Texas Parks and Wildlife Code

§ 62.021 — SALE OR PURCHASE OF CERTAIN GAME

PW § 62.021Title 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION · Part B. HUNTING AND FISHING · Ch. 62. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO HUNTING · Art. B. SALE, TRANSPORTATION, AND STORAGE OF GAME

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(a)Except as provided by Subsection (c), no person may sell, offer for sale, purchase, offer to purchase, or possess after purchase a wild bird, game bird, or game animal, dead or alive, or part of the bird or animal.

(b)This section applies only to a bird or animal protected by this code without regard to whether the bird or animal is taken or killed in this state.

(c)This section does not prohibit the sale of:

(1)a live game animal, a dead or live game bird, or the feathers of a game bird if the sale is conducted under authority of a license or permit issued under this code; or

(2)the following inedible parts:

(A)an inedible part, including the feathers, bones, or feet, of a game bird other than a migratory game bird that was lawfully taken or is lawfully possessed;

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Legislative history

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 952 (H.B. 3391), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2009.