- (a) No person may take fur-bearing animals on public roads and highways or their rights-of-way.
- (b) Each fur-bearing animal or pelt taken or possessed in violation of this subchapter shall constitute a separate offense.
- (c) No person may possess a live skunk or civet cat without a letter of authorization from the wildlife division.
- (d) No retail fur buyer may possess undried pelts during the period May 1 through October 31.
- (e) No wholesale fur dealer or retail fur buyer may purchase pelts from a trapper from April 6 through October 31.
- (f) Nuisance fur-bearing animals may be taken in any number by any means at any time.
- (g) There is no open season on furbearing animals in any state-owned riverbed in Dimmit, Uvalde, and Zavala counties. The provisions of this subsection cease effect on September 1, 2003.
Source Note:The provisions of this §65.374 adopted to be effective September 16, 1996, 21 TexReg 8520; amended to be effective June 30, 2002, 27 TexReg 5523.