Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.039: PUBLIC RECORDS; FEES.

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(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), all ownership records of the department made or kept under this chapter are public records.

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(a) Ownership records of the department made or kept under this chapter are public records, including the information required under Section 31.049, except the following information is not a public record:

(1) an owner identifier as prescribed by 33 C.F.R. Section 174.17;

(2) the phone number, e-mail address, social security number, or taxpayer identification number of an owner of a vessel or outboard motor; and

(3) any other information contained in an ownership record that is not subject to public disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, or other law.

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(b) The commission may by rule charge a fee for access to ownership records and other records made or kept under this chapter.

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(b) The commission may by rule charge a fee for access to ownership records and other records made or kept under this chapter. The department may provide a record in any medium. If requested, the department shall provide a record in a format that is self-authenticating under Rule 902, Texas Rules of Evidence.

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(c) An owner identifier as prescribed by 33 C.F.R. Section 174.17 is not a public record.

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(c) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 185 (S.B. 1267), Sec. 22(1), eff. January 1, 2028.

Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 200, Sec. 8(e), eff. Sept. 1, 2003; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1133, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 286 (H.B. 1106), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 185 (S.B. 1267), Sec. 5, eff. January 1, 2028.

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 185 (S.B. 1267), Sec. 22(1), eff. January 1, 2028.