Sec. 63.101.  PROTECTION OF BATS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), no person may:
(1)  hunt a bat;  or
(2)  sell, offer for sale, purchase, offer to purchase, or possess after purchase a bat or any part of a bat, dead or alive.
(b)  A bat may be removed or hunted if the bat is inside or on a building occupied by people.
(c)  This section does not apply to:
(1)  an animal control officer, a peace officer, or a health official who captures a bat that the officer or official considers injured or diseased;
(2)  a person who transports a bat for the purpose of laboratory testing if the bat has exposed or potentially exposed humans or domestic animals to rabies;  or
(3)  a person who is licensed to provide pest control services.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 363, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.