Texas § 61.060 DEFENSE TO PROSECUTION: HUMANE DISPATCH OF CERTAIN GAME ANIMALS AND BIRDS.

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§ 61.060 — DEFENSE TO PROSECUTION: HUMANE DISPATCH OF CERTAIN GAME ANIMALS AND BIRDS.

Texas § 61.060

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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code Code Ann. § 61.060 (2026).

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Sec. 61.060. DEFENSE TO PROSECUTION: HUMANE DISPATCH OF CERTAIN GAME ANIMALS AND BIRDS.

(a)In this section:

(1)"Dispatch" means to kill by any humane method.

(2)"Game animal" has the meaning assigned by Section 63.001 .

(3)"Game bird" has the meaning assigned by Section 64.001 .

(b)It is a defense to prosecution for a violation of this chapter or of a regulation adopted or proclamation issued under the authority of this chapter by the commission that the actor dispatched a game animal or game bird that:

(1)was mortally wounded, not through the actor's conduct; or

(2)behaved in a manner that:

(A)is inconsistent with the manner in which a game animal or game bird that is not diseased typically behaves; and

(B)leads a reasonable person to believe that the game animal or game bird pos

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Sec. 61.060. DEFENSE TO PROSECUTION: HUMANE DISPATCH OF CERTAIN GAME ANIMALS AND BIRDS. (a) In this section:
(1) "Dispatch" means to kill by any humane method.
(2) "Game animal" has the meaning assigned by Section 63.001 .
(3) "Game bird" has the meaning assigned by Section 64.001 .
(b) It is a defense to prosecution for a violation of this chapter or of a regulation adopted or proclamation issued under the authority of this chapter by the commission that the actor dispatched a game animal or game bird that:
(1) was mortally wounded, not through the actor's conduct; or
(2) behaved in a manner that:
(A) is inconsistent with the manner in which a game animal or game bird that is not diseased typically behaves; and
(B) leads a reasonable person to believe that the game animal or game bird poses a substantial risk of serious harm to itself, a person, or other wildlife.
(c) The commission may adopt rules, including rules concerning the disposition of a game animal or a game bird that has been dispatched under this section, to implement this section.
SUBCHAPTER D. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES