Texas § 42.022 ONE LICENSE FOR EACH YEAR.

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§ 42.022 — ONE LICENSE FOR EACH YEAR.

Texas § 42.022

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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code Code Ann. § 42.022 (2026).

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Sec. 42.022. ONE LICENSE FOR EACH YEAR.

(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 3

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Sec. 42.022. ONE LICENSE FOR EACH YEAR. (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.

Legislative History

Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 317, ch. 150, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 29, 1977; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 609, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 635, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 931, Sec. 16, eff. June 16, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 312 (S.B. 1247 ), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2025.