By: Lucio S.B. No. 1032
73R5702 MI-F
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the issuance of licenses, stamps, permits, and tags by
1-3 the Parks and Wildlife Department.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Sections 11.056(a) and (c), Parks and Wildlife
1-6 Code, are amended to read as follows:
1-7 (a) The price of a wildlife art decal or stamp sold under
1-8 this subchapter is $5.00 or an amount set by the commission,
1-9 whichever amount is more.
1-10 (c) A license deputy <An authorized agent> of the
1-11 department<, other than a department employee,> who issues or
1-12 collects money for <sells> the wildlife art decals or stamps may
1-13 retain an amount set by the commission <50 cents> of each item sold
1-14 as an issuance or <a> collection fee.
1-15 SECTION 2. Chapter 12, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended
1-16 by adding Subchapter H to read as follows:
1-17 SUBCHAPTER H. LICENSE DEPUTIES
1-18 Sec. 12.701. ISSUANCE OF LICENSES, STAMPS, PERMITS, AND TAGS
1-19 BY LICENSE DEPUTIES. The department may authorize the issuance of
1-20 licenses, stamps, permits, and tags by license deputies.
1-21 Sec. 12.702. LICENSE DEPUTIES: FEES. (a) An employee of
1-22 the department, a county clerk, or any other person or entity
1-23 designated by the department to issue, and collect money received
1-24 for, licenses, stamps, permits, and tags is a license deputy and
2-1 may issue and collect money for licenses, stamps, permits, and tags
2-2 issued under the authority of this code.
2-3 (b) The commission by rule may set the amount of an issuance
2-4 or collection fee for any license, stamp, tag, permit, or other
2-5 similar item for which an amount is not expressly set by this code.
2-6 Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a license deputy
2-7 who is an employee of the department may not retain an issuance or
2-8 collection fee.
2-9 Sec. 12.703. DUTIES OF LICENSE DEPUTIES. A license deputy
2-10 shall:
2-11 (1) complete and keep for the use of the department
2-12 the designated copy or other record of the sale of a license,
2-13 stamp, permit, or tag;
2-14 (2) keep a record of all licenses, stamps, permits, or
2-15 tags issued, showing the identification of each purchaser, the
2-16 serial number of the item sold, the date of its issuance, and any
2-17 other information required by the department; and
2-18 (3) perform any other function required by the
2-19 deputy's agreement with the department.
2-20 Sec. 12.704. LICENSE, STAMP, PERMIT, AND TAG SALES REPORTS.
2-21 (a) After the end of each calendar month or at any other time
2-22 designated by the department, a license deputy shall send to the
2-23 department a report on a form and in the manner prescribed by the
2-24 department.
2-25 (b) A license deputy shall furnish any other information or
2-26 material required by the deputy's agreement with the department.
2-27 Sec. 12.705. UNISSUED ITEMS. A license deputy shall return
3-1 to the department an unissued license, stamp, permit, tag, or other
3-2 material or equipment furnished to the license deputy by the
3-3 department when requested by the department.
3-4 Sec. 12.706. ISSUANCE OR ACCEPTANCE OF LICENSES, STAMPS,
3-5 PERMITS, AND TAGS. No person may issue or accept a license, stamp,
3-6 permit, or tag required by this code except on a form provided by
3-7 the department.
3-8 SECTION 3. Section 42.001(1), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
3-9 amended to read as follows:
3-10 (1) "Resident" means:
3-11 (A) an individual who has resided continuously
3-12 in this state for more than six months immediately before applying
3-13 for a hunting license;
3-14 (B) a member of the armed forces on active duty;
3-15 (C) a dependent of a member of the armed forces
3-16 on active duty; or
3-17 (D) a member of any other category of
3-18 individuals that the commission by regulation designates as
3-19 residents.
3-20 SECTION 4. Section 42.012(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
3-21 amended to read as follows:
3-22 (a) The fee for a resident hunting license is $8 or an
3-23 amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. An amount
3-24 set by the commission <Fifty cents of the fee> may be retained from
3-25 the fee by a license deputy <an authorized agent, other than a
3-26 department employee,> issuing the license and collecting the fee as
3-27 an issuance or <his> collection fee.
