Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 45.007
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 45.007, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 45.007. PROHIBITED ACTS.
Official statutory text
(a) No holder of a game bird breeder's license may sell a live game bird unless it is in a healthy condition.
(b) No person may purchase a live game bird or game bird egg except from a holder of a game bird breeder's license; however, this subsection does not prohibit the purchase of live game birds or game bird eggs from a lawful source outside the state.
(c) The carcass of a pen-raised game bird offered for sale must be killed other than by shooting.
(b) No person may purchase a live game bird or game bird egg except from a holder of a game bird breeder's license; however, this subsection does not prohibit the purchase of live game birds or game bird eggs from a lawful source outside the state.
(c) The carcass of a pen-raised game bird offered for sale must be killed other than by shooting.
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