holder of a deer management permit must annually submit a deer management plan for approval or disapproval of the department. The management plan...
- Texas Section 43.603 - Conditions; Duration; Fee
(a) A permit issued under this subchapter is subject to conditions established by the commission, including conditions governing: (1) the number of deer that may...
- Texas Section 43.604 - Inspection
An authorized employee of the department may inspect at any time without warrant the records required by Section 43.605 and the acreage for which the...
- Texas Section 43.605 - Records
The holder of a permit issued under this subchapter shall maintain, in a form prescribed by the department, an accurate record showing: (1) the number...
- Texas Section 43.606 - Application Of General Laws
Except as expressly provided by this subchapter and the terms and conditions of the permit and management plan, the general laws and regulations of this...
SUBCHAPTER R-1 MULE DEER MANAGEMENT PERMITS
- Texas Section 43.607 - Penalty
(a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) violates a provision of this subchapter or a regulation of the department adopted under this...
- Texas Section 43.621 - Permit For Deer Management
(a) The department may issue a permit for the management of the wild mule deer population. (b) The deer managed under the permit remain the...
- Texas Section 43.622 - Management Plan
(a) The holder of a deer management permit must annually submit a deer management plan for approval or disapproval of the department. The management plan...
- Texas Section 43.623 - Conditions; Duration; Fee
(a) A permit issued under this subchapter is subject to conditions established by the commission, including conditions governing: (1) the number of deer that may...
- Texas Section 43.624 - Inspection
An authorized employee of the department may inspect at any time without warrant the records required by Section 43.625 and the acreage for which the...
- Texas Section 43.625 - Records
The holder of a permit issued under this subchapter shall maintain, in a form prescribed by the department, an accurate record showing: (1) the number...
- Texas Section 43.626 - Application Of General Laws
Except as expressly provided by this subchapter and the terms of the permit and management plan, the general laws and regulations of this state applicable...
SUBCHAPTER S MIGRATORY AND UPLAND GAME BIRD STAMPS
- Texas Section 43.627 - Penalty
(a) A person commits an offense if the person: (1) violates this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter; (2) violates a condition of...
- Texas Section 43.651 - Definitions
In this subchapter: (1) "Migratory game bird" means any bird listed in Section 64.021 and includes any other species of migratory bird that the commission...
- Texas Section 43.652 - Migratory Or Upland Game Bird Stamp Required
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person may not hunt a migratory or upland game bird in this state unless the person possesses...
- Texas Section 43.653 - Hunting License Required
The possession of either a migratory or upland game bird stamp does not authorize a person to hunt a migratory or upland game bird: (1)...
- Texas Section 43.654 - Design And Issuance Of Stamps
(a) The department may issue a migratory or upland game bird stamp to any person on payment to the department of $7 per stamp. (b)...
- Texas Section 43.655 - Disposition Of Migratory Game Bird Stamp Net Proceeds
(a) The migratory game bird stamp net proceeds shall be deposited to the credit of the game, fish, and water safety account under Section 11.032...
- Texas Section 43.656 - Uses Of Net Proceeds From Migratory Game Bird Stamp
(a) Net proceeds from the migratory game bird stamp may be used only for: (1) management of and research concerning migratory game birds; (2) acquisition,...
- Texas Section 43.657 - Disposition Of Upland Game Bird Stamp Net Proceeds
(a) The upland game bird stamp net proceeds shall be deposited to the credit of the game, fish, and water safety account under Section 11.032...
- Texas Section 43.658 - Uses Of Net Proceeds From Upland Game Bird Stamp
(a) Net proceeds from the upland game bird stamp may be used only for: (1) management of and research concerning upland game birds; (2) acquisition,...
- Texas Section 43.659 - Contracts, Donations, And Grants
As allowed under state and federal law, the department may make money available in advance or by reimbursement to appropriate state, regional, national, and international...
- Texas Section 43.660 - Refusal To Show Stamp Or Proof Of Exemption Eligibility
A person hunting a migratory or upland game bird who refuses on demand of any game warden or other peace officer to show the applicable...
- Texas Section 43.661 - Reciprocal Agreements Relating To Migratory Game Birds
As provided by Chapter 41, the department may negotiate a reciprocal agreement with a state that shares a common boundary with this state if the...
SUBCHAPTER U FRESHWATER FISHING STAMP
- Texas Section 43.665 - Penalty
A person who violates Section 43.652 commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg.,...
