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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 62.012

WRITTEN CONSENT TO HUNT OR TARGET SHOOT REQUIRED

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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 62.012, WRITTEN CONSENT TO HUNT OR TARGET SHOOT REQUIRED, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/566741
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(a) This section applies only to a county having a population of 3.3 million or more. This section does not apply to a person hunting or target shooting on a public or private shooting range. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (d) of this section, no person possessing a firearm may hunt a wild animal or wild bird, or engage in target shooting on land owned by another unless the person has in his immediate possession the written consent of the owner of the land to hunt or engage in target shooting on the land. (c) To be valid, the written consent required by Subsection (b) of this section must: (1) contain the name of the person permitted to hunt or engage in target shooting on the land; (2) identify the land on which hunting or target shooting is permitted; (3) be signed by the owner of the land or by an agent, lessee, or legal representative of the owner; and (4) show the address and phone number of the person signing the consent. (d) The owner of the land on which hunting or target shooting occurs, the landowner's lessee, agent, or legal representative, and a person hunting or target shooting with the landowner or the landowner's lessee, agent, or legal representative are not required to have in their possession the written consent required by Subsection (b) of this section. (e) Repealed by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 110, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.