# 31 Tex. Admin. Code § 65.311: 31 TAC § 65.311. Importation of Migratory Game Birds

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## Section

- **Citation:** 31 Tex. Admin. Code § 65.311
- **Heading:** 31 TAC § 65.311. Importation of Migratory Game Birds
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 31 NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION / Part 2 TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT / Chapter 65 WILDLIFE / 31 TAC § 65.311

## Text

(a) No person may import into this state or possess a migratory game bird taken outside this state, unless the person possessing the bird produces upon demand by a game warden a valid driver's license or personal identification certificate, and one of the following documents:
(1) a valid hunting license, stamp, tag, permit, or document for the state or country in which the migratory game birds were lawfully taken; or
(2) a statement from the United States Customs Officer, obtained at the port of entry, showing that the migratory game birds were brought from Mexico.
(b) One fully feathered wing or the head must remain attached on all migratory game birds while being transported by any means from Mexico into Texas and must remain attached to the birds until reaching a cold storage or processing facility, or reaching the personal residence of the possessor.

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