By Kuempel H.B. No. 2216
74R6076 MI-F
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to the issuance of licenses and stamps by the Parks and
1-3 Wildlife Department; providing penalties.
1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-5 SECTION 1. Section 11.056(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
1-6 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. The department may issue other editions
1-10 of the stamp and decal at amounts set by the commission.
1-11 SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 12, Parks and Wildlife
1-12 Code, is amended by adding Section 12.119 to read as follows:
1-13 Sec. 12.119. VIOLATION OF COMMISSION RULE ON POSSESSION OF
1-14 LICENSE; PENALTY. (a) A person commits an offense if the person
1-15 violates a rule adopted by the commission relating to possessing a
1-16 license or stamp otherwise required by this code for hunting
1-17 wildlife resources or for catching aquatic life.
1-18 (b) An offense under this section is a Class C Parks and
1-19 Wildlife misdemeanor.
1-20 SECTION 3. Chapter 12, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended
1-21 by adding Subchapter H to read as follows:
1-22 SUBCHAPTER H. LICENSE DEPUTIES
1-23 Sec. 12.701. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE, STAMP, PERMIT, OR TAG BY
1-24 LICENSE DEPUTIES. The department may authorize the issuance of a
2-1 license, stamp, permit, or tag by a license deputy.
2-2 Sec. 12.702. LICENSE DEPUTIES; FEES. (a) An employee of
2-3 the department, a county clerk, or another person designated or
2-4 contracted with by the department to issue and collect money
2-5 received for a license, stamp, permit, tag, or other similar item
2-6 is a license deputy and may issue and collect money for a license,
2-7 stamp, permit, tag, or other similar item issued under this code,
2-8 including a special issue stamp or decal.
2-9 (b) The commission by rule may set collection and issuance
2-10 fees for a license, stamp, tag, permit, or other similar item
2-11 issued under any chapter of this code. If a collection or issuance
2-12 fee or other similar fee set by another section of this code
2-13 conflicts with this section, the collection or issuance fee set
2-14 under the authority of this section prevails.
2-15 Sec. 12.703. POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEM. (a) The department may
2-16 issue a license, stamp, tag, permit, or another similar item
2-17 authorized by this code through the use of automated equipment and
2-18 a point-of-sale system.
2-19 (b) The department may designate an entity to install the
2-20 system for the issuance of licenses, stamps, permits, tags, or
2-21 other similar items. A designated entity may collect revenue for
2-22 the department from license deputies.
2-23 (c) The commission by rule may set the amount of
2-24 compensation for a point-of-sale entity. The compensation may
2-25 include an amount to be retained by the entity from the fee
2-26 collected for each item issued by the entity.
2-27 Sec. 12.704. DUTIES OF LICENSE DEPUTIES. A license deputy
3-1 shall:
3-2 (1) complete and keep for the use of the department a
3-3 designated copy or other record of the sale of each license, stamp,
3-4 permit, or tag issued;
3-5 (2) keep a record of each license, stamp, permit, or
3-6 tag issued, showing:
3-7 (A) the identification of the purchaser;
3-8 (B) the serial number of the item sold;
3-9 (C) the date of issuance; and
3-10 (D) any other information required by the
3-11 department; and
3-12 (3) perform any other function required by the license
3-13 deputy's agreement with the department.
3-14 Sec. 12.705. LICENSE, STAMP, PERMIT, AND TAG SALES REPORTS.
3-15 (a) After the end of each calendar month or at any other time
3-16 designated by the department, a license deputy shall send to the
3-17 department a report on a form and in the manner prescribed by the
3-18 department.
3-19 (b) A license deputy shall furnish any other information or
3-20 material required by the license deputy's agreement with the
3-21 department.
3-22 (c) The commission by rule may establish reasonable
3-23 penalties for delinquent payments or reports from license deputies
3-24 and may establish payment discounts for timely payments or reports
3-25 from license deputies.
3-26 Sec. 12.706. UNISSUED ITEMS. A license deputy shall return
3-27 to the department, at the department's request, unissued licenses,
4-1 stamps, permits, tags, or any other materials or equipment
4-2 furnished to the license deputy by the department.
4-3 Sec. 12.707. ISSUANCE OR ACCEPTANCE OF LICENSE, STAMP,
4-4 PERMIT, OR TAG. No person may issue or accept a license, stamp,
4-5 permit, or tag required by this code except on a form provided by
4-6 the department.
