Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 62.017 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
DISPOSITION OF SEIZED PROPERTY.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If a person is finally convicted of an offense under Section 61.022, 62.003, 62.004, 62.005, 62.0065, or 62.011(c), or violation of a rule adopted under Section 62.0065, the court entering judgment of conviction may order any weapon or other personal property used in the commission of the offense or violation destroyed or forfeited to the department.
(b) If the department receives a forfeiture order from a court as authorized by this section, the department may:
(1) use the property in its normal operation;
(2) sell or transfer the property; or
(3) destroy the property.
(c) This section does not apply to a vehicle, aircraft, vessel, or dog.
(d) If the disposition of property under this section is by sale of the property, the sale proceeds shall be deposited in the game, fish, and water safety account.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 851, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 15.001, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 989 (H.B. 1959), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.
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 § 61.022TAKING WILDLIFE RESOURCES WITHOUT CONSENT OF LANDOWNER PROHIBITED.Printed as Section 61.022, 62.003, 62.004, 62.005, 62.0065, or 62.011(c)
- Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 62.003HUNTING FROM VEHICLES.Printed as Section 61.022, 62.003, 62.004, 62.005, 62.0065, or 62.011(c)
- Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 62.004HUNTING AT NIGHT.Printed as Section 61.022, 62.003, 62.004, 62.005, 62.0065, or 62.011(c)
- Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 62.005HUNTING WITH LIGHT.Printed as Section 61.022, 62.003, 62.004, 62.005, 62.0065, or 62.011(c)
- Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 62.0065HUNTING DEER WITH DOGS.Printed as Section 61.022, 62.003, 62.004, 62.005, 62.0065, or 62.011(c) | Section 62.0065
- Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 62.011RETRIEVAL AND WASTE OF GAME.Printed as Section 61.022, 62.003, 62.004, 62.005, 62.0065, or 62.011(c)
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