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Texas Parks and Wildlife Code - PARKS & WILD § 61.060. Defense to Prosecution: Humane Dispatch of Certain Game Animals and Birds

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(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.

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