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Vernon's Texas Statutes and Codes Annotated Currentness. Parks and Wildlife Code. Title 5. Wildlife and Plant Conservation. Subtitle A. Hunting and Fishing Licenses. Chapter 43. Special Licenses and Permits. Subchapter H. Permits to Control Wildlife Protected by This Code. � 43.151. Threats to Public Safety or Damage by Wildlife.

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Citation: TX PARKS & WILD � 43.151

Citation: V. T. C. A., Parks & Wildlife Code � 43.151

Summary: This statute allows an individual to apply to a local municipality to receive a permit to destroy wildlife that is posing a serious risk to agricultural interests or public safety. This provision relates to a section that disallows the killing of eagles save for this exception. For discussion of the federal Bald and Golden Eagle Act, see Detailed Discussion.

Statute in Full:

(a) A person who has evidence clearly showing that wildlife protected by this code is causing serious damage to agricultural, horticultural, or aquicultural interests or other property, or is a threat to public safety, and who desires to kill the protected wildlife shall give written notice of the facts to the county judge of the county or to the mayor of the municipality in which the damage or threat occurs.

(b) The county judge or mayor, on receiving the notice, shall immediately cause a substantial copy of the notice to be posted in the county courthouse or city hall, as applicable, and shall notify the department of the location of the property where the damage or threat is occurring, the type of damage or nature of the threat, and the name of the applicant.

CREDIT(S)

Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 610, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 968, § 38, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

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