Texas § PW.42.002 - RESIDENT LICENSE REQUIRED
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§ PW.42.002. RESIDENT LICENSE REQUIRED
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.
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Section PW.42.002 ("RESIDENT LICENSE REQUIRED") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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