Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.627
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.627, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 43.627. PENALTY.
Official statutory text
(a) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) violates this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter;
(2) violates a condition of permit imposed under Section 43.623(a);
(3) fails to maintain records required by Section 43.625; or
(4) kills or allows to be killed a deer temporarily detained under Section 43.622(a)(1).
(b) An offense under Subsections (a)(1)-(3) is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
(c) An offense under Subsection (a)(4) is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
(1) violates this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter;
(2) violates a condition of permit imposed under Section 43.623(a);
(3) fails to maintain records required by Section 43.625; or
(4) kills or allows to be killed a deer temporarily detained under Section 43.622(a)(1).
(b) An offense under Subsections (a)(1)-(3) is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
(c) An offense under Subsection (a)(4) is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
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