The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter,
shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise. All other words and terms shall have the meanings assigned
in Subchapter A of this chapter (relating to the Statewide Hunting
and Fishing Proclamation) and in the Parks and Wildlife Code.
(1) Alligator--For the purposes of this subchapter,
alligator means any American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis),
living or dead, or any part of an alligator, including eggs.
(2) Clutch--The number of alligator eggs, both fertile
and infertile, in a single alligator nest.
(3) Control hunter--A person authorized by the department
to take nuisance alligators.
(4) Consumer--A person who purchases alligators, alligator
parts, or products made from alligators for personal use or consumption
and who does not sell, resell, trade, or barter the alligators, alligator
parts, or products made from alligators in exchange for anything of
value.
(5) Egg--An alligator egg.
(6) Egg collection activities--Nest disturbance, removal
of eggs, or possession of eggs removed from wild nests.
(7) Egg collector--A person authorized by the department
to collect, possess, or transport alligator eggs.
(8) Export--The physical transportation of an alligator
to any point outside the state of Texas.
(9) Farm--A premises where alligators are bred or raised
under department-sanctioned conditions.
(10) Farmer--A person who possesses a valid alligator
farming permit issued under this subchapter.
(11) Hatchling alligator--Any alligator less than 12
inches in length.
(12) Import--The physical transportation of an alligator
from outside of Texas across the state line into Texas.
(13) Nest disturbance--The act of physically manipulating,
handling, or tampering with an alligator nest in any way.
(14) Incubation-only facility--An alligator farm where
operations are restricted to the incubation and hatching of alligators
(15) Nuisance alligator--An alligator that is depredating
or a threat to human health or safety.
(16) Partially processed alligator--A whole alligator
that has been skinned except for the head, or a whole alligator that
has been skinned except for the head and feet.
(17) Processed product--Any alligator part (and its
resulting products, including meat that has been removed from the
skeleton) that has been treated to prevent decomposition and/or packaged
for sale.
(18) Retail dealer--A person possessing a valid retail
dealer permit issued under this subchapter.
(19) Wholesale dealer--A person possessing a valid
wholesale dealer permit issued under this subchapter.
(20) Skull length--the distance from the anterior edge
of the premaxilla to the posterior edge of the parietal, measured
along the mid-line of the skull.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §65.352 adopted to be effective September 19, 1996, 21 TexReg 8732; amended to be effective August 26, 1997, 22 TexReg 7898; amended to be effective October 21, 2003, 28 TexReg 9081; amended to be effective October 7, 2018, 43 TexReg 6668; amended to be effective August 24, 2020, 45 TexReg 5923 |
