Texas Parks and Wildlife Code 42.002 – Resident License Required; Exemptions
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(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b), (c), and (d), no resident may hunt any bird or animal in this state without having acquired a hunting license.
(b) A resident possessing a valid resident trapper’s license or fur-bearing animal propagation permit is not required to have a license issued under this section to take or possess the species covered by the license or permit.
Terms Used In Texas Parks and Wildlife Code 42.002
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Take: except as otherwise provided by this code, means collect, hook, hunt, net, shoot, or snare, by any means or device, and includes an attempt to take or to pursue in order to take. See Texas Parks and Wildlife Code 1.101
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) A resident landowner or any person, with the consent of the landowner, may take feral hogs on the resident landowner’s land without having acquired a hunting license.
(d) A person who is a resident and who is a veteran of the United States armed forces is not required to have a license issued under this section if the person is acting under Section 11.208 and complying with rules adopted under that section.