Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 44.001
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 44.001, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 44.001. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this chapter:
(1) "Game breeder" means a person holding a valid game breeder's license.
(2) "Captivity" means the keeping of game animals in an enclosure suitable for and capable of retaining the animal it is designed to retain at all times under reasonable and ordinary circumstances and to prevent entry by another animal.
(3) "Game animal" means a pronghorn antelope, a collared peccary or javelina, or a red or gray squirrel.
(1) "Game breeder" means a person holding a valid game breeder's license.
(2) "Captivity" means the keeping of game animals in an enclosure suitable for and capable of retaining the animal it is designed to retain at all times under reasonable and ordinary circumstances and to prevent entry by another animal.
(3) "Game animal" means a pronghorn antelope, a collared peccary or javelina, or a red or gray squirrel.
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