Tex.
Parks & Wild. Code Section 42.006
Possession of License; Rules
(a)
The commission by rule may prescribe requirements relating to possessing a license issued under this chapter.(b)
Rules adopted under Subsection (a) must allow for a person to present for the purpose of verification of possession a hunting license as an image displayed on a wireless communication device. The image displayed may be either an image of information from the Internet website of the department or a photograph of a hunting license.(c)
The display of an image that includes hunting license information on a wireless communication device under this section does not constitute effective consent for a law enforcement officer, or any other person, to access the contents of the wireless communication device except to view the hunting license information.(d)
The authorization of the use of a wireless communication device to display hunting license information under Subsection (b) does not prevent a court of competent jurisdiction from requiring a person to provide a paper copy of the person’s hunting license in a hearing or trial or in connection with discovery proceedings.(e)
A telecommunications provider, as defined by Section 51.002 (Definitions), Utilities Code, may not be held liable to the holder of a hunting license for the failure of a wireless communication device to display hunting license information under Subsection (b).
Source:
Section 42.006 — Possession of License; Rules, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.42.htm#42.006 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
