{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-46.0012","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 46.0012","heading":"FREE SPORTFISHING DAY.","body":"On the first Saturday in June of each year, a fishing license is not required of any person fishing for sporting purposes in public water. This section is limited to license requirements and does not affect other provisions of this code relating to the taking or possession of fish for sporting purposes.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 799, Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 1989.","path":["PARKS AND WILDLIFE CODE","TITLE 5. WILDLIFE AND PLANT CONSERVATION","SUBTITLE A. HUNTING AND FISHING LICENSES","CHAPTER 46. FISHING LICENSES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL FISHING LICENSE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.46.htm#46.0012","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:32Z","sha256":"c644b4457ad432d1a885473d414087c5b39a4ea51a3d33663faa08f057e8ef67","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-46.0011","next":"us-tx/tex.-parks-and-wildlife-code-46.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}