{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-43.071","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.071","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this subchapter:\n(1) \"Private bird hunting area\" means a tract of land on which the hunting or taking of pen-reared birds is authorized under this subchapter.\n(2) \"Licensee\" means a person who holds a private bird hunting area license.\n(3) \"Guest\" means a person other than a licensee who hunts or takes birds on a private bird hunting area.\n(4) \"Field trial\" means the hunting of banded pen-reared birds in a formal trial of bird dogs that has been licensed or sanctioned by an organization or association of bird dog clubs, with or without the awarding of points.\n(5) \"Pen-reared birds\" means bobwhite quail, pheasant, pigeons, partridge, and mallard ducks propagated or acquired under Chapter 45 of this code.\nActs 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 512, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1990, 71st Leg., 6th C.S., ch. 22, Sec. 1, eff. Nov. 1, 1990.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 952 (H.B. 3391), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE","TITLE 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION","SUBTITLE A. HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES","CHAPTER 43. SPECIAL LICENSES AND PERMITS","SUBCHAPTER F. PRIVATE BIRD HUNTING AREAS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.43.htm#43.071","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:32Z","sha256":"de3b22edd65b6608b24a210d07088ead2810001c52b0495a86c7d7d7e01bfb58","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-43.062","next":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-43.072"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}