Texas Parks and Wildlife Code 43.525 – Failure or Refusal to Show Conservation Permit; Penalty
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person commits an offense if the person is using land under the department’s control and fails or refuses to show a conservation permit issued to the person on the demand of a game warden, peace officer, or department employee.
(b) It is not an offense under Subsection (a) if a person who is using land under the department’s control fails to show a conservation permit on the demand of a game warden, peace officer, or department employee, and that person:
(1) entered land under the department’s control as an occupant of a privately owned, noncommercial vehicle in which at least one other occupant possesses and is able to show a conservation permit issued to that other occupant; or
(2) is a member of a group of individuals that the department has exempted from the requirement for a conservation permit.
Terms Used In Texas Parks and Wildlife Code 43.525
- 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) An offense under this section is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.