Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 62.0031 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
HUNTING FROM PUBLIC ROAD OR RIGHT-OF-WAY PROHIBITED.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), a person may not hunt a wild animal or bird when the person is on a public road or right-of-way.
(b) This section does not apply to:
(1) the trapping of a raptor for educational or sporting purposes as provided by Chapter 49; or
(2) an employee of the department taking wildlife as provided by Section 12.013(c).
(c) A person may capture by nonlethal means reptiles and amphibians on the shoulder of a road, as defined by Section 541.302, Transportation Code, or the unpaved area of a public right-of-way if the person:
(1) possesses a reptile and amphibian stamp issued to the person by the department and does not use a trap; or
(2) is described by Section 43.905.
(d) A person must wear reflective clothing when engaging in the capture by nonlethal means of a reptile or amphibian under a stamp issued by the department. The clothing must have at least 144 square inches of reflective material on both the front and back of the clothing.
(e) A person may not use an artificial light from a motor vehicle in locating, capturing, or attempting to capture a reptile or amphibian under Subsection (c).
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1159 (H.B. 12), Sec. 44, eff. June 15, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1351 (H.B. 1788), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 188 (H.B. 3065), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.
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