{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-63.101","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 63.101","heading":"PROTECTION OF BATS.","body":"(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), no person may:\n(1) hunt a bat; or\n(2) sell, offer for sale, purchase, offer to purchase, or possess after purchase a bat or any part of a bat, dead or alive.\n(b) A bat may be removed or hunted if the bat is inside or on a building occupied by people.\n(c) This section does not apply to:\n(1) an animal control officer, a peace officer, or a health official who captures a bat that the officer or official considers injured or diseased;\n(2) a person who transports a bat for the purpose of laboratory testing if the bat has exposed or potentially exposed humans or domestic animals to rabies; or\n(3) a person who is licensed to provide pest control services.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 363, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE","TITLE 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION","SUBTITLE B. HUNTING AND FISHING","CHAPTER 63. GAME AND NONGAME ANIMALS","SUBCHAPTER B. NONGAME ANIMALS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.63.htm#63.101","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:32Z","sha256":"a458bfec1e70e113305db4abda5032dca272708cba044318e4f8875bbd9d4508","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-63.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-63.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}