Section 62.0031 - Hunting From Public Road or Right-Of-Way Prohibited(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), a person may not hunt a wild animal or bird when the person is on a public road or right-of-way.(b) This section does not apply to: (1) the trapping of a raptor for educational or sporting purposes as provided by Chapter 49; or (2) an employee of the department taking wildlife as provided by Section 12.013(c). (c) A person may capture by nonlethal means reptiles and amphibians on the shoulder of a road, as defined by Section 541.302, Transportation Code, or the unpaved area of a public right-of-way if the person:(1) possesses a reptile and amphibian stamp issued to the person by the department and does not use a trap; or(2) is described by Section 43.905.(d) A person must wear reflective clothing when engaging in the capture by nonlethal means of a reptile or amphibian under a stamp issued by the department. The clothing must have at least 144 square inches of reflective material on both the front and back of the clothing.(e) A person may not use an artificial light from a motor vehicle in locating, capturing, or attempting to capture a reptile or amphibian under Subsection (c).Tex. Parks and Wild. § 62.0031
Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 188,Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2023.Amended By Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1351, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2011.Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1159, Sec. 44, eff. 6/15/2007.