The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
  (1) Commercial possession--The possession of a controlled exotic snake for the purpose of sale.
  (2) Controlled exotic snake--Any live snake that is:
    (A) a venomous snake not indigenous to Texas;
    (B) any of the following:
      (i) African rock python (Python sebae);
      (ii) Asiatic rock python, (Python molurus);
      (iii) Burmese python (Python bivittatus);
      (iv) green anaconda, (Eunectes murinus);
      (v) reticulated python, (Python reticulatus);
      (vi) southern African python, (Python natalensis); or
    (C) a hybrid of any species listed in this paragraph.
  (3) Possession--Actual care, custody, or control.
  (4) Recreational possession--The possession or transportation of a controlled exotic snake for any purpose other than sale.
  (5) Sale--The transfer of ownership or the right of possession or the offer to transfer ownership or the right of possession of a controlled exotic snake to a person for a monetary consideration.

Source Note: The provisions of this §55.651 adopted to be effective March 23, 2008, 33 TexReg 2543; amended to be effective November 22, 2021, 46 TexReg 7892