Texas Parks and Wildlife Code (2018 Edition) by The Law Library

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Language: eng
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Published: 2018-05-09T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 44. GAME BREEDER'S LICENSE

Sec. 44.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Game breeder" means a person holding a valid game breeder's license.

(2) "Captivity" means the keeping of game animals in an enclosure suitable for and capable of retaining the animal it is designed to retain at all times under reasonable and ordinary circumstances and to prevent entry by another animal.

(3) "Game animal" means a pronghorn antelope, a collared peccary or javelina, or a red or gray squirrel.

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

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 992 (H.B. 2026), Sec. 10, eff. June 18, 2005.

Sec. 44.002. LICENSE REQUIREMENT. No person may sell, place in captivity, or engage in the business of propagating any game animal of this state unless the person has obtained a license issued under this chapter from the department.

Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1209, ch. 456, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 992 (H.B. 2026), Sec. 11, eff. June 18, 2005.

Sec. 44.003. GAME BREEDER'S LICENSE. The department shall issue a game breeder's license on payment of a license fee of $10 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. The license is valid for a yearly period. Each yearly period begins on September 1 or another date set by the commission and extends through August 31 of the next year or another date set by the commission. The commission by rule may set the amount of a license fee for a license issued during a transition period at an amount lower than prescribed in this section and provide for a license term for a transition period that is shorter or longer than a year.

Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1209, ch. 456, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1975; Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1331, ch. 277, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 1983; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 2, Sec. 27, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 365, Sec. 1, eff. May 31, 1993; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 931, Sec. 45, eff. June 16, 1995.

Sec. 44.004. REISSUANCE OF LICENSE. A game breeder's license may not be issued to a previous licensee unless the licensee has filed with the department a copy of the record required by Section 44.007 of this code with an affidavit made before an officer qualified to administer oaths that the copy is true and correct.

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

Sec. 44.005. SERIAL NUMBER. (a) The department shall issue a serial number to the applicant at the time of the first issuance of a game breeder's license to the applicant. The same serial number shall be assigned to the licensee whenever he holds a game breeder's license.

(b) The game breeder shall place a suitable

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