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TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 42.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle A - Hunting and Fishing Licenses|Chapter 42 - General Hunting License|Section 42.002. Resident License Required; Exemptions

Sec. 42.002.  RESIDENT LICENSE REQUIRED; EXEMPTIONS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsections (b), (c), and (d), no resident may hunt any bird or animal in this state without having acquired a hunting license.(b)  A resident possessing a valid resident trapper's license or fur-bearing animal propagation permit is not required to have a license issued under this section to take or possess the species covered by the license or permit.(c)  A resident landowner or any person, with the consent of the landowner, may take feral hogs on the resident landowner's land without having acquired a hunting license.(d)  A person who is a resident and who is a veteran of the United States armed forces is not required to have a license issued under this section if the person is acting under Section 11.208 and complying with rules adopted under that section.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 2, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 931, Sec. 4, eff. June 16, 1995;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 809, Sec. 1, 2, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 992 (H.B. 2026), Sec. 6, eff. June 18, 2005.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 329 (S.B. 317), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 260 (H.B. 1728), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 260 (H.B. 1728), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 42.0021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle A - Hunting and Fishing Licenses|Chapter 42 - General Hunting License|Section 42.0021. Lifetime Resident Hunting License

Sec. 42.0021.  LIFETIME RESIDENT HUNTING LICENSE.  The department may issue to residents of this state a lifetime resident hunting license.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 2, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1986.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 42.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle A - Hunting and Fishing Licenses|Chapter 42 - General Hunting License|Section 42.005. Nonresident License Required

Sec. 42.005.  NONRESIDENT LICENSE REQUIRED.  (a)  No nonresident in this state may hunt a mule deer, white-tailed deer, turkey, pronghorn antelope, or desert bighorn sheep in this state without first having acquired a general nonresident hunting license.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (f), no nonresident may hunt any bird or animal in this state without first having acquired a general nonresident hunting license, a nonresident special hunting license, or a nonresident five-day special hunting license.(c)  A nonresident possessing a valid nonresident trapper's license is not required to have a license issued under this section to take or possess the species governed by the license.(d)  No nonresident may hunt a turkey during the spring turkey hunting season without first having acquired a license as required by Subsection (b) of this section or a nonresident spring turkey hunting license.(e)  A nonresident may not acquire or possess during a license year:(1)  more than one nonresident spring turkey hunting license;  or(2)  a general nonresident hunting license and a nonresident spring turkey hunting license.(f)  A nonresident landowner or any person, with the consent of the landowner, may take feral hogs on the nonresident landowner's land without having acquired a hunting license required by this chapter.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 317, ch. 150, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1977;  Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1859, ch. 439, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1981;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 2, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 609, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 95, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 863, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 809, Sec. 3, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 992 (H.B. 2026), Sec. 7, eff. June 18, 2005.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 329 (S.B. 317), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 42.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle A - Hunting and Fishing Licenses|Chapter 42 - General Hunting License|Section 42.006. Possession of License; Rules

Sec. 42.006.  POSSESSION OF LICENSE; RULES. (a) The commission by rule may prescribe requirements relating to possessing a license issued under this chapter.(b)  Rules adopted under Subsection (a) must allow for a person to present for the purpose of verification of possession a hunting license as an image displayed on a wireless communication device. The image displayed may be either an image of information from the Internet website of the department or a photograph of a hunting license.(c)  The display of an image that includes hunting license information on a wireless communication device under this section does not constitute effective consent for a law enforcement officer, or any other person, to access the contents of the wireless communication device except to view the hunting license information.(d)  The authorization of the use of a wireless communication device to display hunting license information under Subsection (b) does not prevent a court of competent jurisdiction from requiring a person to provide a paper copy of the person's hunting license in a hearing or trial or in connection with discovery proceedings.(e)  A telecommunications provider, as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code, may not be held liable to the holder of a hunting license for the failure of a wireless communication device to display hunting license information under Subsection (b).|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 931, Sec. 5, eff. June 16, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 41 (H.B. 547), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 42.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle A - Hunting and Fishing Licenses|Chapter 42 - General Hunting License|Section 42.010. Issuance and Form of Licenses and Tags

Sec. 42.010.  ISSUANCE AND FORM OF LICENSES AND TAGS.  (a)  The department shall prescribe the form of and issue the licenses and tags authorized by this chapter.(b)  The department may issue tags for animals or birds allowed by law to be killed during each year or season to holders of licenses authorizing the killing of animals or birds.  The commission may establish fees for the tags.(c)  A person commits an offense if the person does not enter the required information on a license or tag before hunting or if the person possesses a tag without a name entered on the tag.(d)  No person may issue or receive a license or tag authorized by this chapter except on the form provided by the department.(e)  The commission by regulation shall determine the number of tags that may be issued to an individual for taking animals or birds.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 612, ch. 223, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1977;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 2, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1986;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 911, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 931, Sec. 6, eff. June 16, 1995.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 42.0101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle A - Hunting and Fishing Licenses|Chapter 42 - General Hunting License|Section 42.0101. Digital Tags; Rules