4-7 SECTION 4. Section 42.002(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
4-8 amended to read as follows:
4-9 (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, no
4-10 resident may hunt any bird or animal in this state without first
4-11 having acquired <and having in the person's immediate possession> a
4-12 <valid> hunting license.
4-13 SECTION 5. Chapter 42, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended
4-14 by adding Section 42.006 to read as follows:
4-15 Sec. 42.006. POSSESSION OF LICENSE: RULES. The commission
4-16 by rule may prescribe requirements relating to possessing a license
4-17 issued under this chapter.
4-18 SECTION 6. Section 42.010(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
4-19 amended to read as follows:
4-20 (b) The department may issue tags for animals or birds
4-21 allowed by law to be killed during each year or season to holders
4-22 of licenses authorizing the killing of animals or birds. The
4-23 commission may establish fees for the tags <and collection fees for
4-24 the agent issuing the tags>.
4-25 SECTION 7. Section 42.012(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
4-26 amended to read as follows:
4-27 (a) The fee for a resident hunting license is $8 or an
5-1 amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. <Fifty
5-2 cents of the fee may be retained by an authorized agent, other than
5-3 a department employee, issuing the license as his collection fee.>
5-4 SECTION 8. Section 42.0121, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
5-5 amended to read as follows:
5-6 Sec. 42.0121. LIFETIME RESIDENT HUNTING LICENSE FEE. The
5-7 fee for a lifetime resident hunting license is $300 or an amount
5-8 set by the commission, whichever amount is more. <Fifty cents of
5-9 the fee may be retained by an authorized agent, other than a
5-10 department employee, issuing the license as his collection fee.>
5-11 SECTION 9. Section 42.014, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
5-12 amended to read as follows:
5-13 Sec. 42.014. NONRESIDENT SPECIAL HUNTING LICENSE FEE. The
5-14 fee for a nonresident special hunting license is $37.75 or an
5-15 amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.
5-16 <Seventy-five cents of the fee may be retained by the officer,
5-17 other than a department employee, issuing the license as his
5-18 collection fee.>
5-19 SECTION 10. Section 42.0141, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
5-20 amended to read as follows:
5-21 Sec. 42.0141. GENERAL NONRESIDENT HUNTING LICENSE FEE. The
5-22 fee for a general nonresident hunting license is $100.75 or an
5-23 amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.
5-24 <Seventy-five cents of the fee may be retained by the officer,
5-25 other than a department employee, issuing the license as his
5-26 collection fee.>
5-27 SECTION 11. Section 42.0142(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
6-1 amended to read as follows:
6-2 (b) The fee for a nonresident banded bird hunting license is
6-3 an amount set by the commission. <Seventy-five cents of the fee
6-4 may be retained by an authorized agent, other than a department
6-5 employee, issuing the license as his collection fee.>
6-6 SECTION 12. Section 42.0143, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
6-7 amended to read as follows:
6-8 Sec. 42.0143. NONRESIDENT FIVE-DAY SPECIAL HUNTING LICENSE.
6-9 A nonresident five-day special hunting license is valid for five
6-10 consecutive days. The fee for the license is set by the commission
6-11 in an amount not to exceed 50 percent of the amount of the fee set
6-12 for a nonresident special hunting license. <Seventy-five cents of
6-13 the fee may be retained by an authorized agent, other than a
6-14 department employee, issuing the license as his collection fee.>
6-15 SECTION 13. Section 42.017(d), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
6-16 amended to read as follows:
6-17 (d) The fee for a duplicate license or tags is $5 or an
6-18 amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. <Fifty
6-19 cents of the fee may be retained by the officer, other than a
6-20 department employee, issuing the license as his collection fee.>
6-21 SECTION 14. Section 42.0175(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
6-22 amended to read as follows:
6-23 (a) A license issued under this chapter, other than a
6-24 lifetime resident hunting license or a nonresident five-day special
6-25 hunting license is valid only during the yearly period for which
6-26 the license is issued without regard to the date on which a license
6-27 is acquired. Each yearly period begins on September 1 or on
7-1 another date set by the commission <of a year> and extends through
7-2 August 31 of the next year or another date set by the commission.
7-3 A license issued under this chapter other than a nonresident
7-4 five-day special hunting license that is issued before September 1
7-5 or another date set by the commission and does not expire until
7-6 August 31 of the next year or another date set by the commission is
7-7 valid from the date of issuance through August 31 of the following
7-8 year or another date set by the commission. The commission by
7-9 rule may set the amount of a license fee for a license issued
7-10 during a transition year at an amount lower than prescribed in this
7-11 chapter and provide for a license term for a transition year that
7-12 is shorter or longer than a calendar year.
