1. (a) No resident may engage in business as a fishing guide unless the resident has obtained a resident fishing guide license.
2. (b) The commission may adopt rules governing the issuance and use of a resident fishing guide license, including rules creating separate resident fishing guide licenses for use in saltwater and freshwater.

Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 1405, ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.

Amended by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 1333, ch. 277, Sec. 26, eff. Sept. 1, 1983;

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 2, Sec. 38, eff. Sept. 1, 1985;

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 365, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1993;

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1256, Sec. 56, eff. Sept. 1, 1997;

Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 859, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.