Section 65.8 - Alternative Licensing System(a) Except for lifetime hunting licenses and lifetime resident super combination hunting and "all water" fishing packages, the tagging requirements of Parks and Wildlife Code, §§ 42.018, 42.0185, 42.020, and 46.0086 do not apply to any person in lawful possession of a license that was sold by the department without tags for white-tailed deer, mule deer, or turkey.(b) Except for lifetime hunting licenses and lifetime resident super combination hunting and "all water" fishing packages, the requirements of this subchapter that require the attachment of license tags to wildlife resources do not apply to any person in lawful possession of a license that was sold by the department without tags for white-tailed deer, mule deer, or turkey. A properly executed wildlife resource document must accompany any white-tailed deer, mule deer, or turkey until the provisions of this title and Parks and Wildlife Code governing the possession of the particular wildlife resource cease to apply.(c) The provisions of this section do not exempt any person from any provision of this subchapter that requires or prescribes the use of a wildlife resource document.(d) This section does not apply to the digital licenses identified in § 53.3(a)(12) of this title (relating to Combination Hunting and Fishing License Packages), §53.4 of this title (relating to Lifetime Licenses), or § 53.5(a)(3) of this title (relating to Recreational Hunting Licenses, Stamps, and Tags).31 Tex. Admin. Code § 65.8
The provisions of this §65.8 adopted to be effective October 7, 2002, 27 TexReg 9380; amended to be effective September 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 5478; amended to be effective July 15, 2014, 39 TexReg 5417; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 02, January 14, 2022, TexReg 0097, eff. 1/18/2022; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 30, July 28, 2023, TexReg 4122, eff. 8/15/2023