31 Tex. Admin. Code § 53.6 - Recreational Fishing Licenses, Stamps, and Tags
(a) The items listed in this subsection are
sold only as part of a package. The price and terms of these items are as
follows:
(1) resident fishing
license--$25;
(2) special resident
fishing license (valid for residents who are legally blind as described in
Parks and Wildlife Code, §
46.004)--$7
(one red drum and one spotted seatrout tag shall be available at no additional
charge with the purchase of a special resident fishing license);
(3) senior resident fishing license (valid
for residents who are 65 years of age or older on the date of license
purchase)--$7;
(4)
"year-from-purchase" resident fishing license--$32. The "Year-from-purchase"
resident fishing license is valid from the date of purchase through the end of
the purchase month of the subsequent year;
(5) non-resident fishing license--$53;
and
(6) Texas resident active duty
military "all water" fishing package--$0. Package consists of a resident
fishing license, a freshwater fish stamp, and a saltwater sportfishing stamp
with a red drum and a spotted seatrout tag.
(b) The items listed in this subsection may
be sold individually or as part of a package. Stamps sold individually shall be
valid from the date of purchase or the start date of the license year,
whichever is later, through the last day of the license year. Stamps sold as
part of a fishing package shall be valid for the same time period as the
license included in the package as specified in this rule. The price of these
stamps is as follows:
(1) freshwater fishing
stamp--$5; and
(2) saltwater
sportfishing stamp--$7 plus a saltwater sportfishing stamp surcharge of $3. A
red drum tag and a spotted seatrout tag shall be issued at no additional charge
with each saltwater sportfishing stamp.
(c) Fishing packages and licenses. The price
of any fishing package shall be the sum of the price of the individual items
included in the package:
(1) resident
freshwater fishing package--$30. Package consists of a resident fishing license
and a freshwater fish stamp;
(2)
resident saltwater fishing package--$35. Package consists of a resident fishing
license and a saltwater sportfishing stamp with a red drum tag and a spotted
seatrout tag;
(3) resident "all
water" fishing package--$40. Package consists of a resident fishing license, a
freshwater fishing stamp, and a saltwater sportfishing stamp with a red drum
tag and a spotted seatrout tag;
(4)
senior resident freshwater fishing package--$12. Package consists of a senior
resident fishing license and a freshwater fishing stamp;
(5) senior resident saltwater fishing
package--$17. Package consists of a senior resident fishing license and a
saltwater sportfishing stamp with a red drum tag and a spotted seatrout
tag;
(6) senior resident "all
water" fishing package--$22. Package consists of a senior resident fishing
license, a freshwater fishing stamp, and a saltwater sportfishing stamp with a
red drum tag and a spotted seatrout tag;
(7) "year-from-purchase" resident "all water"
fishing package--$47. Package consists of a "year-from-purchase" resident
fishing license, a freshwater fishing stamp, and a saltwater sportfishing stamp
with a red drum tag and a spotted seatrout tag;
(8) resident one-day "all water" fishing
license--$11. One red drum tag and one spotted seatrout tag shall be available
at no additional charge with the purchase of the first one-day license
only;
(9) non-resident freshwater
fishing package--$58. Package consists of a non-resident fishing license and a
freshwater fish stamp;
(10)
non-resident saltwater fishing package--$63. Package consists of a non-resident
fishing license and a saltwater sportfishing stamp with a red drum tag and a
spotted seatrout tag;
(11)
non-resident "all water" fishing package--$68. Package consists of a
non-resident fishing license, a freshwater fishing stamp, and a saltwater
sportfishing stamp with a red drum tag and a spotted seatrout tag;
(12) non-resident one-day "all water" fishing
license--$16. One red drum tag and one spotted seatrout tagshall be available
at no additional charge with the purchase of the first one-day license only;
and
(13) Lake Texoma fishing
license--$12. Holders of a valid Lake Texoma License are exempt from freshwater
fishing stamp requirements solely for the purpose of fishing on Lake
Texoma.
(d) Replacement
licenses and packages.
(1) Except as otherwise
provided in this subsection, the fee for replacement of a fishing package or
license is $10.
(2) The fee for
replacement of a special resident all-water fishing package is $6.
(3) The fee for replacement of a Texas
resident active duty military and "all water" fishing package replacement is
$0.
(e) Fishing tags:
(1) exempt angler red drum tag--$3;
(A) Provides a red drum tag for persons that
are exempt from the purchase of a resident or non-resident fishing license of
any type or duration.
(B) This tag
is available in a digital version. At the time of execution, the user must be
in possession of a smart phone, computer, tablet, or similar device indicating
acquisition of the digital tag.
(2) bonus red drum tag provides a second red
drum tag to persons that have previously received a red drum tag--$3. This tag
is available in a digital version. At the time of execution, the user must be
in possession of a smart phone, computer, tablet, or similar device indicating
acquisition of the digital tag;
(3)
exempt angler spotted seatrout tag--$3;
(A)
provides a spotted seatrout tag for persons that are exempt from the purchase
of a resident or non-resident fishing license of any type or
duration.
(B) this tag is available
in a digital version. At the time of execution, the user must be in possession
of a smart phone, computer, tablet, or similar device indicating acquisition of
the digital tag.
(4)
bonus spotted seatrout tag - provides a second spotted seatrout tag to persons
that have previously received a spotted seatrout tag--$3. This tag is available
in a digital version. At the time of execution, the user must be in possession
of a smart phone, computer, tablet, or similar device indicating acquisition of
the digital tag;
(5) individual
bait-shrimp trawl tag--$37; and
(6)
saltwater trotline tag--$5.
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