Title PW, Parks and Wildlife Code

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.

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…

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, …

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.

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. 99…

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.…

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. …

Sec. 62.082. TARGET RANGES, MANAGED HUNTS, AND OTHER EXCEPTIONS; RULES. (a) The Board of Directors of the Lower Colorado River Authority may lease river authority land to be used on a nonprofit basis for a target rifle or archery range. (b) A member of the boy scouts or the girl …

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 r…

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. Se…

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, o…

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;…

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 contr…

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 ani…

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. Se…

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 a…

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 tim…

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 Subsecti…

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. SUBCHAPTER B. NONGAME ANIMALS

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 …

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 …

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 medica…

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 …

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 r…

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;…

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…

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…

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.

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 s…

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. SUBCHAPTER B. SEASONS AND LIMITS

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. Amende…

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, whit…

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…

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. 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 emergen…

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…

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. 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.…

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…

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, …

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 …

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 approp…

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. …

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 dep…

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 commis…

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 defe…