4-1 SECTION 5. Section 42.014, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
4-2 amended to read as follows:
4-3 Sec. 42.014. Nonresident Special License Fee. The fee for a
4-4 nonresident special hunting license is $37.75 or an amount set by
4-5 the commission, whichever amount is more. An amount set by the
4-6 commission <Seventy-five cents of the fee> may be retained from the
4-7 fee by the license deputy <officer, other than a department
4-8 employee,> issuing the license and collecting the fee as an
4-9 issuance or <his> collection fee.
4-10 SECTION 6. Section 42.0141, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
4-11 amended to read as follows:
4-12 Sec. 42.0141. General Nonresident Hunting License Fee. The
4-13 fee for a general nonresident hunting license is $100.75 or an
4-14 amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. An amount
4-15 set by the commission <Seventy-five cents of the fee> may be
4-16 retained from the fee by the license deputy <officer, other than a
4-17 department employee,> issuing the license and collecting the fee as
4-18 an issuance or <his> collection fee.
4-19 SECTION 7. Section 42.0142(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
4-20 amended to read as follows:
4-21 (b) The fee for a nonresident banded bird hunting license is
4-22 an amount set by the commission <in an amount not to exceed $10>.
4-23 An amount set by the commission <Seventy-five cents of the fee> may
4-24 be retained from the fee by a license deputy <an authorized agent,
4-25 other than a department employee,> issuing the license and
4-26 collecting the fee as an issuance or <his> collection fee. <A
4-27 nonresident banded bird hunting license may be sold by the
5-1 department or private bird hunting area licensee subject to the
5-2 same rules that apply to any other license deputy.>
5-3 SECTION 8. Section 42.0143, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
5-4 amended to read as follows:
5-5 Sec. 42.0143. Nonresident Five-Day Special Hunting License.
5-6 A nonresident five-day special hunting license is valid for five
5-7 consecutive days. The fee for the license is set by the commission
5-8 in an amount not to exceed 50 percent of the amount of the fee set
5-9 for a nonresident special hunting license. An amount set by the
5-10 commission <Seventy-five cents of the fee> may be retained from the
5-11 fee by a license deputy <an authorized agent, other than a
5-12 department employee,> issuing the license and collecting the fee as
5-13 an issuance or <his> collection fee.
5-14 SECTION 9. Section 42.0144, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
5-15 amended to read as follows:
5-16 Sec. 42.0144. Nonresident Spring Turkey Hunting License Fee.
5-17 The fee for a nonresident spring turkey hunting license is $75 or
5-18 an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. An
5-19 amount set by the commission may be retained from the fee by a
5-20 license deputy issuing the license and collecting the fee as an
5-21 issuance or collection fee.
5-22 SECTION 10. Sections 42.017(b) and (d), Parks and Wildlife
5-23 Code, are amended to read as follows:
5-24 (b) The application for a duplicate license or tags is in
5-25 the form of an affidavit and must contain a statement of fact
5-26 concerning the loss or destruction of the license or tags and a
5-27 statement of the number of birds or animals, if any, killed under
6-1 the authority of the lost or destroyed license or tags. The
6-2 commission by regulation may prescribe additional information or
6-3 forms required for the issuance of a duplicate license or tag under
6-4 this section.
6-5 (d) The fee for a duplicate license or tags is $5 or an
6-6 amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. An amount
6-7 set by the commission <Fifty cents of the fee> may be retained from
6-8 the fee by the license deputy <officer, other than a department
6-9 employee,> issuing the license and collecting the fee as an
6-10 issuance or <his> collection fee.
6-11 SECTION 11. Section 42.0175, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
6-12 amended to read as follows:
6-13 Sec. 42.0175. Expiration Date. (a) A <resident hunting>
6-14 license issued under this chapter, other than a lifetime<, a>
6-15 resident hunting <exemption> license or<, and> a nonresident
6-16 five-day special hunting license is <are> valid only during the
6-17 yearly period for which the license is <licenses are> issued
6-18 without regard to the date on which a license is acquired. Each
6-19 yearly period begins on September 1 of a year and extends through
6-20 August 31 of the next year.
6-21 (b) A license issued under Section 42.012(b) of this code to
6-22 a person who is 16 years of age at the time the license is issued
6-23 but reaches the age of 17 during the term of the license is valid
6-24 for the entire term of the license.
