# Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.024: DISPOSITION OF PROTECTED WILDLIFE

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C43_S43.024

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.024
- **Heading:** DISPOSITION OF PROTECTED WILDLIFE
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.024

## Text

(a) All protected wildlife collected and subsequently held under this subchapter or rules adopted under this subchapter remain the property of the state and shall be relinquished to the department or an agent of the department on demand or otherwise disposed of in a manner prescribed by the department.

(b) No permit may be issued for the taking or transportation of any endangered fish or wildlife the possession, taking, or transportation of which is prohibited by federal law.

(c) A permit issued for the taking of migratory birds is not valid unless the applicant has obtained a federal permit for the taking of migratory birds.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.021 § 43.021. PROTECTED WILDLIFE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C43_S43.021.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.022 § 43.022. PERMIT REQUIREMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C43_S43.022.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.024 § 43.024. DISPOSITION OF PROTECTED WILDLIFE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C43_S43.024.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.028 § 43.028. CIVIL SUIT; INJUNCTIVE RELIEF; COSTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C43_S43.028.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.030 § 43.030. PENALTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C43_S43.030.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.041 § 43.041. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C43_S43.041.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.042 § 43.042. LICENSE REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C43_S43.042.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.043 § 43.043. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C43_S43.043.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.044 § 43.044. LICENSE FEES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C43_S43.044.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.045 § 43.045. DURATION OF LICENSE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C43_S43.045.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.055 § 43.055. PENALTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C43_S43.055.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.061 § 43.061. TRAPPING, TRANSPORTING, AND TRANSPLANTING GAME ANIMALS AND GAME BIRDS; PERMIT REQUIRED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C43_S43.061.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.062 § 43.062. PENALTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C43_S43.062.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.071 § 43.071. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C43_S43.071.md)

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