Texas Parks And Wildlife Code Title 5, Chapter 42 - General Hunting License

• Texas Section 42.001 - Definitions
  In this chapter: (1) "Resident" means: (A) an individual who has resided continuously in this state for more than six months immediately before applying for...
• Texas Section 42.002 - Resident License Required; Exemption
  (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, no resident may hunt any bird or animal in this state without having...
• Texas Section 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....
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 42.006 - Possession Of License: Rules
  The commission by rule may prescribe requirements relating to possessing a license issued under this chapter. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 931, Sec....
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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,...
• Texas Section 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.,...
• Texas Section 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,...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 42.0177 - Bird Or Animal Tags: Commission Rules
  The commission by rule may modify or eliminate the tagging requirements of Section 42.018, 42.0185, or 42.020, or other similar tagging requirements in this chapter....
• Texas Section 42.018 - Tag To Be Attached To Deer
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (d) or commission rule, no person may possess the carcass of a deer before the carcass has been finally...
• Texas Section 42.0185 - Tag To Be Attached To Turkey
  (a) Except as provided by commission rule, no person may possess a wild turkey at any time after the turkey is killed and before it...
• Texas Section 42.019 - Possession Of Certain Parts Of Antelope
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), no person may possess the carcass of an antelope before it has been finally processed at a final...
• Texas Section 42.020 - Bird Or Animal Tags: Prohibited Acts
  (a) No person may purchase or use more bird or animal tags during a license year than the number and type authorized for the year...
• Texas Section 42.021 - Bag Limits And Season Not Affected
  The provisions of this chapter do not authorize any person to exceed any bag limit or to hunt deer or turkey during a closed season,...
• Texas Section 42.022 - One License For Each Year
  (a) No person may acquire or possess more than one hunting license during a license year. For purposes of this section, a violation does not...
• Texas Section 42.023 - Hunting Under License Of Another
  No person may hunt under a license issued to another or permit another to hunt under a license issued to him. Acts 1975, 64th Leg.,...
• Texas Section 42.024 - Exhibiting License
  (a) No person required by the provisions of this chapter to have a hunting license may fail or refuse to show the license to an...
• Texas Section 42.025 - Penalty
  A person who violates any provision of this chapter commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor. Acts 1975, 64th...

Last modified: September 28, 2016