7-13 SECTION 15. Sections 42.022(a) and (d), Parks and Wildlife
7-14 Code, are amended to read as follows:
7-15 (a) No person may acquire or possess more than one hunting
7-16 license during a license year. For purposes of this section, a
7-17 violation does not occur unless a person acquires or possesses more
7-18 than one license having the same expiration date.
7-19 (d) For purposes of this section, a license year begins on
7-20 September 1 or another date set by the commission and extends
7-21 through August 31 of the next year or another date set by the
7-22 commission.
7-23 SECTION 16. Section 43.011(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
7-24 amended to read as follows:
7-25 (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, no
7-26 person may hunt white-winged dove in this state unless the person
7-27 has acquired <in the person's possession> a white-winged dove stamp
8-1 issued to the person by the department. The commission by rule may
8-2 prescribe requirements relating to possessing a stamp required by
8-3 this subchapter.
8-4 SECTION 17. Section 43.012, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
8-5 amended to read as follows:
8-6 Sec. 43.012. ISSUANCE OF STAMP. (a) The department or its
8-7 agent may issue a white-winged dove stamp to any person on the
8-8 payment to the department of $6 or an amount set by the commission,
8-9 whichever amount is more. The department may issue other editions
8-10 of the stamp that are not valid for hunting at an amount set by the
8-11 commission.
8-12 (b) The stamp shall be issued in the form and manner
8-13 prescribed by the department and, except as provided by Subsection
8-14 (c), must be signed on its face by the person using the stamp for
8-15 the stamp to be valid for hunting purposes.
8-16 (c) The commission by rule may prescribe alternate
8-17 requirements for identifying the purchaser of a stamp issued in an
8-18 automated manner.
8-19 (d) A stamp issued under this subchapter is valid for
8-20 hunting only during the yearly period for which the stamp is issued
8-21 without regard to the date on which the stamp is acquired. A
8-22 yearly period begins on September 1 or another date set by the
8-23 commission and extends through August 31 of the next year or
8-24 another date set by the commission. The commission by rule may set
8-25 the amount of a stamp fee for a stamp issued during a transition
8-26 year at an amount lower than prescribed in this subchapter.
8-27 SECTION 18. Section 43.014, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
9-1 amended to read as follows:
9-2 Sec. 43.014. DISPOSITION OF STAMP FEES. (a) <Fifty cents
9-3 of the fee collected under this subchapter may be retained by the
9-4 agent of the department, other than a department employee, as his
9-5 collection fee.>
9-6 <(b)> After deduction of the collection fee, if allowed, the
9-7 receipts from stamp sales shall be sent to the department.
9-8 (b) <(c)> The stamp sale receipts may be spent only for
9-9 research and management for the protection of white-winged dove and
9-10 for the acquisition, lease, or development of white-winged dove
9-11 habitat in the state. Not more than one-half of the receipts may
9-12 be expended for research and management.
9-13 SECTION 19. Sections 43.044(b) and (c), Parks and Wildlife
9-14 Code, are amended to read as follows:
9-15 (b) The fee for a license for a hunting lease that is a
9-16 hunting cooperative is $300 <as follows:>
9-17 <(1) $60 + $5 per participating landowner if the area
9-18 of the hunting lease is less than 10,000 acres;>
9-19 <(2) $120 + $5 per participating landowner if the area
9-20 of the hunting lease is between 10,000 and 50,000 acres; and>
9-21 <(3) $240 + $5 per participating landowner if the area
9-22 of the hunting lease is over 50,000 acres>.
9-23 (c) The fee for a wildlife management association area
9-24 hunting lease license is $200<:>
9-25 <(1) $30 + $5 per participating landowner if the area
9-26 of the wildlife management association is less than 10,000 acres;>
9-27 <(2) $60 + $5 per participating landowner if the area
10-1 of the wildlife management association is between 10,000 and 50,000
10-2 acres; and>
10-3 <(3) $120 + $5 per participating landowner if the area
10-4 of the wildlife management association is over 50,000 acres>.
10-5 SECTION 20. Section 43.045, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
10-6 amended to read as follows:
10-7 Sec. 43.045. DURATION OF LICENSE. A hunting lease license
10-8 is valid for the period from September 1 or another date set by the
10-9 commission through <the following> August 31 of the next year or
10-10 another date set by the commission. The commission by rule may set
10-11 the amount of a license fee for a license issued during a
10-12 transition year at an amount lower than prescribed in this
10-13 subchapter.
