Sec. 43.654. DESIGN AND ISSUANCE OF STAMPS. (a) The department may issue a migratory or upland game bird stamp to any person on payment to the department of $7 per stamp.
(b) The commission may issue and sell a collector's edition of the migratory or upland game bird stamps that does not authorize hunting. The commission shall set the fee for a stamp issued under this subsection.
(c) The department may authorize the use of the image of a stamp issued under this subchapter for products offered to the public for sale and not for the purpose of authorizing hunting. The department shall receive a reasonable royalty payment for the sale of any stamp products sold under this subsection.
(d) The commission by rule shall prescribe the form, design, and manner of issuance of a stamp under this subchapter. The department retains all rights to the design.
(e) The commission may contract with and pay a person for designing, producing, and marketing a stamp.
(f) The commission by rule may prescribe alternate requirements for identifying the purchaser of a stamp issued in an automated manner.
(g) A stamp issued under this subchapter is valid for hunting only during the yearly period for which the stamp is issued, without regard to the date on which the stamp is acquired. Each yearly period begins on September 1 of the year in which the stamp is issued or another date set by the commission and extends through August 31 of the next year or another date set by the commission.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 882 (S.B. 1192), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 5 - Wildlife and Plant Conservation
Subtitle A - Hunting and Fishing Licenses
Chapter 43 - Special Licenses and Permits
Subchapter S. Migratory and Upland Game Bird Stamps
Section 43.652. Migratory or Upland Game Bird Stamp Required
Section 43.653. Hunting License Required
Section 43.654. Design and Issuance of Stamps
Section 43.655. Disposition of Migratory Game Bird Stamp Net Proceeds
Section 43.656. Uses of Net Proceeds From Migratory Game Bird Stamp
Section 43.657. Disposition of Upland Game Bird Stamp Net Proceeds
Section 43.658. Uses of Net Proceeds From Upland Game Bird Stamp
Section 43.659. Contracts, Donations, and Grants
Section 43.660. Refusal to Show Stamp or Proof of Exemption Eligibility
Section 43.661. Reciprocal Agreements Relating to Migratory Game Birds