Texas Parks and Wildlife Code

§ 46.002 — EXEMPTIONS

PW § 46.002Title 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION · Part A. HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES · Ch. 46. FISHING LICENSES · Art. A. GENERAL FISHING LICENSE

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(a)A license issued under this chapter is not required of a person:

(1)who is a resident and whose birth date is before January 1, 1931;

(2)who is a nonresident, if the person's birth date is before September 1, 1930, and the person's state of residence grants a similar age exemption to Texas residents;

(3)with a mental illness or developmental or intellectual disability who is engaged in recreational fishing as part of medically approved therapy under the immediate supervision of personnel approved or employed by a hospital, residence, or school for persons with mental illnesses or developmental or intellectual disabilities;

(4)with a mental illness or developmental or intellectual disability who is engaged in recreational fishing under the immediate supervision of a person who:

(A)holds a license issued under this chapter; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1274 (H.B. 550), Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2011. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 182 (S.B. 700), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2021. Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 260 (H.B. 1728), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2021.