Sec. 50.0021.  EXPIRATION OF LICENSES.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a license required or authorized by this chapter is valid only during the yearly period for which the license is issued without regard to the date on which the license is acquired.  Each yearly period begins on September 1 or another date set by the commission and extends through August 31 of the next year or another date set by the commission.  The commission by rule may set the amount of a license fee for a license issued during a transition period at an amount lower than prescribed in this chapter and provide for a license term for a transition period that is shorter or longer than a year.
(b)  A license issued under the authority of this chapter that is issued before September 1 or another date set by the commission and does not expire until August 31 or another date set by the commission of the following year is valid from the date of issuance through August 31 of the following year or another date set by the commission.
(c)  A lifetime resident combination hunting and fishing license is valid for the lifetime of the license holder.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 838, Sec. 27, eff. July 15, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 931, Sec. 64, eff. June 16, 1995.