Sec. 45.009.  EXCEPTIONS.  (a)  A commercial game bird breeder may process game birds for personal consumption at any time.
(b)  This chapter does not apply to a person holding a permit under Section 43.022.
(c)  Any person owning or operating a business where food is sold for consumption, including a restaurant, hotel, boarding house, or club, may sell game birds obtained from a legal source for consumption on the premises of the business.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 53, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.