Sec. 42.0101.  DIGITAL TAGS; RULES.  (a)  The commission by rule may develop and implement a program for the issuance of digital tags for animals, including birds, to holders of hunting licenses authorizing the taking of those animals.(b)  A program developed under this section may include:(1)  providing for the issuance of digital tags to the holder of a hunting license;(2)  allowing a person using a digital tag to create a digital record at the time of the taking of an animal that includes information required by the department;(3)  requiring a person using a digital tag to create the digital record described by Subdivision (2) as soon as possible after the taking of the animal; and(4)  requiring a person using a digital tag to retain in the person's possession documentation of the digital record described by Subdivision (2) at all times before the carcass is finally processed.(c)  Unless the context requires otherwise, a reference under this code to a tag includes a digital tag issued under a program developed under this section.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 485 (H.B. 3081), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2021.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 42.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle A - Hunting and Fishing Licenses|Chapter 42 - General Hunting License|Section 42.011. Voluntary Contribution to Help Feed Hungry Texans

Sec. 42.011.  VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTION TO HELP FEED HUNGRY TEXANS.  (a)  When a person applies for a hunting license of any type under this chapter, the person may contribute $1 or more to a nonprofit organization, designated by the commission, whose purposes include the administration of a statewide program that provides hunters with a way to donate legally harvested deer to local food assistance providers.  The program must include the recruitment of meat processors who, for a nominal fee to cover processing costs, process and package the venison and contact the food assistance providers to pick up the venison.(b)  The department shall:(1)  include space on each application for a hunting license that allows a person applying for the license to indicate the amount that the person is voluntarily contributing to the nonprofit organization; and(2)  provide an opportunity for a person to contribute to the nonprofit organization during the application process for a hunting license on the department's Internet website.(c)  After deducting the department's administrative costs, the department shall hold in trust the remainder of the amount a person contributes under this section to the nonprofit organization.  Not later than November 1 of each year, the department shall send the money held in trust to the nonprofit organization.(d)  Money received by the nonprofit organization under this section may be used only to administer, operate, support, and promote the program described by Subsection (a).(e)  The nonprofit organization shall submit an annual report to the legislature and the department that includes the total dollar amount of contributions received by the organization under this section.(f)  The commission may adopt rules to implement this section, including rules related to processes for the selection, inspection, and periodic review of the nonprofit organization.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1229 (S.B. 1978), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2015.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 42.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle A - Hunting and Fishing Licenses|Chapter 42 - General Hunting License|Section 42.012. Resident License Fee

Sec. 42.012.  RESIDENT LICENSE FEE.  (a)  The fee for a resident hunting license is $8 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.(b)  The commission may set a lower fee or waive the fee or license requirement for a resident who is under 17 years old, 65 years old or older, or participating in an event that is sponsored or co-sponsored by the department with the approval of the director.  The commission shall waive the fee for a qualified veteran with a disability and for a resident on active duty as a member of the United States military forces, the Texas Army National Guard, the Texas Air National Guard, or the Texas State Guard.(c)  "Qualified veteran with a disability" means a veteran with a service connected disability, as defined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, consisting of the loss of the use of a lower extremity or of a disability rating of 50 percent or more and who is receiving compensation from the United States for the disability.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1328, ch. 277, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1983;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 2, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 838, Sec. 2, eff. July 15, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 931, Sec. 7, eff. June 16, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 840, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 145 (H.B. 1076), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 243 (H.B. 2130), Sec. 1, eff. May 25, 2007.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 279 (H.B. 721), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 182 (S.B. 700), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 42.0121 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle A - Hunting and Fishing Licenses|Chapter 42 - General Hunting License|Section 42.0121. Lifetime Resident Hunting License Fee

Sec. 42.0121.  LIFETIME RESIDENT HUNTING LICENSE FEE.  The fee for a lifetime resident hunting license is $300 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.|Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 2, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 1986.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 931, Sec. 8, eff. June 16, 1995.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 42.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle A - Hunting and Fishing Licenses|Chapter 42 - General Hunting License|Section 42.014. Nonresident Special Hunting License Fee

Sec. 42.014.  NONRESIDENT SPECIAL HUNTING LICENSE FEE.  The fee for a nonresident special hunting license is $37.75 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. |Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 317, ch. 150, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 29, 1977;  Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1397, ch. 623, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 27, 1979;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 2, Sec. 14, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 609, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1987;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 931, Sec. 9, eff. June 16, 1995.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 42.0141 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle A - Hunting and Fishing Licenses|Chapter 42 - General Hunting License|Section 42.0141. General Nonresident Hunting License Fee

