Texas Parks and Wildlife Code 12.203 – Rewards; Claims
(a) A person may apply to the committee for a reward to be paid from the operation game thief fund if the person furnishes information leading to the arrest and conviction of a person for a violation of this code or any of the following laws or a regulation adopted under this code or any of the following laws:
(1) Subchapter B, Chapter 365, Health and Safety Code;
(2) Subchapter E, Chapter 191, Natural Resources Code;
(3) Chapter 28 or § 30.05, 31.03, 31.11, 37.10, 49.06, 49.061, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal Code;
(4) Chapter 160, Tax Code; or
(5) Subchapter E, Chapter 7, or Subchapter D, Chapter 26, Water Code.
(b) The committee may consider claims made at any time before its meeting, but consideration is limited to claims that relate to final convictions.
Terms Used In Texas Parks and Wildlife Code 12.203
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The committee shall prescribe and furnish the forms on which claims are to be made, including any documentation to be furnished to substantiate the claim.
(d) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 215, Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.