Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.044
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.044, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 43.044. LICENSE FEES.
Official statutory text
(a) The fees for hunting lease licenses, other than hunting leases that are hunting cooperatives, are determined by the following schedule or determined by the commission, whichever amount is more:
(1) $15 if the area of the hunting lease is less than 500 acres;
(2) $40 if the area of the hunting lease is 500 acres or more but less than 1,000 acres; and
(3) $60 if the area of the hunting lease is 1,000 acres or more.
(b) The fee for a license for a hunting lease that is a hunting cooperative is as follows:
(1) $60 + $5 per participating landowner if the area of the hunting lease is less than 10,000 acres;
(2) $120 + $5 per participating landowner if the area of the hunting lease is between 10,000 and 50,000 acres; and
(3) $240 + $5 per participating landowner if the area of the hunting lease is over 50,000 acres.
(c) The fee for a wildlife management association area hunting lease license is:
(1) $30 + $5 per participating landowner if the area of the wildlife management association is less than 10,000 acres;
(2) $60 + $5 per participating landowner if the area of the wildlife management association is between 10,000 and 50,000 acres; and
(3) $120 + $5 per participating landowner if the area of the wildlife management association is over 50,000 acres.
(1) $15 if the area of the hunting lease is less than 500 acres;
(2) $40 if the area of the hunting lease is 500 acres or more but less than 1,000 acres; and
(3) $60 if the area of the hunting lease is 1,000 acres or more.
(b) The fee for a license for a hunting lease that is a hunting cooperative is as follows:
(1) $60 + $5 per participating landowner if the area of the hunting lease is less than 10,000 acres;
(2) $120 + $5 per participating landowner if the area of the hunting lease is between 10,000 and 50,000 acres; and
(3) $240 + $5 per participating landowner if the area of the hunting lease is over 50,000 acres.
(c) The fee for a wildlife management association area hunting lease license is:
(1) $30 + $5 per participating landowner if the area of the wildlife management association is less than 10,000 acres;
(2) $60 + $5 per participating landowner if the area of the wildlife management association is between 10,000 and 50,000 acres; and
(3) $120 + $5 per participating landowner if the area of the wildlife management association is over 50,000 acres.
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