# Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.022: TAKING WILDLIFE RESOURCES WITHOUT CONSENT OF LANDOWNER PROHIBITED

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cpw_C61_S61.022

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.022
- **Heading:** TAKING WILDLIFE RESOURCES WITHOUT CONSENT OF LANDOWNER PROHIBITED
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 61 / Section 61.022

## Text

(a) No person may hunt or catch by any means or method or possess a wildlife resource at any time and at any place covered by this chapter unless the owner of the land, submerged land, or water, or the owner's agent, consents.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a person who violates Subsection (a) the first time commits an offense that is a Class A Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor and is punishable in addition by the revocation or suspension under Section 12.5015 of hunting and fishing licenses and permits.

(c) A person who violates Subsection (a) the first time by killing a desert bighorn sheep, pronghorn antelope, mule deer, or white-tailed deer commits an offense that is a Parks and Wildlife Code state jail felony and is punishable in addition by the revocation or suspension under Section 12.5015 of hunting and fishing licenses and permits.

(d) A second violation of Subsection (a) shall be classified as one category higher than the first violation or a Parks and Wildlife Code felony, whichever is lesser, and is punishable in addition by the revocation or suspension under Section 12.5015 of hunting and fishing licenses and permits.

(e) A third or subsequent violation of Subsection (a) shall be classified as a Parks and Wildlife Code felony and is punishable in addition by the revocation or suspension under Section 12.5015 of hunting and fishing licenses and permits.

## 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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