{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-43.851","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.851","heading":"PERMIT.","body":"(a) The commission by rule shall establish permits that allow permit holders to possess or transport in this state a live nonindigenous snake, including a hybrid of any kind, that is:\n(1) venomous; or\n(2) a constrictor that is one of the following:\n(A) African rock python, Python sebae;\n(B) Asiatic rock python, Python molurus;\n(C) Burmese python, Python bivittatus;\n(D) green anaconda, Eunectes murinus;\n(E) reticulated python, Python reticulatus; or\n(F) southern African python, Python natalensis.\n(b) The commission shall establish separate permits for recreational and commercial purposes.\n(c) A permit under this subchapter is not required for:\n(1) a state or county official performing an official duty;\n(2) a licensed zoo that possesses or transports a snake for exhibition or scientific purposes;\n(3) a research facility, including a university, licensed under the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. Section 2131 et seq.) that possesses or transports a snake for scientific purposes; or\n(4) a person who assists a department employee in the handling or transport of a snake under this subchapter.\n(d) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a person may not possess or transport in this state a snake described by Subsection (a) without a permit issued by the department under this subchapter.\n(e) A person convicted of a violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter may not obtain a permit before the fifth anniversary of the date of the conviction.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1159 (H.B. 12), Sec. 41, eff. September 1, 2007.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 340 (H.B. 2326), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE","TITLE 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION","SUBTITLE A. HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES","CHAPTER 43. SPECIAL LICENSES AND PERMITS","SUBCHAPTER V. NONINDIGENOUS SNAKE PERMIT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.43.htm#43.851","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:32Z","sha256":"3d7ddb95149d19e99bf350bf9409bd44e70d13abfbbedf10263edbea04b149b4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-43.808","next":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-43.852"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}