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Texas Parks and Wildlife Code

§ 41.003 — RECIPROCAL LICENSE AGREEMENTS: BORDER STATES

PW § 41.003Title 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION · Part A. HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES · Ch. 41. RECIPROCAL HUNTING AND FISHING PRIVILEGES

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(a)The director shall negotiate for the commission with the proper representatives of each state having a common border with Texas to allow reciprocal fishing and migratory waterfowl hunting on rivers and lakes on the common boundary between Texas and the border state.
(b)An agreement must provide that a resident of the border state who has a sport fishing license or a hunting license issued by the border state may fish or hunt migratory waterfowl on rivers and lakes of the common border, and a Texas resident holding a Texas license is extended equal privileges. A person who holds a nonresident sport fishing license or a nonresident general hunting license issued by this state or a border state may be extended the same privileges as those extended a resident license holder under this subsection. Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by:

Legislative history

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 312 (S.B. 1247), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.

Source: Texas Parks and Wildlife Code § 41.003 from the Texas Constitution and Statutes (Texas Legislature) (public record). DecisionDepot is for informational use only and is not legal advice — verify against the official source before relying on this text.