Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 62.013 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
PENALTIES.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a person who violates a provision of this subchapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
(b) A person who violates Section 62.003, 62.004, 62.005, 62.0065, 62.011(c), or 350.001 or a rule adopted under Section 62.0065 commits an offense that is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor, unless it is shown at the trial of the defendant for a violation of that section or rule, as appropriate, that the defendant has been convicted one or more times before the trial date of a violation of that section or rule, as appropriate, in which case the offense is a Parks and Wildlife Code state jail felony.
(c) In addition to the punishments provided in Subsections (a) and (b), a person who violates Section 62.003, 62.004, 62.005, 62.0065, 62.011(c), or 350.001 or a rule adopted under Section 62.0065 is punishable by the revocation or suspension under Section 12.5015 of hunting and fishing licenses and permits.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 43, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 738, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 989 (H.B. 1959), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1156 (H.B. 3144), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 91 (S.B. 1303), Sec. 19.002, eff. September 1, 2011.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.62.htm
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Parks and Wildlife Code
- Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 12.5015AUTOMATIC REVOCATION OF HUNTING OR FISHING LICENSE OR PERMIT.Printed as Section 12.5015
- Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 62.003HUNTING FROM VEHICLES.Printed as Section 62.003, 62.004, 62.005, 62.0065, 62.011(c), or 350.001
- Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 62.004HUNTING AT NIGHT.Printed as Section 62.003, 62.004, 62.005, 62.0065, 62.011(c), or 350.001
- Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 62.005HUNTING WITH LIGHT.Printed as Section 62.003, 62.004, 62.005, 62.0065, 62.011(c), or 350.001
- Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 62.0065HUNTING DEER WITH DOGS.Printed as Section 62.003, 62.004, 62.005, 62.0065, 62.011(c), or 350.001 | Section 62.0065
- Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 62.011RETRIEVAL AND WASTE OF GAME.Printed as Section 62.003, 62.004, 62.005, 62.0065, 62.011(c), or 350.001
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