# Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.005: DEFINITIONS

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C61_S61.005

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.005
- **Heading:** DEFINITIONS
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 61 / Section 61.005

## Text

In this chapter:

(1) "Wildlife resources" means all wild animals, wild birds, and aquatic animal life.

(2) "Depletion" means the reduction of a species below its immediate recuperative potential by any cause.

(3) "Waste" means the failure to provide for the regulated harvest of surplus wildlife resources when that harvest would allow, promote, or optimize a healthy and self-sustaining population of a species.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.001 § 61.001. TITLE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C61_S61.001.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.002 § 61.002. PURPOSE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C61_S61.002.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.003 § 61.003. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C61_S61.003.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.005 § 61.005. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C61_S61.005.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.006 § 61.006. CRAYFISH.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C61_S61.006.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.021 § 61.021. TAKING WILDLIFE RESOURCES PROHIBITED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C61_S61.021.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.022 § 61.022. TAKING WILDLIFE RESOURCES WITHOUT CONSENT OF LANDOWNER PROHIBITED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C61_S61.022.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.023 § 61.023. APPLYING CONTRACEPTIVES TO WILDLIFE RESOURCES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C61_S61.023.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.051 § 61.051. DUTY TO INVESTIGATE AND STUDY CERTAIN WILDLIFE RESOURCES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C61_S61.051.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.052 § 61.052. GENERAL REGULATORY DUTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C61_S61.052.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.053 § 61.053. OPEN SEASONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C61_S61.053.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.054 § 61.054. PROCLAMATIONS OF THE COMMISSION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C61_S61.054.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.055 § 61.055. AMENDMENTS AND REVOCATIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C61_S61.055.md)
- [Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.056 § 61.056. PROCLAMATIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN DEER AND ANTELOPE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C61_S61.056.md)

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