6-25 SECTION 12. Section 43.011, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
6-26 amended to read as follows:
6-27 Sec. 43.011. White-Winged Dove Stamp Required. (a) Except
7-1 as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, no <No> person may
7-2 hunt white-winged dove in this state unless the person <he> has in
7-3 <his> possession a white-winged dove stamp issued to the person
7-4 <him> by the department.
7-5 (b) The commission by regulation may exempt a person from
7-6 the stamp requirement of this section.
7-7 SECTION 13. Sections 43.014(a) and (b), Parks and Wildlife
7-8 Code, are amended to read as follows:
7-9 (a) An amount set by the commission may be retained from
7-10 <Fifty cents of> the fee collected under this subchapter <may be
7-11 retained> by the license deputy <agent of the department, other
7-12 than a department employee,> as an issuance or <his> collection
7-13 fee.
7-14 (b) After deduction of the issuance or collection fee, if
7-15 allowed, the receipts from stamp sales shall be sent to the
7-16 department.
7-17 SECTION 14. Section 43.201, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
7-18 amended to read as follows:
7-19 Sec. 43.201. Archery Stamp Required. (a) Except as
7-20 provided by Subsection (c) of this section, no <No> person may hunt
7-21 wild deer, bear, turkey, or javelina (collared peccary) during an
7-22 open archery season provided by law or by the proclamations of the
7-23 commission and during which season only longbows and arrows may be
7-24 used unless the person has first acquired from the department <or
7-25 from an authorized agent of the department> an archery hunting
7-26 stamp.
7-27 (b) The stamp shall be issued in the form and manner
8-1 prescribed by the department and must be signed on its face by the
8-2 person using the stamp.
8-3 (c) The commission by regulation may exempt a person from
8-4 the stamp requirement of this section.
8-5 SECTION 15. Section 43.202, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
8-6 amended to read as follows:
8-7 Sec. 43.202. Fee. The fee for an archery hunting stamp is
8-8 $6 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.
8-9 An amount set by the commission <Fifty cents> shall be retained
8-10 from the fee by the license deputy <agent> issuing the stamp and
8-11 collecting the fee as an issuance or <a> collection fee<, except
8-12 that employees of the department may not retain the collection
8-13 fee>.
8-14 SECTION 16. Section 43.251, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
8-15 amended to read as follows:
8-16 Sec. 43.251. Turkey Stamp Required. (a) Except as provided
8-17 by Subsection (b) of this section, no <No> person may hunt turkeys
8-18 in this state unless the person has in <his> possession a turkey
8-19 stamp issued to the person <him> by the department.
8-20 (b) The commission by regulation may exempt a person from
8-21 the stamp requirement of this section.
8-22 SECTION 17. Section 43.252(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
8-23 amended to read as follows:
8-24 (a) The department <or its agent> may issue a turkey stamp
8-25 to any person on the payment to the department of $5 or an amount
8-26 set by the commission, whichever amount is more. The stamp must be
8-27 signed on its face by the person to whom it is issued for the stamp
9-1 to be valid for hunting purposes.
9-2 SECTION 18. Sections 43.254(a) and (b), Parks and Wildlife
9-3 Code, are amended to read as follows:
9-4 (a) An amount set by the commission may be retained from
9-5 <Fifty cents of> the fee collected under this subchapter <may be
9-6 retained> by the license deputy <agent of the department, other
9-7 than a department employee,> as an issuance or a collection fee.
9-8 (b) After deduction of an issuance or <any> collection fee,
9-9 the net receipts from stamp sales shall be sent to the department.
9-10 SECTION 19. Section 43.302, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
9-11 amended to read as follows:
9-12 Sec. 43.302. Waterfowl Stamp Required. (a) Except as
9-13 provided by Subsection (b) of this section, no <No> person may hunt
9-14 waterfowl in this state unless the person has in the person's <his>
9-15 possession a waterfowl stamp issued to the person <him> by the
9-16 department.
9-17 (b) The commission by regulation may exempt a person from
9-18 the stamp requirement of this section.
