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Commission approves expansion of fully digital hunting and fishing licenses and clarifies digital tagging rules
Summary
The commission adopted amendments allowing fully digital options for all recreational hunting, fishing and combination license types beginning with the 2025–26 license year and clarified related tagging requirements; staff said paper licenses will remain available.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission on March 27 voted to expand the agency's digital licensing and tagging program, approving amendments that would make fully digital license options available for all recreational hunting, fishing and combination license types beginning with the 2025–26 license year.
Chris Cerny, business analyst for the wildlife division, told the commission the fully digital program was authorized by House Bill 3081 (2021) and has been piloted since 2022. Cerny said that digital license sales have grown from more than 80,000 in the initial pilot season to over…
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