31 Tex. Admin. Code § 65.171 - General Provisions
(a) The provisions
of this subchapter apply to any species of wildlife listed in this state as
threatened or endangered, living or dead, including parts.
(b) Except as otherwise provided in this
subchapter or Parks and Wildlife Code, Chapters 67 or 68, no person may:
(1) take, possess, propagate, transport,
export, sell or offer for sale, or ship any species of fish or wildlife listed
by the department as endangered; or
(2) take, possess, propagate, transport,
import, export, sell, or offer for sale any species of fish or wildlife listed
in this subchapter as threatened.
(3) sell or propagate for sale any species of
fish or wildlife listed by the department as endangered, unless that person
also possesses an endangered species propagation permit.
(c) Any person may possess, transport,
import, export, sell, or offer for sale goods made from fish or wildlife listed
in this subchapter as threatened, provided the person possesses:
(1) a copy of an out-of-state permit
authorizing the possession of the specimens in the state of origin, valid at
the time the specimen enters Texas;
(2) a bill of sale identifying the source of
the specimen; or
(3) a notarized
affidavit stating the source of the specimen and that the specimen(s) was
legally obtained.
(d)
Any person may possess or transport lawfully obtained live, mounted, or
preserved specimens of threatened or endangered species, including specimens
acquired in another state, provided the person complies with the provisions of
subsection (c)(1)-(3) of this section.
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