Section 55.653 - Permit Issuance and Period of Validity(a) A person may obtain a permit under this subchapter by paying the fee specified in Chapter 53, Subchapter A of this title (relating to Fees).(b) A permit issued under this subchapter is valid from September 1 of one year until August 31 of the following year.(c) A person who sells a controlled exotic snake or snakes to another person for purposes of recreational possession shall inform the purchaser at the time of the sale that: (1) the sales receipt for the transaction is a temporary recreational controlled exotic snake permit valid for 21 days from the date indicated on the receipt; and(2) after the 21st day following the date indicated on the sales receipt, the possession or transport of the controlled exotic snake or snakes is unlawful unless the person has purchased a recreational controlled exotic snake permit issued by the department.31 Tex. Admin. Code § 55.653
The provisions of this §55.653 adopted to be effective March 23, 2008, 33 TexReg 2543; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 47, November 25, 2022, TexReg 7908, eff. 12/4/2022