{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-43.405","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.405","heading":"DISPOSITION AND USE OF STAMP FEES.","body":"(a) After deduction of the collection fee, the net receipts from stamp sales shall be sent to the department.\n(b) The stamp sale net receipts may be spent only for coastal fisheries management, including:\n(1) repair, maintenance, renovation, and construction of:\n(A) saltwater fish hatcheries in this state; and\n(B) facilities supporting the management of and research related to saltwater fisheries;\n(2) restoration, enhancement, and management of saltwater fish habitats;\n(3) development of shoreline-based projects allowing saltwater angler access; and\n(4) purchase of licenses under a license buyback program authorized by Section 47.081, 76.405, 77.119, or 78.111.\nAdded by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 640, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 931, Sec. 35, eff. June 16, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 35 (S.B. 1930), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 35 (S.B. 1930), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE","TITLE 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION","SUBTITLE A. HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES","CHAPTER 43. SPECIAL LICENSES AND PERMITS","SUBCHAPTER M. SALTWATER SPORTFISHING STAMP"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.43.htm#43.405","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:32Z","sha256":"ee013ac61dc224051d637a0974851976663de185df7a77ff6eed7beb24cbdb29","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-43.404","next":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-43.406"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}