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Yep, I was talking about state regulated game animals. Hogs are not game animals and we kill them whenever we can using any means possible.
TEXAS:
^^^^^ With one notable exception. Curiously...the 'State' does not claim ownership of Feral Hogs (even though they regulate certain aspects of transporting or keeping them).
You will not find the State accepting any responsibility for Feral Hogs.
Feral Hogs have been reclassified as 'Exotic Livestock' and as such... belong to the Land Owner on whose property they reside (certain requisites apply). Ownership is secured (whether you like it or not) when express 'control' of the animal is at play.
Texas Agriculture Code Section 161.002.
Sec. 161.002
Caretaker of Animal
(a)
A person is subject to this chapter as the caretaker of an animal and is presumed to control the animal if the person:
(1)
is the owner or lessee of the pen, pasture, or other place in which the animal is located and has control of that place; or
(2)
exercises care or control over the animal.
(b)
This section does not limit the care and control of an animal to any person.
^^^^^^ As written....IF you are the Land Owner and have 'control' of your place....then by default you own the Hogs. (Whether you want them or not).
Until...of course, they cross the fence-line and then your neighbor owns the hogs. Until...they come back...and become YOUR hogs again.
But in no wise do they belong to the State (unless on State Property).
Yep, I was talking about state regulated game animals. Hogs are not game animals and we kill them whenever we can using any means possible.
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