By Rangel H.B. No. 1927 74R653 PAM-D A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to creating the Kenedy 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 M to read as follows: 1-7 SUBCHAPTER M. KENEDY COUNTY PUBLIC LANDS AND WATER SANCTUARY 1-8 Sec. 82.741. CREATION. All of the state-owned land and 1-9 public water in Kenedy County, including the water, creekbed, and 1-10 banks of Los Olmos Creek, is a game sanctuary. 1-11 Sec. 82.742. PROHIBITED ACTS. (a) Except as permitted 1-12 under Subsection (b) or (c), no person may possess, hunt, or kill 1-13 an animal or bird in the game sanctuary created by Section 82.741. 1-14 (b) Subsection (a) does not apply: 1-15 (1) during the time that the person is in actual 1-16 discharge of official duties, to: 1-17 (A) a peace officer of this state; 1-18 (B) a law enforcement officer of the United 1-19 States; or 1-20 (C) a department employee or a federal wildlife 1-21 management employee; or 1-22 (2) to a person who holds a permit issued under 1-23 Section 43.022 and is acting under the terms of the permit. 1-24 (c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a person who hunts 2-1 waterfowl during the waterfowl season. 2-2 Sec. 82.743. PENALTY. A person who violates Section 82.742 2-3 commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code 2-4 misdemeanor. 2-5 SECTION 2. The importance of this legislation and the 2-6 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 2-7 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 2-8 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-9 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended. 2-10 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 1 2-11 Amend H.B. 1927 as follows: 2-12 (1) On page 1, line 8, strike Sec. 82.741 and substitute 2-13 "Sec. 82.741. CREATION. All of the land area and public water in 2-14 state-owned riverbeds in Kenedy County, including the water, 2-15 creekbed, and banks of Los Olmos Creek, is a game preserve.". 2-16 Turner of Coleman 2-17 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NO. 2 2-18 Amend H.B. 1927 as follows: 2-19 (1) On page 1, line 12, strike "or (c)". 2-20 (2) On page 1, line 13, strike "animal" and substitute 2-21 "exotic animal as defined by Section 62.015, game animal, 2-22 fur-bearing animal,". 2-23 (3) On page 1, strike lines 22-24 and substitute the 2-24 following: 2-25 (2) to a person who: 2-26 (A) holds a permit issued under Section 43.022 2-27 and is acting under the terms of the permit; 3-1 (B) is conducting an activity authorized under a 3-2 lease, easement, or permit issued by the General Land Office or the 3-3 School Land Board other than hunting or the possession of an animal 3-4 or bird protected under Subsection (a); 3-5 (C) hunts waterfowl during waterfowl season; or 3-6 (D) is transporting on public roads lawfully 3-7 taken or possessed animals or birds. 3-8 (4) On page 2, strike line 1. 3-9 74R10529 PAM-F Oakley