Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 42.022
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 42.022, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 42.022. ONE LICENSE FOR EACH YEAR.
Official statutory text
(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 occur unless a person acquires or possesses more than one license having the same expiration date.
(b) This section does not apply to the acquisition and possession of a duplicate hunting license acquired as provided in this chapter.
(c) This section does not apply to the acquisition and possession by a nonresident of more than one nonresident hunting license if the nonresident does not acquire or possess during a license year more than one nonresident general hunting license.
(d) For purposes of this section, a license year begins on September 1 or another date set by the commission and extends through August 31 of the next year or another date set by the commission.
(b) This section does not apply to the acquisition and possession of a duplicate hunting license acquired as provided in this chapter.
(c) This section does not apply to the acquisition and possession by a nonresident of more than one nonresident hunting license if the nonresident does not acquire or possess during a license year more than one nonresident general hunting license.
(d) For purposes of this section, a license year begins on September 1 or another date set by the commission and extends through August 31 of the next year or another date set by the commission.
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