Texas Parks and Wildlife Code

§ 63.101 — PROTECTION OF BATS

PW § 63.101Title 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION · Part B. HUNTING AND FISHING · Ch. 63. GAME AND NONGAME ANIMALS · Art. B. NONGAME ANIMALS

(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;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 363, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.