Texas Parks and Wildlife Code - PARKS & WILD § 68.020. Exceptions

(a) This chapter does not apply to:

(b) This chapter does not apply to the possession of mounted or preserved endangered fish or wildlife acquired before August 31, 1973, by public or private nonprofit educational, zoological, or research institutions. The department may require an institution to furnish a list of mounted or preserved fish or wildlife possessed and proof of the time of acquisition.