{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-62.101","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 62.101","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this subchapter:\n(1) \"Captivity\" means the state of being held under control or kept caged or penned.\n(2) \"Dangerous wild animal\" means a lion, tiger, leopard, cheetah, hyena, bear, elephant, wolf, or rhinoceros and includes any species, subspecies, or hybrid of any of those animals.\n(3) \"Hybrid\" means an offspring of two animals of different breeds, species, or genera.\n(4) \"Lion\" means African and Asiatic lion.\n(5) \"Sanctuary\" means a place of refuge where abused, neglected, unwanted, impounded, abandoned, orphaned, or displaced dangerous wild animals are provided care for their lifetime or until released back to their natural habitat.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 23, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE","TITLE 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION","SUBTITLE B. HUNTING AND FISHING","CHAPTER 62. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO HUNTING","SUBCHAPTER F. UNLAWFUL CONTROLLED KILLING OF OR ATTEMPTING TO INJURE DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.62.htm#62.101","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:32Z","sha256":"12c51ebe5398786fad383a38a4fb11479ae940172d20b5063e91c80594f8b433","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-62.084","next":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-62.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}