Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 49.011

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 49.011 - Transfer or Sale of Raptors

(a) Except as permitted in Subsections (b) and (c), no person may buy, sell, barter, or exchange, or offer to buy, sell, barter, or exchange, a raptor in this state.

(b) The holder of a falconer's permit may transfer a raptor to another holder of a falconer's permit or receive a raptor from another holder of a falconer's permit.

(c) A holder of a falconer's permit who qualifies as prescribed by commission rule may purchase raptors from any legal source and may sell captive-bred raptors to any person permitted to purchase captive-bred raptors.

Tex. Parks and Wild. § 49.011

Amended By Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 69, eff. 9/1/1997.

Amended By Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 704, Sec. 27, eff. 9/1/1991

Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 117, ch. 57, Sec. 8, eff. 9/1/1977

Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1975.