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Sunday - March 14, 2004
From: Austin, TX
Region: Southwest
Topic: Wildflowers
Title: Illegal to pick wildflowers
Answered by: Sage Kawecki
QUESTION:
Is it illegal to pick wildflowers?ANSWER:
It is illegal to damage, or remove property from State lands. Loosely interpreted, this could include wildflowers, even bluebonnets, along the right-of-ways. However, law enforcement agents are mostly concerned about safety issues from cars pulling over to photograph the flowers and families placing themselves in close proximity to speeding traffic.More Wildflowers Questions
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