Texas Parks and Wildlife Code 64.021 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Texas Parks and Wildlife Code 64.021
- Take: except as otherwise provided by this code, means collect, hook, hunt, net, shoot, or snare, by any means or device, and includes an attempt to take or to pursue in order to take. See Texas Parks and Wildlife Code 1.101
- Wild: when used in reference to an animal, means a species, including each individual of a species, that normally lives in a state of nature and is not ordinarily domesticated. See Texas Parks and Wildlife Code 1.101
In this subchapter:
(1) “Migratory game bird” means wild ducks of all species, wild geese and wild brant of all species, wild coot, wild rail, wild gallinules, wild plovers, Wilson’s snipe or jack snipe, woodcock, mourning doves, white-winged doves, white-fronted doves, red-billed pigeons, band-tailed pigeons, shore birds of all varieties, and sandhill cranes.
(2) “Open season” means the period of time when it is lawful to take, kill, or pursue, or attempt to take or kill migratory game birds.