By Rangel H.B. No. 1926 74R978 PAM-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to creating the Kleberg County Public Lands and Water 1-3 Sanctuary; providing a penalty. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Chapter 82, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended 1-6 by adding Subchapter N to read as follows: 1-7 SUBCHAPTER N. KLEBERG COUNTY PUBLIC LANDS AND WATER SANCTUARY 1-8 Sec. 82.751. CREATION. All of the state-owned land and 1-9 public water in Kleberg County, including the waters, creekbeds, 1-10 and banks of Los Olmos, Petranilla, and San Fernando creeks, is a 1-11 game sanctuary. 1-12 Sec. 82.752. PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) Except as permitted 1-13 under Subsection (b) or (c), no person may possess, hunt, or kill 1-14 an animal or bird in the game sanctuary created by Section 82.751. 1-15 (b) Subsection (a) does not apply: 1-16 (1) during the time that the person is in actual 1-17 discharge of official duties, to: 1-18 (A) a peace officer of this state; 1-19 (B) a law enforcement officer of the United 1-20 States; or 1-21 (C) a department employee or a federal wildlife 1-22 management employee; or 1-23 (2) to a person who holds a permit issued under 1-24 Section 43.022 and is acting under the terms of the permit. 2-1 (c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a person who hunts 2-2 waterfowl during the waterfowl season. 2-3 Sec. 82.753. PENALTY. A person who violates Section 82.752 2-4 commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code 2-5 misdemeanor. 2-6 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 2-7 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-8 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-9 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-10 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended. 2-11 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1 2-12 Amend H.B. 1926 as follows: 2-13 (1) On page 1, line 8, strike Sec. 82.751 and substitute 2-14 "Sec. 82.751. CREATION. All of the land area and public water in 2-15 state-owned riverbeds in Kleberg County, including the waters, 2-16 creekbeds, and banks of Los Olmos, Petranilla, and San Fernando 2-17 creeks, is a game preserve.". 2-18 Kuempel 2-19 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 2 2-20 Amend H.B. 1926 as follows: 2-21 (1) On page 1, line 13, strike "or (c)". 2-22 (2) On page 1, line 14, strike "animal" and substitute 2-23 "exotic animal as defined by Section 62.015, game animal, 2-24 fur-bearing animal,". 2-25 (3) On page 1, strike lines 23-24 and substitute the 2-26 following: 2-27 (2) to a person who: 3-1 (A) holds a permit issued under Section 43.022 3-2 and is acting under the terms of the permit; 3-3 (B) is conducting an activity authorized under a 3-4 lease, easement, or permit issued by the General Land Office or the 3-5 School Land Board other than hunting or the possession of an animal 3-6 or bird protected under Subsection (a); 3-7 (C) hunts waterfowl during waterfowl season; or 3-8 (D) is transporting on public roads lawfully 3-9 taken or possessed animals or birds. 3-10 (4) On page 2, strike lines 1-2. 3-11 Siebert