(a) The commission by rule shall establish permits that allow permit holders to possess or transport in this state a live nonindigenous snake, including a hybrid of any kind, that is:(2) a constrictor that is one of the following:(A) African rock python, Python sebae;(B) Asiatic rock python, Python molurus;(C) Burmese python, Python bivittatus;(D) green anaconda, Eunectes murinus;(E) reticulated python, Python reticulatus; or(F) southern African python, Python natalensis.(b) The commission shall establish separate permits for recreational and commercial purposes.(c) A permit under this subchapter is not required for:(1) a state or county official performing an official duty;(2) a licensed zoo that possesses or transports a snake for exhibition or scientific purposes;(3) a research facility, including a university, licensed under the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. Section 2131 et seq.) that possesses or transports a snake for scientific purposes; or(4) a person who assists a department employee in the handling or transport of a snake under this subchapter.(d) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a person may not possess or transport in this state a snake described by Subsection (a) without a permit issued by the department under this subchapter.(e) A person convicted of a violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter may not obtain a permit before the fifth anniversary of the date of the conviction.Tex. Parks and Wild. § 43.851
Amended by Acts 2021, Texas Acts of the 87th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 340,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2021.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1159, Sec. 41, eff. 9/1/2007.