Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.854
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.854, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 43.854. SEIZURE OF CONTRABAND; FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
Official statutory text
(a) The department may arrange for the seizure and removal of a snake covered by this subchapter from a person who possesses the snake without the required permit. The person is responsible for any costs incurred by the department in the seizure, removal, and disposition of the snake.
(b) A department employee is not required to handle, remove, or dispose of the snake.
(c) The department may contract with a person who has knowledge of or expertise in the handling of a snake covered by this subchapter to assist the department in the handling, removal, and disposition of the snake.
(d) The department, including an enforcement officer of the department, who acts under this section is not liable in a civil action for the seizure, sale, donation, or other disposition of the snake.
(b) A department employee is not required to handle, remove, or dispose of the snake.
(c) The department may contract with a person who has knowledge of or expertise in the handling of a snake covered by this subchapter to assist the department in the handling, removal, and disposition of the snake.
(d) The department, including an enforcement officer of the department, who acts under this section is not liable in a civil action for the seizure, sale, donation, or other disposition of the snake.
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