Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.903
This is the official text of Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.903, part of Texas’s Parks and Wildlife Code — governs state parks, hunting, and fishing.
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§ 43.903. HUNTING LICENSE REQUIRED.
Official statutory text
The possession of a reptile and amphibian stamp does not authorize a person to capture by nonlethal means an indigenous reptile or amphibian:
(1) without possessing a hunting license required by Section 42.002 or 42.005; or
(2) at a time or by means not otherwise authorized by this code.
(1) without possessing a hunting license required by Section 42.002 or 42.005; or
(2) at a time or by means not otherwise authorized by this code.
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