Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 68.020
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 68.020, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 68.020. EXCEPTIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) This chapter does not apply to:
(1) coyotes (prairie wolves);
(2) cougars;
(3) bobcats;
(4) prairie dogs; or
(5) red foxes.
(b) This chapter does not apply to the possession of mounted or preserved endangered fish or wildlife acquired before August 31, 1973, by public or private nonprofit educational, zoological, or research institutions. The department may require an institution to furnish a list of mounted or preserved fish or wildlife possessed and proof of the time of acquisition.
(1) coyotes (prairie wolves);
(2) cougars;
(3) bobcats;
(4) prairie dogs; or
(5) red foxes.
(b) This chapter does not apply to the possession of mounted or preserved endangered fish or wildlife acquired before August 31, 1973, by public or private nonprofit educational, zoological, or research institutions. The department may require an institution to furnish a list of mounted or preserved fish or wildlife possessed and proof of the time of acquisition.
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