Section 65.352 - DefinitionsThe following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. All other words and terms shall have the meanings assigned in Subchapter A of this chapter (relating to the Statewide Hunting and Fishing Proclamation) and in the Parks and Wildlife Code.
(1) Alligator--For the purposes of this subchapter, alligator means any American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), living or dead, or any part of an alligator, including eggs.(2) Clutch--The number of alligator eggs, both fertile and infertile, in a single alligator nest.(3) Control hunter--A person authorized by the department to take nuisance alligators.(4) Consumer--A person who purchases alligators, alligator parts, or products made from alligators for personal use or consumption and who does not sell, resell, trade, or barter the alligators, alligator parts, or products made from alligators in exchange for anything of value.(5) Egg--An alligator egg.(6) Egg collection activities--Nest disturbance, removal of eggs, or possession of eggs removed from wild nests.(7) Egg collector--A person authorized by the department to collect, possess, or transport alligator eggs.(8) Export--The physical transportation of an alligator to any point outside the state of Texas.(9) Farm--A premises where alligators are bred or raised under department-sanctioned conditions.(10) Farmer--A person who possesses a valid alligator farming permit issued under this subchapter.(11) Hatchling alligator--Any alligator less than 12 inches in length.(12) Import--The physical transportation of an alligator from outside of Texas across the state line into Texas.(13) Nest disturbance--The act of physically manipulating, handling, or tampering with an alligator nest in any way. (14) Incubation-only facility--An alligator farm where operations are restricted to the incubation and hatching of alligators(15) Nuisance alligator--An alligator that is depredating or a threat to human health or safety.(16) Partially processed alligator--A whole alligator that has been skinned except for the head, or a whole alligator that has been skinned except for the head and feet.(17) Processed product--Any alligator part (and its resulting products, including meat that has been removed from the skeleton) that has been treated to prevent decomposition and/or packaged for sale.(18) Retail dealer--A person possessing a valid retail dealer permit issued under this subchapter.(19) Wholesale dealer--A person possessing a valid wholesale dealer permit issued under this subchapter.(20) Skull length--the distance from the anterior edge of the premaxilla to the posterior edge of the parietal, measured along the mid-line of the skull.31 Tex. Admin. Code § 65.352
The provisions of this §65.352 adopted to be effective September 19, 1996, 21 TexReg 8732; amended to be effective August 26, 1997, 22 TexReg 7898; amended to be effective October 21, 2003, 28 TexReg 9081; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 40, October 5, 2018, TexReg 6668, eff. 10/7/2018; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 34, August 21, 2020, TexReg 5923, eff. 8/24/2020