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.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation
Subtitle A - Hunting and Fishing Licenses
Chapter 42 - General Hunting License
Section 42.002. Resident License Required; Exemptions
Section 42.0021. Lifetime Resident Hunting License
Section 42.005. Nonresident License Required
Section 42.006. Possession of License; Rules
Section 42.010. Issuance and Form of Licenses and Tags
Section 42.0101. Digital Tags; Rules
Section 42.011. Voluntary Contribution to Help Feed Hungry Texans
Section 42.012. Resident License Fee
Section 42.0121. Lifetime Resident Hunting License Fee
Section 42.014. Nonresident Special Hunting License Fee
Section 42.0141. General Nonresident Hunting License Fee
Section 42.0142. Nonresident Banded Bird Hunting License for Hunting on a Private Bird Hunting Area
Section 42.0143. Nonresident Five-Day Special Hunting License
Section 42.0144. Nonresident Spring Turkey Hunting License Fee
Section 42.017. Duplicate License and Tags
Section 42.0175. Expiration Date
Section 42.0177. Bird or Animal Carcasses: Commission Rules
Section 42.018. Tag to Be Attached to Deer
Section 42.0185. Tag to Be Attached to Turkey
Section 42.019. Possession of Certain Parts of Antelope
Section 42.020. Bird or Animal Tags: Prohibited Acts
Section 42.021. Bag Limits and Season Not Affected
Section 42.0211. Taking of Unbanded Pen-Reared Pheasant or Quail by Certain Landowners
Section 42.022. One License for Each Year
Section 42.023. Hunting Under License of Another