Sec. 49.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Resident" means an individual who has resided continuously in this state for more than six months immediately before applying for a falconry permit.
(2)  "Nonresident" means an individual who is not a resident.
(3)  "Falconry" means the practice of trapping, possessing, training, or flying a raptor for hunting purposes and includes the act of hunting by the use of a trained raptor.
Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 301, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 65, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.