9-19 SECTION 20. Section 43.305(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
9-20 amended to read as follows:
9-21 (a) An amount set by the commission may be retained from
9-22 <Fifty cents of> the fee collected under this subchapter <may be
9-23 retained> by the license deputy <agent of the department, other
9-24 than a department employee,> as an issuance or <a> collection fee.
9-25 SECTION 21. Section 43.402, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
9-26 amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to
9-27 read as follows:
10-1 (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c) of this
10-2 section, no person may engage in fishing in saltwater for sporting
10-3 purposes in this state unless the person has in the person's <his>
10-4 possession a saltwater sportfishing stamp issued to the person
10-5 <him> by the department.
10-6 (c) The commission by regulation may exempt a person from
10-7 the stamp requirement of this section.
10-8 SECTION 22. Section 43.403(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
10-9 amended to read as follows:
10-10 (a) The department <or its agent> may issue a saltwater
10-11 sportfishing stamp to any person on the payment to the department
10-12 of $5 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.
10-13 The stamp must be signed on its face by the person to whom it is
10-14 issued.
10-15 SECTION 23. Subchapter L, Chapter 43, Parks and Wildlife
10-16 Code, as added by Chapter 640, Acts of the 69th Legislature,
10-17 Regular Session, 1985, is amended by adding Section 43.4035 to read
10-18 as follows:
10-19 Sec. 43.4035. EXPIRATION OF STAMP. (a) A saltwater
10-20 sportfishing stamp issued before September 1 that does not expire
10-21 until August 31 of the following year is valid from the date of
10-22 issuance through August 31 of the following year.
10-23 (b) A saltwater sportfishing stamp issued in conjunction
10-24 with a license issued under Section 46.005 or 46.0051 of this code
10-25 expires at the same time the license expires or on the expiration
10-26 date printed on the stamp, whichever is later.
10-27 SECTION 24. Section 43.405, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
11-1 amended to read as follows:
11-2 Sec. 43.405. ISSUANCE OR COLLECTION FEES. (a) An amount
11-3 set by the commission may be retained from <Fifty cents of> the fee
11-4 collected under this subchapter <shall be retained> by the license
11-5 deputy <agent of the department, other than a department employee,>
11-6 as an issuance or <a> collection fee.
11-7 (b) After deduction of the issuance or collection fee, the
11-8 net receipts from stamp sales shall be sent to the department.
11-9 (c) The stamp sale net receipts shall be spent for coastal
11-10 fisheries enforcement and management and are hereby appropriated
11-11 for such purposes.
11-12 SECTION 25. Section 43.502, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
11-13 amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to
11-14 read as follows:
11-15 (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c) of this
11-16 section, no <No> person may take or attempt to take any trout from
11-17 public waters without having in possession a freshwater trout stamp
11-18 issued by the department.
11-19 (c) The commission by regulation may exempt a person from
11-20 the stamp requirement of this section.
11-21 SECTION 26. Section 43.503(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
11-22 amended to read as follows:
11-23 (a) The department <or its agent> may issue a freshwater
11-24 trout stamp to any person on the payment to the department of $5 or
11-25 an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. The
11-26 stamp must be signed on its face by the person to whom it is issued
11-27 for the stamp to be valid for fishing purposes.
12-1 SECTION 27. Sections 43.505(a) and (b), Parks and Wildlife
12-2 Code, are amended to read as follows:
12-3 (a) An amount set by the commission may be retained from
12-4 <Fifty cents of> the fee collected under this subchapter <may be
12-5 retained> by the license deputy <agent of the department, other
12-6 than a department employee,> as an issuance or <a> collection fee.
12-7 (b) After deduction of any issuance or collection fee, the
12-8 net receipts from stamp sales shall be sent to the department.
12-9 SECTION 28. Section 43.522, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
12-10 amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (c) to
12-11 read as follows:
12-12 (a) The department <or its agent> may issue a conservation
12-13 permit to any person or group of persons on the payment to the
12-14 department <or agent> of a fee in an amount set by the commission.
12-15 <The fee charged for a conservation permit may not exceed the
12-16 amount charged by the department for a combination hunting and
12-17 fishing license under Section 50.002 of this code.>
12-18 (c) If a permit issued under this section is lost or
12-19 destroyed, a duplicate may be issued on application of the permit
12-20 holder and receipt of an amount set by the commission. The
12-21 commission may set other conditions for issuance of the duplicate
12-22 permit.
