{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-62.0031","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 62.0031","heading":"HUNTING FROM PUBLIC ROAD OR RIGHT-OF-WAY PROHIBITED.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), a person may not hunt a wild animal or bird when the person is on a public road or right-of-way.\n(b) This section does not apply to:\n(1) the trapping of a raptor for educational or sporting purposes as provided by Chapter 49; or\n(2) an employee of the department taking wildlife as provided by Section 12.013(c).\n(c) A person may capture by nonlethal means reptiles and amphibians on the shoulder of a road, as defined by Section 541.302, Transportation Code, or the unpaved area of a public right-of-way if the person:\n(1) possesses a reptile and amphibian stamp issued to the person by the department and does not use a trap; or\n(2) is described by Section 43.905.\n(d) A person must wear reflective clothing when engaging in the capture by nonlethal means of a reptile or amphibian under a stamp issued by the department. The clothing must have at least 144 square inches of reflective material on both the front and back of the clothing.\n(e) A person may not use an artificial light from a motor vehicle in locating, capturing, or attempting to capture a reptile or amphibian under Subsection (c).\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1159 (H.B. 12), Sec. 44, eff. June 15, 2007.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1351 (H.B. 1788), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 188 (H.B. 3065), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE","TITLE 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION","SUBTITLE B. HUNTING AND FISHING","CHAPTER 62. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO HUNTING","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.62.htm#62.0031","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:32Z","sha256":"aa3f3a89099b5aeafd8499fc1eeb7f78c51a963da3e8bce147490719cd5223d7","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-62.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-62.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}