Texas § 43.851 PERMIT.

Texas Statutes

§ 43.851 — PERMIT.

Texas § 43.851

Code PWParks and Wildlife Code

This text of Texas § 43.851 (PERMIT.) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Texas primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code Code Ann. § 43.851 (2026).

Text

Sec. 43.851. PERMIT.

(a)The commission by rule shall establish permits that allow permit holders to possess or transport in this state a live nonindigenous snake, including a hybrid of any kind, that is:

(1)venomous; or

(2)a constrictor that is one of the following:

(A)African rock python, Python sebae;

(B)Asiatic rock python, Python molurus;

(C)Burmese python, Python bivittatus;

(D)green anaconda, Eunectes murinus;

(E)reticulated python, Python reticulatus; or

(F)southern African python, Python natalensis.

(b)The commission shall establish separate permits for recreational and commercial purposes.

(c)A permit under this subchapter is not required for:

(1)a state or county official performing an official duty;

(2)a licensed zoo that possesses or transports a snake for exhibiti

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

Sec. 43.851. PERMIT. (a) The commission by rule shall establish permits that allow permit holders to possess or transport in this state a live nonindigenous snake, including a hybrid of any kind, that is:
(1) venomous; or
(2) a constrictor that is one of the following:
(A) African rock python, Python sebae;
(B) Asiatic rock python, Python molurus;
(C) Burmese python, Python bivittatus;
(D) green anaconda, Eunectes murinus;
(E) reticulated python, Python reticulatus; or
(F) southern African python, Python natalensis.
(b) The commission shall establish separate permits for recreational and commercial purposes.
(c) A permit under this subchapter is not required for:
(1) a state or county official performing an official duty;
(2) a licensed zoo that possesses or transports a snake for exhibition or scientific purposes;
(3) a research facility, including a university, licensed under the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. Section 2131 et seq.) that possesses or transports a snake for scientific purposes; or
(4) a person who assists a department employee in the handling or transport of a snake under this subchapter.
(d) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a person may not possess or transport in this state a snake described by Subsection (a) without a permit issued by the department under this subchapter.
(e) A person convicted of a violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter may not obtain a permit before the fifth anniversary of the date of the conviction.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1159 (H.B. 12 ), Sec. 41, eff. September 1, 2007. Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 340 (H.B. 2326 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.