Texas § PW.65.001 - DEFINITIONS
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § PW.65.001 — DEFINITIONS, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ PW.65.001. DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Alligator" means a living or dead American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis). (2) "Alligator hunter" means a person who takes an alligator, an alligator egg, or any part of an alligator. (3) "Possess" means the act of having in possession or control, keeping, detaining, restraining, or holding as owner or as agent, bailee, or custodian for another. (4) "Take" means the act of hooking, netting, snaring, trapping, pursuing, shooting, killing, capturing, or collecting by any means or device and includes the attempt to take by the use of any method. (5) "Resident" means an individual who has resided continuously in this state during the six months preceding the individual's application for any license or permit issued under this chapter. (6) "Nonresident" means an individual who is not a resident. Added by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 437, ch. 184, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 190, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 301, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 97, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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Section PW.65.001 ("DEFINITIONS") 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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