Tex.
Parks & Wild. Code Section 64.002
Protection of Nongame Birds
(a)
Except as provided by this code, no person may:(1)
catch, kill, injure, pursue, or possess, dead or alive, or purchase, sell, expose for sale, transport, ship, or receive or deliver for transportation, a bird that is not a game bird;(2)
possess any part of the plumage, skin, or body of a bird that is not a game bird; or(3)
disturb or destroy the eggs, nest, or young of a bird that is not a game bird.(b)
European starlings, English sparrows, and feral rock doves (Columba livia) may be killed at any time in any manner and their nests or eggs may be destroyed, and such conduct does not constitute an offense under Chapter 42 (Disorderly Conduct and Related Offenses), Penal Code.(c)
A permit is not required to control yellow-headed, red-winged, rusty, or Brewer’s blackbirds or all grackles, cowbirds, crows, or magpies when found committing or about to commit depredations on ornamental or shade trees, agricultural crops, livestock, or wildlife, or when concentrated in numbers and in a manner that constitutes a health hazard or other nuisance.(d)
Canaries, parrots, and other exotic nongame birds may be sold, purchased, and kept as domestic pets.
Source:
Section 64.002 — Protection of Nongame Birds, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.64.htm#64.002 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