- Texas Section 43.801 - Definition
In this subchapter, "fresh water" has the meaning provided by Section 66.001. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 200, Sec. 9(a), eff. Sept. 1,...
- Texas Section 43.802 - Freshwater Fishing Stamp Required
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c), no person may engage in fishing in fresh water for sporting purposes in this state unless...
- Texas Section 43.803 - Fishing License Required
The acquisition of a freshwater fishing stamp does not authorize a person to fish in fresh water for sporting purposes without having acquired a fishing...
- Texas Section 43.804 - Design And Issuance Of Stamps
(a) The department may issue a freshwater fishing stamp to any person on the payment to the department of $5. Except as provided by Subsection...
- Texas Section 43.805 - Disposition Of Stamp Fees
(a) After deduction of any collection fee, the net receipts from freshwater fishing stamp and collectable freshwater fishing stamp sales shall be sent to the...
- Texas Section 43.806 - Expiration Of Stamp
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c), a freshwater fishing stamp is valid for fishing only during the yearly period for which the...
- Texas Section 43.807 - Refusal To Show Stamp
A person fishing in fresh water for sporting purposes who refuses on demand of any game warden or peace officer to show a freshwater fishing...
SUBCHAPTER V NONINDIGENOUS SNAKE PERMIT
- Texas Section 43.808 - Penalty
A person who violates Section 43.802 is guilty of a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 200,...
- Texas Section 43.851 - Permit
(a) The commission by rule shall establish permits that allow permit holders to possess or transport in this state a live nonindigenous: (1) venomous snake;...
- Texas Section 43.852 - Inspection Of Permit And Records
An authorized department employee may inspect at any time and without a warrant a permit or any records required by this subchapter. Added by Acts...
- Texas Section 43.853 - Release From Captivity
A person may not intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or with criminal negligence release or allow the release from captivity of a snake covered by this subchapter....
- Texas Section 43.854 - Seizure Of Contraband; Financial Responsibility
(a) The department may arrange for the seizure and removal of a snake covered by this subchapter from a person who possesses the snake without...
- Texas Section 43.855 - Rules
The commission may adopt rules to implement this subchapter, including rules to govern: (1) the possession or transport of a snake covered by this subchapter;...
SUBCHAPTER W REPTILE AND AMPHIBIAN STAMP
- Texas Section 43.856 - Offense
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a person who violates this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter commits an offense that is...
- Texas Section 43.901 - Reptile And Amphibian Stamp Required
(a) Except as provided by Section 43.905, a person may capture by nonlethal means an indigenous reptile or amphibian on the shoulder of a road,...
- Texas Section 43.902 - Fee
The fee for a reptile and amphibian stamp is $10. The department may issue other editions of the stamp that are not valid for capturing...
- Texas Section 43.903 - Hunting License Required
The possession of a reptile and amphibian stamp does not authorize a person to capture by nonlethal means an indigenous reptile or amphibian: (1) without...
- Texas Section 43.904 - Stamp Sale Receipts
The net revenue derived from the sale of reptile and amphibian stamps shall be credited to the game, fish, and water safety account. Added by...
- Texas Section 43.905 - Exemptions
A person is not required to have a hunting license or reptile and amphibian stamp to capture by nonlethal means and subsequently release in another...
SUBCHAPTER X DEER DISPOSITION PROTOCOL
- Texas Section 43.906 - Penalty
(a) A person who violates Section 43.901 commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. (b) A person, other than...
- Texas Section 43.951 - Applicability
This subchapter applies only to the disposition of the following deer: (1) deer held at a facility covered by a permit issued under Subchapter L;...
- Texas Section 43.952 - Definitions
In this subchapter: (1) "Animal health commission" means the Texas Animal Health Commission. (2) "Permit" means a permit issued under Subchapter L, R, or R-1....
- Texas Section 43.953 - Destruction Of Deer
(a) Before any deer may be destroyed under this subchapter: (1) an agent of the animal health commission may conduct an epidemiological assessment: (A) if...
- Texas Section 43.954 - Notice Of Deer Destruction
(a) The department must provide written notice of an order to destroy deer to a permit holder before the department may destroy any of the...
- Texas Section 43.955 - Cost Recovery
The applicable permit holder shall pay all costs associated with: (1) an epidemiological assessment conducted under this subchapter to the animal health commission; and (2)...