10-14 SECTION 21. Section 43.0485(d), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
10-15 amended to read as follows:
10-16 (d) Not later than August 31 of a license year or another
10-17 date set by the commission, the holder of a hunting lease license
10-18 shall deliver the record book to a game warden in the county in
10-19 which the hunting lease is located. The record book must include
10-20 information required by the department on the license year's
10-21 hunting activity on the hunting lease.
10-22 SECTION 22. Sections 43.0722(c) and (f), Parks and Wildlife
10-23 Code, are amended to read as follows:
10-24 (c) The fee <fees> for a private bird hunting area license
10-25 is $60 <licenses are determined by the following schedule> or an
10-26 amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more<:>
10-27 <(1) $50 if the private bird hunting area is less than
11-1 2,000 contiguous acres;>
11-2 <(2) $100 if the private bird hunting area is at least
11-3 2,000 but less than 4,000 contiguous acres; and>
11-4 <(3) $200 if the private bird hunting area is more
11-5 than 4,000 contiguous acres>.
11-6 (f) The private bird hunting area license is valid from
11-7 September 1 or another date set by the commission through <the
11-8 following> August 31 of the next year or another date set by the
11-9 commission. The commission by rule may set the amount of a license
11-10 fee for a license issued during a transition year at an amount
11-11 lower than prescribed in this subchapter and provide for a license
11-12 term for a transition year that is shorter or longer than a
11-13 calendar year.
11-14 SECTION 23. Section 43.0761(e), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
11-15 amended to read as follows:
11-16 (e) The record book shall contain all information concerning
11-17 hunting activities that occurred on the licensed area from
11-18 September 1 through the following August 31 or another yearly
11-19 period established by the commission, and must be retained and
11-20 available for inspection by a game warden for a period of one year
11-21 from the expiration date of the license year for which the record
11-22 book is applicable. The commission may provide for a recording
11-23 period during a transition year that corresponds to the license
11-24 term for the transition year.
11-25 SECTION 24. Section 43.201, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
11-26 amended by amending Subsections (a) and (b) and adding Subsections
11-27 (d) and (e) to read as follows:
12-1 (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c) or (d) of this
12-2 section, no person may hunt wild deer, bear, turkey, or javelina
12-3 (collared peccary) during an open archery season provided by law or
12-4 by the proclamations of the commission and during which season only
12-5 longbows and arrows may be used unless the person has <first>
12-6 acquired <from the department> an archery hunting stamp issued to
12-7 the person by the department. The commission by rule may prescribe
12-8 requirements relating to possessing a stamp required by this
12-9 subchapter.
12-10 (b) The stamp shall be issued in the form and manner
12-11 prescribed by the department and, except as provided by Subsection
12-12 (d), must be signed on its face by the person using the stamp for
12-13 the stamp to be valid for hunting purposes.
12-14 (d) The commission by rule may prescribe alternate
12-15 requirements for identifying the purchaser of a stamp issued in an
12-16 automated manner.
12-17 (e) A stamp issued under this subchapter is valid for
12-18 hunting only during the yearly period for which the stamp is issued
12-19 without regard to the date on which the stamp is acquired. Each
12-20 yearly period begins on September 1 or another date set by the
12-21 commission and extends through August 31 of the next year or
12-22 another date set by the commission. The commission by rule may set
12-23 the amount of a stamp fee for a stamp issued during a transition
12-24 year at an amount lower than prescribed in this subchapter.
12-25 SECTION 25. Section 43.202, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
12-26 amended to read as follows:
12-27 Sec. 43.202. FEE. The fee for an archery hunting stamp is
13-1 $6 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.
13-2 The department may issue other editions of the stamp that are not
13-3 valid for hunting at an amount set by the commission. <Fifty cents
13-4 shall be retained by the agent issuing the stamp as a collection
13-5 fee, except that employees of the department may not retain the
13-6 collection fee.>
13-7 SECTION 26. Section 43.251(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
13-8 amended to read as follows:
13-9 (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, no
13-10 person may hunt turkeys in this state unless the person has
13-11 acquired <in the person's possession> a turkey stamp issued to the
13-12 person by the department. The commission by rule may prescribe
13-13 stamp possession requirements relating to possessing a stamp
13-14 required by this subchapter.
