Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 44.011
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 44.011, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 44.011. PURCHASE AND SALE OF LIVE GAME ANIMALS.
Official statutory text
(a) Only game animals that are in a healthy condition may be sold, bartered, or exchanged, or offered for sale, barter, or exchange by a game breeder.
(b) No person may purchase or accept in this state a live game animal unless:
(1) the game animal bears a tag required by Section 44.005 of this code and is delivered or sold by a game breeder; or
(2) the game animal is delivered by a common carrier from outside this state.
(b) No person may purchase or accept in this state a live game animal unless:
(1) the game animal bears a tag required by Section 44.005 of this code and is delivered or sold by a game breeder; or
(2) the game animal is delivered by a common carrier from outside this state.
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