Section 65.353 - General Provisions(a) Except as provided in this subchapter or Subchapter A of this chapter, no person may possess an untagged alligator hide or undocumented alligator part.(b) Except as provided in this subchapter or Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapter 43, Subchapter C, no person may possess a live alligator;(c) Any person transporting live alligators shall take reasonable precautions to maximize the humane treatment of and minimize stress to the alligators being transported.(d) No person other than a wholesale dealer or farmer may process alligator meat for purpose of sale.(e) No alligator egg collected or obtained under authority of this subchapter may be shipped out of state.(f) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to relieve any person from the applicability of any local, state, or federal requirement regarding food safety.31 Tex. Admin. Code § 65.353
The provisions of this §65.353 adopted to be effective August 26, 1997, 22 TexReg 7898; amended to be effective October 21, 2003, 28 TexReg 9081; amended to be effective September 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 5362; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 34, August 21, 2020, TexReg 5923, eff. 8/24/2020