13-15 SECTION 27. Section 43.252, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
13-16 amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (d) and
13-17 (e) to read as follows:
13-18 (a) The department may issue a turkey stamp to any person on
13-19 the payment to the department of $5 or an amount set by the
13-20 commission, whichever amount is more. The department may issue
13-21 other editions of the stamp that are not valid for hunting at an
13-22 amount set by the commission. Except as provided by Subsection
13-23 (d), the stamp must be signed on its face by the person using the
13-24 stamp for the stamp to be valid for hunting purposes.
13-25 (d) The commission by rule may prescribe alternate
13-26 requirements for identifying the purchaser of a stamp issued in an
13-27 automated manner.
14-1 (e) A stamp issued under this subchapter is valid for
14-2 hunting only during the yearly period for which the stamp is issued
14-3 without regard to the date on which the stamp is acquired. Each
14-4 yearly period begins on September 1 or another date set by the
14-5 commission and extends through August 31 of the next year or
14-6 another date set by the commission. The commission by rule may set
14-7 the amount for a stamp fee for a stamp issued during a transition
14-8 year at an amount lower than prescribed in this subchapter.
14-9 SECTION 28. Section 43.254, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
14-10 amended to read as follows:
14-11 Sec. 43.254. Disposition of Stamp Fees. (a) <Fifty cents
14-12 of the fee collected under this subchapter may be retained by the
14-13 agent of the department, other than a department employee, as a
14-14 collection fee.>
14-15 <(b)> After deduction of any collection fee, the net
14-16 receipts from stamp sales shall be sent to the department.
14-17 (b) <(c)> The stamp sale net receipts may be spent only for
14-18 research, management, and protection of turkeys and for the
14-19 acquisition, lease, or development of turkey habitats in the state.
14-20 SECTION 29. Section 43.302(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
14-21 amended to read as follows:
14-22 (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, no
14-23 person may hunt waterfowl in this state unless the person has
14-24 acquired <in the person's possession> a waterfowl stamp issued to
14-25 the person by the department. The commission by rule may prescribe
14-26 requirements relating to possessing a stamp required by this
14-27 subchapter.
15-1 SECTION 30. Section 43.303, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
15-2 amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsections (d) and
15-3 (e) to read as follows:
15-4 (a) The department or its agent may issue a waterfowl stamp
15-5 to any person on the payment to the department of $5 or an amount
15-6 set by the commission, whichever amount is more. The department
15-7 may issue other editions of the stamp that are not valid for
15-8 hunting at an amount set by the commission. Except as provided by
15-9 Subsection (d), the stamp must be signed on its face by the person
15-10 using the stamp <to whom it is issued> for the stamp to be valid
15-11 for hunting purposes.
15-12 (d) The commission by rule may prescribe alternate
15-13 requirements for identifying the purchaser of a stamp issued in an
15-14 automated manner.
15-15 (e) A stamp issued under this subchapter is valid for
15-16 hunting only during the yearly period for which the stamp is issued
15-17 without regard to the date on which the stamp is acquired. Each
15-18 yearly period begins on September 1 or another date set by the
15-19 commission and extends through August 31 of the next year or
15-20 another date set by the commission. The commission by rule may set
15-21 the amount of a stamp fee for a stamp issued during a transition
15-22 year at an amount lower than prescribed in this subchapter.
15-23 SECTION 31. Section 43.305, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
15-24 amended to read as follows:
15-25 Sec. 43.305. Disposition of Stamp Fees. (a) <Fifty cents
15-26 of the fee collected under this subchapter may be retained by the
15-27 agent of the department, other than a department employee, as a
16-1 collection fee.>
16-2 <(b)> After deduction of any collection fee, the net
16-3 receipts from stamp sales shall be sent to the department.
16-4 (b) <(c)> The stamp sale net receipts may be spent only for
16-5 research, management, and protection of waterfowl, for the
16-6 acquisition, lease, or development of waterfowl habitats in the
16-7 state, and for grants as provided by Section 43.306 of this code.
16-8 Not more than one-half of the receipts may be spent for research,
16-9 management, and protection.
16-10 SECTION 32. Section 43.402(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
16-11 amended to read as follows:
16-12 (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c) of this
16-13 section, no person may engage in fishing in saltwater for sporting
16-14 purposes in this state unless the person has acquired <in the
16-15 person's possession> a saltwater sportfishing stamp issued to the
16-16 person by the department. The commission by rule may prescribe
16-17 requirements relating to possessing a stamp required by this
16-18 subchapter.
16-19 SECTION 33. Section 43.403, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
16-20 amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (d) to
16-21 read as follows:
16-22 (a) The department or its agent may issue a saltwater
16-23 sportfishing stamp to any person on the payment to the department
16-24 of $5 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.
