Texas § PW.43.905 - EXEMPTIONS

Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § PW.43.905 — EXEMPTIONS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ PW.43.905. EXEMPTIONS

EXEMPTIONS. A person is not required to have a hunting license or reptile and amphibian stamp to capture by nonlethal means and subsequently release in another location an indigenous reptile or amphibian if the person is: (1) performing activities related to the operation and maintenance of pipelines and related facilities or to oil or gas exploration or production; (2) an employee of the state, a utility, as defined by Section 203.091 , Transportation Code, or a power generation company, as defined by Section 31.002 , Utilities Code, and is acting in the course and scope of the person's employment with the state, the utility, or the power generation company; or (3) performing activities related to surface coal mining and reclamation operations as defined by Section 134.004 , Natural Resources Code. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1351 (H.B. 1788 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.

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Section PW.43.905 ("EXEMPTIONS") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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