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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) No nonresident in this state may hunt a mule deer, white-tailed deer, turkey, pronghorn antelope, or desert bighorn sheep in this state without first having acquired a general nonresident hunting license.
(b) Except as provided by Subsection (f), no nonresident may hunt any bird or animal in this state without first having acquired a general nonresident hunting license, a nonresident special hunting license, or a nonresident five-day special hunting license.
(c) A nonresident possessing a valid nonresident trapper's license is not required to have a license issued under this section to take or possess the species governed by the license.
(d) No nonresident may hunt a turkey during the spring turkey hunting season without first having acquired a license as required by Subsection (b) of this section or a nonresident spring turkey hunting license.
(e) A nonresident may not acquire or possess during a license year:
(1) more than one nonresident spring turkey hunting license; or
(2) a general nonresident hunting license and a nonresident spring turkey hunting license.
(f) A nonresident landowner or any person, with the consent of the landowner, may take feral hogs on the nonresident landowner's land without having acquired a hunting license required by this chapter.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Parks and Wildlife Code - PARKS & WILD § 42.005. Nonresident License Required - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/parks-and-wildlife-code/parks-wild-sect-42-005/
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