Sec. 825.008. TAMPERING WITH TRAPS; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if the person maliciously or wilfully tampers with all or any part of a trap set under this subchapter or removes a trap from the position in which it is placed by a hunter or trapper acting under this subchapter.
(b) An offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $200.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 10 - Health and Safety of Animals
Chapter 825 - Predatory Animals and Animal Pests
Section 825.002. Cooperative Agreement
Section 825.003. Expenditure of Appropriations
Section 825.004. Appropriations by Local Governments
Section 825.005. Sale of Furs, Skins, and Specimens
Section 825.006. Bounties Prohibited
Section 825.007. Construction With Parks and Wildlife Code
Section 825.008. Tampering With Traps; Criminal Penalty
Section 825.009. Stealing Traps; Criminal Penalty
Section 825.010. Stealing Animals From Traps; Criminal Penalty