{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-42.012","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 42.012","heading":"RESIDENT LICENSE FEE.","body":"(a) The fee for a resident hunting license is $8 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.\n(b) The commission may set a lower fee or waive the fee or license requirement for a resident who is under 17 years old, 65 years old or older, or participating in an event that is sponsored or co-sponsored by the department with the approval of the director. The commission shall waive the fee for a qualified veteran with a disability and for a resident on active duty as a member of the United States military forces, the Texas Army National Guard, the Texas Air National Guard, or the Texas State Guard.\n(c) \"Qualified veteran with a disability\" means a veteran with a service connected disability, as defined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, consisting of the loss of the use of a lower extremity or of a disability rating of 50 percent or more and who is receiving compensation from the United States for the disability.\nActs 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975. Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1328, ch. 277, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1983; Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 2, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 838, Sec. 2, eff. July 15, 1993; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 931, Sec. 7, eff. June 16, 1995; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 840, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 145 (H.B. 1076), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 243 (H.B. 2130), Sec. 1, eff. May 25, 2007.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 279 (H.B. 721), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 182 (S.B. 700), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE","TITLE 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION","SUBTITLE A. HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES","CHAPTER 42. GENERAL HUNTING LICENSE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.42.htm#42.012","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:32Z","sha256":"39a78824b6dd97d8b63ea28f1aa76efb0f65746ed2eb42b8f918f79c7c2b7a13","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-42.011","next":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-42.0121"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}