HOUSE BILL 1915 |
HOUSE AUTHOR: Capelo |
EFFECTIVE: 09-01-01 |
SENATE SPONSOR: Lucio |
House Bill 1915 amends the Parks and Wildlife Code to provide that a person who is mentally retarded and is engaged in recreational fishing is not required to possess a fishing license if the person (1) is carrying a note from a doctor stating that the person has been diagnosed as mentally retarded and (2) is under the supervision of a person who holds a fishing license and who has permission from the mentally retarded person's family to take that person fishing if the supervising individual is not a family member.