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Texas Parks and Wildlife Code

§ 64.006 — RELEASE OF TURKEYS

PW § 64.006Title 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION · Part B. HUNTING AND FISHING · Ch. 64. BIRDS · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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(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 state for the purpose of maintaining a wild turkey population.
(c)The department may adopt regulations regulating the release of turkeys by persons other than department employees.
(d)This section does not apply to any turkeys maintained for agricultural purposes.
(e)The department may contract with private sector sources to release wild turkeys in certain areas of the state for the purpose of maintaining or expanding a wild turkey population.

Legislative history

Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 771, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Code § 64.006 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.