EXEMPTIONS.
Tex. PARKS & WILD Code § 43.905.
in effectA person is not required to have a hunting license or reptile and amphibian stamp to capture by nonlethal means and subsequently release in another location an indigenous reptile or amphibian if the person is:
(1) performing activities related to the operation and maintenance of pipelines and related facilities or to oil or gas exploration or production;
(2) an employee of the state, a utility, as defined by Section 203.091 , Transportation Code, or a power generation company, as defined by Section 31.002 , Utilities Code, and is acting in the course and scope of the person's employment with the state, the utility, or the power generation company; or
(3) performing activities related to surface coal mining and reclamation operations as defined by Section 134.004 , Natural Resources Code.
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1351 (H.B. 1788 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.