Sec. 42.0141.  GENERAL NONRESIDENT HUNTING LICENSE FEE.  The fee for a general nonresident hunting license is $100.75 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 317, ch. 150, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 1397, ch. 623, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 27, 1979;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 2, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 931, Sec. 10, eff. June 16, 1995.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 42.0142 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle A - Hunting and Fishing Licenses|Chapter 42 - General Hunting License|Section 42.0142. Nonresident Banded Bird Hunting License for Hunting on a Private Bird Hunting Area

Sec. 42.0142.  NONRESIDENT BANDED BIRD HUNTING LICENSE FOR HUNTING ON A PRIVATE BIRD HUNTING AREA.  (a)  In lieu of a general or nonresident special hunting license, a nonresident may acquire a banded bird hunting license from the department entitling the nonresident to take pen-reared, banded birds from a licensed private bird hunting area only.(b)  The fee for a nonresident banded bird hunting license is an amount set by the commission.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 609, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 512, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1989;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 838, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 931, Sec. 11, eff. June 16, 1995.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 42.0143 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle A - Hunting and Fishing Licenses|Chapter 42 - General Hunting License|Section 42.0143. Nonresident Five-Day Special Hunting License

Sec. 42.0143.  NONRESIDENT FIVE-DAY SPECIAL HUNTING LICENSE.  A nonresident five-day special hunting license is valid for five consecutive days.  The fee for the license is set by the commission in an amount not to exceed 50 percent of the amount of the fee set for a nonresident special hunting license.|Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 609, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 931, Sec. 12, eff. June 16, 1995.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 42.0144 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle A - Hunting and Fishing Licenses|Chapter 42 - General Hunting License|Section 42.0144. Nonresident Spring Turkey Hunting License Fee

Sec. 42.0144.  NONRESIDENT SPRING TURKEY HUNTING LICENSE FEE.  The fee for a nonresident spring turkey hunting license is $75 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 95, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 42.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle A - Hunting and Fishing Licenses|Chapter 42 - General Hunting License|Section 42.017. Duplicate License and Tags

Sec. 42.017.  DUPLICATE LICENSE AND TAGS.  (a)  If a person licensed to hunt under the provisions of this chapter loses the license or tags or if the license or tags are destroyed, the person may apply to the department for and receive a duplicate license or tags.(b)  The application for a duplicate license or tags is in the form of an affidavit and must contain a statement of fact concerning the loss or destruction of the license or tags and a statement of the number of birds or animals, if any, killed under the authority of the lost or destroyed license or tags.  The commission by regulation may prescribe additional requirements for the issuance of a duplicate license or tag under this section.(c)  A duplicate license entitling the holder to hunt any bird or animal shall be clearly marked to indicate those birds or animals previously killed under the authority of the lost or destroyed license or tags and to prevent the killing of more birds or animals than allowed for the year.(d)  The fee for a duplicate license or tags is $5 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.|Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.  Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 612, ch. 223, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1977;  Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1329, ch. 277, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1983;  Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 2, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 838, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 931, Sec. 13, eff. June 16, 1995.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 42.0175 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle A - Hunting and Fishing Licenses|Chapter 42 - General Hunting License|Section 42.0175. Expiration Date

Sec. 42.0175.  EXPIRATION DATE.  (a)  A license issued under this chapter, other than a lifetime resident hunting license or a nonresident five-day special hunting license is valid only during the yearly period for which the license is issued without regard to the date on which a license is acquired.  Each yearly period begins on September 1 or on another date set by the commission and extends through August 31 of the next year or another date set by the commission.  A license issued under this chapter other than a nonresident five-day special hunting license that is issued before September 1 or another date set by the commission and does not expire until August 31 of the next year or another date set by the commission is valid from the date of issuance through August 31 of the following year or another date set by the commission.  The commission by rule may set the amount of a license fee for a license issued during a transition period at an amount lower than prescribed in this chapter and provide for a license term for a transition period that is shorter or longer than a year.(b)  A license issued under Section 42.012(b) of this code to a person who is 16 years of age at the time the license is issued, but reaches the age of 17 during the term of the license, is valid for the entire term of the license.|Added by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 1536, ch. 626, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 29, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 838, Sec. 5, eff. July 15, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 931, Sec. 14, eff. June 16, 1995.|
TX Pks & Wildlife Code § 42.0177 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Parks and Wildlife Code|Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation|Subtitle A - Hunting and Fishing Licenses|Chapter 42 - General Hunting License|Section 42.0177. Bird or Animal Carcasses: Commission Rules

Sec. 42.0177.  BIRD OR ANIMAL CARCASSES:  COMMISSION RULES.  The commission by rule may modify or eliminate the tagging, carcass, final destination, or final processing requirements or provisions of Section 42.001, 42.018, 42.0185, 42.019, or 42.020, or other similar requirements or provisions in this chapter.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 931, Sec. 15, eff. June 16, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 199 (S.B. 720), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.|