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House Bill 1788 |
House Author: Farias et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-11 |
Senate Sponsor: Uresti |
House Bill 1788 amends the Parks and Wildlife Code to authorize a person, under certain conditions and with specified exemptions, to capture by nonlethal means an indigenous reptile or amphibian on the shoulder of a road or on the unpaved area of a public right-of-way only if the person possesses a reptile and amphibian stamp issued to the person by the Parks and Wildlife Department and does not use a trap. The bill provides for the stamp's fee and term of issuance, places restrictions on its use, and provides for the dedication of revenue derived from its sale. It makes it a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor offense to violate the reptile and amphibian stamp requirement.