Texas Statutes
§ 64.006 — RELEASE OF TURKEYS.
Texas § 64.006
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Bluebook
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code Code Ann. § 64.006 (2026).
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Sec. 64.006. RELEASE OF TURKEYS.
(a)Except as provided by this section, no turkeys may be propagated, purchased, sold, transported, or released for the purpose of establishing a free-ranging wild turkey population.
(b)The department may release turkeys in certain areas of the state for the purpose of maintaining a wild turkey population.
(c)The department may adopt regulations regulating the release of turkeys by persons other than department employees.
(d)This section does not apply to any turkeys maintained for agricultural purposes.
(e)The department may contract with private sector sources to release wild turkeys in certain areas of the state for the purpose of maintaining or expanding a wild turkey population.
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 771, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987.
Nearby Sections
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§ 64.001
GAME BIRDS.§ 64.002
PROTECTION OF NONGAME BIRDS.§ 64.003
DESTROYING NESTS OR EGGS.§ 64.004
TRAPPING GAME BIRDS.§ 64.005
PENALTY.§ 64.006
RELEASE OF TURKEYS.§ 64.007
POSSESSION OF LIVE GAME BIRDS.§ 64.011
EAGLE.§ 64.021
DEFINITIONS.§ 64.022
AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION.§ 64.023
OPEN SEASON.§ 64.024
REGULATIONS.§ 64.025
SUIT.§ 64.026
PROHIBITED ACTS.§ 64.027
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