The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. All other words and terms shall have the meanings assigned in Subchapter A of this chapter (relating to the Statewide Hunting and Fishing Proclamation) and in the Parks and Wildlife Code.

1. (1) Alligator--For the purposes of this subchapter, alligator means any American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis), living or dead, or any part of an alligator.
2. (2) Control hunter--A person authorized by the department to take nuisance alligators.
3. (3) Consumer--A person who purchases alligators, alligator parts, or products made from alligators for personal use or consumption and who does not sell, resell, trade, or barter the alligators, alligator parts, or products made from alligators in exchange for anything of value.
4. (4) Egg collection--To remove or possess alligator eggs from wild nests.
5. (5) Egg collector--A person authorized by the department to collect, possess, or transport alligator eggs.
6. (6) Farm--A premises where alligators are bred or raised under department-sanctioned conditions.
7. (7) Farmer--A person holding an alligator farming permit.

8. (8) Gig--A pole or staff equipped with at least one of the following:

   1. (A) immovable prongs;
   2. (B) two or more spring-loaded grasping arms; or
   3. (C) a detachable head.
9. (9) Hatchling alligator--Any alligator less than 12 inches in length.
10. (10) Nuisance alligator--An alligator that is depredating or a threat to human health or safety.
11. (11) Processed product--Any alligator part (and its resulting products) that has been treated to prevent decomposition and/or packaged for sale. Alligator meat is a processed product only if it has been processed and packaged in compliance with all applicable local, state, and federal rules regarding food processing.
12. (12) Propagation--The holding of live alligators for production of offspring.
13. (13) Retail dealer--A person who operates a place of business (mobile or permanent) for resale of alligators to the consumer only, except as provided in §65.357 of this title (relating to Purchase and Sale of Alligators).
14. (14) Wholesale dealer--A person who operates a place of business (mobile or permanent) for the purpose of buying nonliving alligators for resale, canning, preserving, processing, or handling for shipment or sale.
15. (15) Skull length--the distance from the anterior edge of the premaxilla to the posterior edge of the parietal, measured along the mid-line of the skull.

Source Note:The provisions of this §65.352 adopted to be effective September 19, 1996, 21 TexReg 8732; amended to be effective August 26, 1997, 22 TexReg 7898; amended to be effective October 21, 2003, 28 TexReg 9081.