Fishing license and ID
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Fishing license and ID
Does anyone know for sure, if a LEO asking you for a fishing license is the same as asking for i.d? The reason I ask is I frequently carry on the Guadalupe west of Canyon lake. Today I was stopped in my boat by a TPWD warden for a license check. All he asked for was my fishing license, I even asked him if he would like to see my drivers license, he said no. I did not inform him that I was carrying, because I was unsure as to whether I was in Army Corp of Engineering controlled waters ( sidenote : I have called the ACOE and no one could tell me for sure where their jurisdiction ends or begins on the Guadalupe west of canyon lake ) Anyhow, it all went well, he checked my license/fish/and safety items and left. My question is, did I break the law in not telling him I was carrying?
Re: Fishing license and ID
A fishing license is not a form of identification.
If he said "Show your your ID and your fishing license" then yes... but just "show me your fishing license", nope, not the same thing
If he said "Show your your ID and your fishing license" then yes... but just "show me your fishing license", nope, not the same thing
League City, TX
Yankee born, but got to Texas as fast as I could! NRA / PSC / IANAL
Yankee born, but got to Texas as fast as I could! NRA / PSC / IANAL
Re: Fishing license and ID
Teamless wrote:A fishing license is not a form of identification.
If he said "Show your your ID and your fishing license" then yes... but just "show me your fishing license", nope, not the same thing

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"Never show your hole card" "Always have something in reserve"
"Never show your hole card" "Always have something in reserve"