12-23 SECTION 29. Sections 43.524(a) and (b), Parks and Wildlife
12-24 Code, are amended to read as follows:
12-25 (a) An amount set by the commission may be retained from
12-26 <Fifty cents of> each conservation permit fee collected under
12-27 Section 43.522 of this code by a license deputy <an agent of the
13-1 department, other than a department employee, may be retained> as
13-2 an issuance or <a> collection fee <by the agent>.
13-3 (b) After deducting an issuance or <a> collection fee under
13-4 Subsection (a) of this section, a license deputy <an agent of the
13-5 department> shall send to the department the net receipts from the
13-6 sale of conservation permits.
13-7 SECTION 30. Section 46.0011(1), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
13-8 amended to read as follows:
13-9 (1) "Resident" means:
13-10 (A) an individual who has resided continuously
13-11 in this state for more than six months immediately before applying
13-12 for a fishing license required by this chapter;
13-13 (B) a member of the armed forces on active duty;
13-14 (C) a dependent of a member of the armed forces
13-15 on active duty; or
13-16 (D) a member of any other category of
13-17 individuals that the commission by regulation designates as
13-18 residents.
13-19 SECTION 31. Section 46.002(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
13-20 amended to read as follows:
13-21 (a) A license issued under this chapter is not required of a
13-22 person:
13-23 (1) under 17 years old; <or>
13-24 (2) 65 years old or older if the person is a resident
13-25 or, if a nonresident, if the person's state of residence grants a
13-26 similar exemption to Texas residents; or
13-27 (3) <(2)> who is mentally disabled and who is engaging
14-1 in recreational fishing as part of medically approved therapy, and
14-2 who is fishing under the immediate supervision of personnel
14-3 approved or employed by a hospital, residence, or school for
14-4 mentally disabled persons.
14-5 SECTION 32. Section 46.004(d), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
14-6 amended to read as follows:
14-7 (d) The license deputy issuing the license and collecting
14-8 the fee may retain from the fee an amount set by the commission <50
14-9 cents> as a fee for collecting the license fee and issuing the
14-10 license.
14-11 SECTION 33. Section 46.005(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
14-12 amended to read as follows:
14-13 (b) The fee for the temporary sportfishing license is $5 or
14-14 an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. An
14-15 amount set by the commission <Fifty cents> may be retained from the
14-16 fee as an issuance or <a> collection fee by the license deputy
14-17 <issuing officer, other than a department employee>.
14-18 SECTION 34. Section 46.0051(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
14-19 amended to read as follows:
14-20 (b) The license fee is $7 or an amount set by the
14-21 commission, whichever amount is more. An amount set by the
14-22 commission <Fifty cents of the fee> may be retained from the fee as
14-23 an issuance or <a> collection fee by the license deputy <issuing
14-24 officer, other than a department employee>.
14-25 SECTION 35. Sections 46.006(b) and (c), Parks and Wildlife
14-26 Code, are amended to read as follows:
14-27 (b) The application for a duplicate license must be an
15-1 affidavit containing:
15-2 (1) a statement of fact <the facts> concerning the
15-3 loss or destruction of the license; and
15-4 (2) any other information or form the commission by
15-5 regulation may prescribe as necessary <the serial number of the
15-6 lost or destroyed license>.
15-7 (c) The license deputy issuing the license may retain an
15-8 amount set by the commission <50 cents> as a fee for issuing the
15-9 duplicate license or collecting the fee.
15-10 SECTION 36. Section 46.007, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
15-11 amended to read as follows:
15-12 Sec. 46.007. Expiration of Licenses. (a) Except as
15-13 provided by Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a <A> license
15-14 required or authorized by this subchapter is valid only during the
15-15 yearly period for which it is issued without regard to the date on
15-16 which the license is acquired. Each yearly period begins on
15-17 September 1 of a year and extends through August 31 of the next
15-18 year.
15-19 (b) A license issued under Section 46.005 or 46.0051 of this
15-20 code is valid for the number of consecutive days authorized and
15-21 does not necessarily expire on August 31.
15-22 (c) A license issued under Section 46.004 of this code that
15-23 is issued before September 1 and does not expire until August 31 of
15-24 the following year is valid from the date of issuance through
15-25 August 31 of the following year.
