Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 43.103

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 43.103 - Definitions

In this subchapter:

(1) "Aircraft" means a mechanical or other device used for flight in the air.

(2) "Depredating animals" means bobcats, feral hogs, red foxes, coyotes, and crossbreeds between coyotes and dogs but does not include birds or fowl.

(3) "Exotic animals" includes exotic livestock and exotic fowl as defined by Section 161.001(a), Agriculture Code, wild animals that are nonindigenous to Texas, aoudad sheep, and elk.

(4) "Harass" means to disturb, worry, molest, harry, torment, rally, concentrate, drive, or herd.

(5) "Management by the use of aircraft" means counting, photographing, relocating, capturing, or hunting by the use of aircraft.

(6) "Wildlife" means any vertebrate species or their hybrids that normally live in a state of nature and are not ordinarily domesticated. This definition includes depredating animals.

Tex. Parks and Wild. § 43.103

Amended By Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 863, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/1997.

Amended By Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 969, Sec. 3, eff. 9/1/1995

Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 424, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1991

Amended By Acts 1990, 71st Leg., 6th C.S., ch. 22, Sec. 2, eff. 11/1/1990.

Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1989

Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1975.