This section defines key terms used in the subtitle, including fur-bearing animal, trapper, retail fur buyer, wholesale fur dealer, resident, nonresident, sale, take, carcass, depredation, pelt, place of business, and fur-bearing animal propagator.
Sec. 71.001. DEFINITIONS. In this subtitle: (1) "Fur-bearing animal" means wild beaver, otter, mink, ring-tailed cat, badger, skunk, raccoon, muskrat, opossum, fox, or nutria. (2) "Trapper" means a person who takes a fur-bearing animal or the pelt of a fur-bearing animal. (3) "Retail fur buyer" means a person who purchases a fur-bearing animal or the pelt of a fur-bearing animal of this state from trappers only. (4) "Wholesale fur dealer" means a person who purchases for himself or for another person a fur-bearing animal or the pelt of a fur-bearing animal of this state from a trapper, a retail fur buyer, a fur-bearing animal propagator, or another wholesale fur dealer. (5) "Resident" means an individual who has resided continuously in this state for more than six months immediately before applying for a license issued under this chapter. (6) "Nonresident" means an individual who is not a resident. (7) "Sale" includes barter and other transfers of ownership for consideration. (8) "Take" means the act of snaring, trapping, shooting, killing, or capturing by any means and includes an attempt to take. (9) "Carcass" means the body of a dead fur-bearing animal, with or without the hide attached. (10) "Depredation" means the loss of or damage to agricultural crops, livestock, poultry, wildlife, or personal property. (11) "Pelt" means the untanned, green or dried hide or skin of a fur-bearing animal, whether or not the hide or skin is attached to the carcass. (12) "Place of business" means a place where fur-bearing animals or their pelts are sold, received, transported, possessed, or purchased, and includes a vehicle used by a trapper, retail fur buyer, wholesale fur dealer, or fur-bearing animal propagator. (13) "Fur-bearing animal propagator" means a person who takes or possesses a living fur-bearing animal and holds it for the purpose of propagation or sale. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2047, ch. 801, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1979; Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 2737, ch. 748, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981; Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 2886, ch. 491, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 29, 1983; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 301, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 635, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 992 (H.B. 2026), Sec. 28, eff. June 18, 2005.