{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-43.803","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.803","heading":"FISHING LICENSE REQUIRED.","body":"The acquisition of a freshwater fishing stamp does not authorize a person to fish in fresh water for sporting purposes without having acquired a fishing license as provided by Chapter 46. The acquisition of a freshwater fishing stamp does not authorize a person to fish at any time or by any means not otherwise authorized by this code.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 200, Sec. 9(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2004; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 623, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2004.","path":["PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE","TITLE 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION","SUBTITLE A. HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES","CHAPTER 43. SPECIAL LICENSES AND PERMITS","SUBCHAPTER U. FRESHWATER FISHING STAMP"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.43.htm#43.803","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:32Z","sha256":"990544a6475930bd3992771a4213dad0efa53bc99d108683feefe9c439c11dde","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-43.802","next":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-43.804"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}