Texas § PW.42.017 - DUPLICATE LICENSE AND TAGS
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§ PW.42.017. DUPLICATE LICENSE AND TAGS
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.
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Section PW.42.017 ("DUPLICATE LICENSE AND TAGS") 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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