Texas § 43.402 SALTWATER SPORTFISHING STAMP REQUIRED.

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§ 43.402 — SALTWATER SPORTFISHING STAMP REQUIRED.

Texas § 43.402

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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code Code Ann. § 43.402 (2026).

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Sec. 43.402. SALTWATER SPORTFISHING STAMP REQUIRED.

(a)Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c) of this section, no person may engage in fishing in saltwater for sporting purposes in this state, or unload in this state fish or other aquatic life taken for sporting purposes from waters managed by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council established under the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. Section 1801 et seq.), unless the person has acquired a saltwater sportfishing stamp endorsement issued to the person by the department. The commission by rule may prescribe requirements relating to possessing a stamp endorsement required by this subchapter.

(b)A person who is exempted from obtaining a fishing license under Chapter 46 is not required to obtain a saltwa

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Sec. 43.402. SALTWATER SPORTFISHING STAMP REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c) of this section, no person may engage in fishing in saltwater for sporting purposes in this state, or unload in this state fish or other aquatic life taken for sporting purposes from waters managed by the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council established under the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. Section 1801 et seq.), unless the person has acquired a saltwater sportfishing stamp endorsement issued to the person by the department. The commission by rule may prescribe requirements relating to possessing a stamp endorsement required by this subchapter.
(b) A person who is exempted from obtaining a fishing license under Chapter 46 is not required to obtain a saltwater sportfishing stamp endorsement.
(c) The commission by regulation may exempt a person from the stamp requirement of this section.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 640, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 838, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 931, Sec. 32, eff. June 16, 1995. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1159 (H.B. 12 ), Sec. 40, eff. September 1, 2007.