Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 42.005 - Nonresident License Required(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.Tex. Parks and Wild. § 42.005
Amended by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 329,Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2019.Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 992, Sec. 7, eff. 6/18/2005.Amended By Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 809, Sec. 3, eff. 6/20/2003.Amended By Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 863, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1997Amended By Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 95, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1991Amended By Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 609, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1987Amended By Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 2, Sec. 9, eff. 9/1/1985Amended By Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1859, ch. 439, Sec. 1, eff. 8/31/1981Amended by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 317, ch. 150, Sec. 1, eff. 8/29/1977 Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1975.