Texas Statutes
§ 825.010 — STEALING ANIMALS FROM TRAPS; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Texas § 825.010
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Bluebook
Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 825.010 (2026).
Text
Sec. 825.010. STEALING ANIMALS FROM TRAPS; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
(a)A person commits an offense if the person steals an animal listed in Section 825.001 from a trap set under this subchapter or takes the animal from the trap without authority.
(b)An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $200.
(c)An animal stolen or taken in violation of this section is the property of the state. A complaint alleging a violation of this section must allege that the animal is owned by the state, and the only proof necessary to establish ownership shall consist of proving that the animal was taken from a trap that had been set by a hunter or trapper acting under this subchapter.
SUBCHAPTER B. PURCHASE OF POISON TO DESTROY CERTAIN ANIMAL PESTS
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Legislative History
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Nearby Sections
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§ 825.001
COOPERATION BETWEEN STATE AND FEDERAL AGENCIES IN CONTROLLING PREDATORY ANIMALS AND RODENTS.§ 825.002
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.§ 825.003
EXPENDITURE OF APPROPRIATIONS.§ 825.004
APPROPRIATIONS BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.§ 825.005
SALE OF FURS, SKINS, AND SPECIMENS.§ 825.006
BOUNTIES PROHIBITED.§ 825.009
STEALING TRAPS; CRIMINAL PENALTY.§ 825.022
NOTICE CONCERNING POISON.§ 825.031
BOUNTIES FOR PREDATORY ANIMALS.Cite This Page — Counsel Stack
Bluebook (online)
Texas § 825.010, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/tx/HS/825.010.