Wildlife rehabilitation in Plano requires a state permit from Texas Parks and Wildlife under the Texas Administrative Code, plus Chapter 4 Plano sanitation rules. Residents who find injured wildlife should contact licensed rehabilitators, not keep animals.
Texas law channels wildlife rehabilitation through a state permit issued by Texas Parks and Wildlife under 31 Texas Administrative Code Chapter 69. Rehabilitators must show training, suitable caging, and a sponsoring veterinarian. Plano layers Chapter 4 sanitation, noise, and zoning rules on top of the state permit. Possessing native Texas wildlife without a permit is a state offense, even with good intentions. Plano Animal Services responds to injured urban wildlife reports and routes animals to permitted rehabilitators in the DFW area such as Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center. Aggressive or rabies-vector species are handled separately under Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 826.
State Class C Parks and Wildlife violations from 25 to 500 dollars per animal, escalating for protected species. City Chapter 4 nuisance citations on top, plus seizure of unlawfully held wildlife.
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