Texas § 43.905 EXEMPTIONS.

Texas Statutes

§ 43.905 — EXEMPTIONS.

Texas § 43.905

Code PWParks and Wildlife Code

This text of Texas § 43.905 (EXEMPTIONS.) 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. § 43.905 (2026).

Text

Sec. 43.905. 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 ,

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

Sec. 43.905. 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.