15-26 (d) A duplicate license is valid for the period of validity
15-27 of the original license only.
16-1 SECTION 37. Section 46.008, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
16-2 amended to read as follows:
16-3 Sec. 46.008. LICENSE INFORMATION. A license issued under
16-4 this subchapter must contain information determined by the
16-5 commission to be necessary.<:>
16-6 <(1) the year for which the license is issued (printed
16-7 across the face of the license);>
16-8 <(2) the name, address, and residence of the licensee;>
16-9 <(3) an approximate weight, height, age, and color of
16-10 hair and eyes of the licensee for identification in the field; and>
16-11 <(4) the statement: "This license does not entitle
16-12 the holder to fish on the enclosed and posted lands of another
16-13 without the consent of the owner or his agent.">
16-14 SECTION 38. Section 46.104(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
16-15 amended to read as follows:
16-16 (b) The fee for the license is $5.75 or an amount set by the
16-17 commission, whichever amount is more. An amount set by the
16-18 commission <Seventy-five cents of the fee> may be retained from the
16-19 fee by the license deputy as an issuance or collection fee <issuing
16-20 officer, other than a department employee>.
16-21 SECTION 39. Section 46.105(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
16-22 amended to read as follows:
16-23 (b) The fee for the license is $1.25 or an amount set by the
16-24 commission, whichever amount is more. An amount set by the
16-25 commission <Fifteen cents of the fee> may be retained from the fee
16-26 by the license deputy as an issuance or collection fee <officer
16-27 issuing the license, other than a department employee>.
17-1 SECTION 40. Section 46.106, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
17-2 amended to read as follows:
17-3 Sec. 46.106. Form of License. Licenses issued under this
17-4 subchapter shall be on the form prescribed by the department and
17-5 must contain<:>
17-6 <(1) the name and address of the licensee;>
17-7 <(2) a personal description of the licensee;>
17-8 <(3) date of issuance of the license; and>
17-9 <(4) other> information necessary for enforcement of
17-10 this subchapter as required by the department.
17-11 SECTION 41. Section 50.002(c), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
17-12 amended to read as follows:
17-13 (c) License deputies <Authorized agents of the department,
17-14 other than employees of the department,> may retain from <$1 of>
17-15 the fee an amount set by the commission as an issuance or <a>
17-16 collection fee.
17-17 SECTION 42. Chapter 50, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended
17-18 by adding Section 50.0021 to read as follows:
17-19 Sec. 50.0021. EXPIRATION OF LICENSES. (a) Except as
17-20 provided by Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a license
17-21 required or authorized by this chapter is valid only during the
17-22 yearly period for which the license is issued without regard to the
17-23 date on which the license is acquired. Each yearly period begins
17-24 on September 1 of a year and extends through August 31 of the next
17-25 year.
17-26 (b) A license issued under the authority of this chapter
17-27 that is issued before September 1 and does not expire until August
18-1 31 of the following year is valid from the date of issuance through
18-2 August 31 of the following year.
18-3 (c) A lifetime resident combination hunting and fishing
18-4 license is valid for the lifetime of the license holder.
18-5 SECTION 43. Section 71.013, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
18-6 amended to read as follows:
18-7 Sec. 71.013. FEES OF LICENSE DEPUTY <ISSUING AGENTS>. A
18-8 license deputy <County clerks and other authorized agents of the
18-9 department other than employees of the department> may retain from
18-10 <75 cents of> the fee for the issuance of a trapper's license, a
18-11 retail fur buyer's license, or a wholesale fur dealer's license an
18-12 amount set by the commission as an issuance or <a> collection fee.
18-13 SECTION 44. Sections 42.009, 42.011, 46.009, 46.010, 46.011,
18-14 and 46.012, Parks and Wildlife Code, are repealed.
18-15 SECTION 45. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of
18-16 this section, this Act takes effect September 1, 1993.
18-17 (b) Sections 2, 3, 4, 23, 28, 30, and 42 of this Act take
18-18 effect July 15, 1993.
18-19 SECTION 46. The importance of this legislation and the
18-20 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
18-21 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
18-22 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
18-23 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
18-24 and that this Act take effect and be in force according to its
18-25 terms, and it is so enacted.