Is it legal for a minor in Texas to catch a wild, red ear slider and smash it with a baseball bat? The reason I'm asking is that I recently noticed a neighbor's child doing that. Of coarse I stopped him. I'm not looking for right or wrong but legal or illegal.
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legal or not?
cid143ti
Aug 01, 2008 11:07 AM
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Katrina
Aug 01, 2008 04:55 PM
As a wildlife regulation, I doubt it, but it probably falls under animal cruelty laws. Check your state, county, and city animal regulations for the definition of an "animal". Some include reptiles, some don't.
Katrina
jpenney
Aug 03, 2008 11:23 PM
>>Is it legal for a minor in Texas to catch a wild, red ear slider and smash it with a baseball bat? The reason I'm asking is that I recently noticed a neighbor's child doing that. Of coarse I stopped him. I'm not looking for right or wrong but legal or illegal.
If that occurred on a texas right of way...it sounds like a possible life sentence. If it occurred on private land, he only gets three swings. Then he must properly tag the mangled turtle and immediately deliver it to the nearest Asian food market exporter for proper disposal.
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HCU
Snakes of Hudspeth County, Texas
TexasReptiles
Aug 04, 2008 04:51 PM
I thought they still hung people in Texas.
LOL!
Randal
THAsia
Aug 11, 2008 12:47 AM
I'm sure they have animal cruelty laws there...what a horrible kid!