16-25 The department may issue other editions of the stamp that are not
16-26 valid for fishing at an amount set by the commission. Except as
16-27 provided by Subsection (d), the stamp must be signed on its face by
17-1 the person using the stamp for the stamp to be valid for fishing
17-2 purposes.
17-3 (d) The commission by rule may prescribe alternate
17-4 requirements for identifying the purchaser of a stamp issued in an
17-5 automated manner.
17-6 SECTION 34. Section 43.4035, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
17-7 amended to read as follows:
17-8 Sec. 43.4035. Expiration of Stamp. (a) Except as provided
17-9 by Subsection (b) or (c), a stamp issued under this subchapter is
17-10 valid for fishing only during the yearly period for which the stamp
17-11 is issued without regard to the date on which the stamp is
17-12 acquired. Each yearly period begins on September 1 or another date
17-13 set by the commission and extends through August 31 of the next
17-14 year or another date set by the commission. The commission by rule
17-15 may set the amount of a stamp fee for a stamp issued during a
17-16 transition year at an amount lower than prescribed in this
17-17 subchapter and provide for a stamp term for a transition year that
17-18 is shorter or longer than a calendar year.
17-19 (b) A saltwater sportfishing stamp issued before September 1
17-20 or another date set by the commission that does not expire until
17-21 August 31 of the following year or another date set by the
17-22 commission is valid from the date of issuance through August 31 of
17-23 the following year or another date set by the commission.
17-24 (c) <(b)> A saltwater sportfishing stamp issued in
17-25 conjunction with a license issued under Section 46.005 or 46.0051
17-26 of this code expires at the same time the license expires or on the
17-27 expiration date printed on the stamp, whichever is later.
18-1 SECTION 35. Section 43.405, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
18-2 amended to read as follows:
18-3 Sec. 43.405. Collection Fees. (a) <Fifty cents of the fee
18-4 collected under this subchapter shall be retained by the agent of
18-5 the department, other than a department employee, as a collection
18-6 fee.>
18-7 <(b)> After deduction of the collection fee, the net
18-8 receipts from stamp sales shall be sent to the department.
18-9 (b) <(c)> The stamp sale net receipts shall be spent for
18-10 coastal fisheries enforcement and management and are hereby
18-11 appropriated for such purposes.
18-12 SECTION 36. Section 43.502(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
18-13 amended to read as follows:
18-14 (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c) of this
18-15 section, no person may take or attempt to take any trout from
18-16 public waters in this state unless the person has acquired
18-17 <without having in possession> a freshwater trout stamp issued to
18-18 the person by the department. The commission by rule may prescribe
18-19 requirements relating to possessing a stamp required by this
18-20 subchapter.
18-21 SECTION 37. Section 43.503, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
18-22 amended by amending Subsection (a) and by adding Subsection (d) to
18-23 read as follows:
18-24 (a) The department <or its agent> may issue a freshwater
18-25 trout stamp to any person on the payment to the department of $5 or
18-26 an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. The
18-27 department may issue other editions of the stamp that are not valid
19-1 for fishing at an amount set by the commission. Except as provided
19-2 by Subsection (d), the stamp must be signed on its face by the
19-3 person using the stamp for the stamp to be valid for fishing
19-4 purposes.
19-5 (d) The commission by rule may prescribe alternate
19-6 requirements for identifying the purchaser of a stamp issued in an
19-7 automated manner.
19-8 SECTION 38. Section 43.505, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
19-9 amended to read as follows:
19-10 Sec. 43.505. DISPOSITION OF STAMP FEES. (a) <Fifty cents
19-11 of the fee collected under this subchapter may be retained by the
19-12 agent of the department, other than a department employee, as a
19-13 collection fee.>
19-14 <(b)> After deduction of any collection fee, the net
19-15 receipts from stamp sales shall be sent to the department.
19-16 (b) <(c)> The stamp sale net receipts may be spent for any
19-17 purposes authorized by Section 11.033 of this code and are hereby
19-18 appropriated for such purposes.
19-19 SECTION 39. Subchapter N, Chapter 43, Parks and Wildlife
19-20 Code, is amended by adding Section 43.508 to read as follows:
19-21 Sec. 43.508. EXPIRATION OF STAMP. (a) Except as provided
19-22 by Subsection (b) or (c), a stamp issued under this subchapter is
19-23 valid for fishing only during the yearly period for which the stamp
19-24 is issued without regard to the date on which the stamp is
19-25 acquired. Each yearly period begins on September 1 or another date
19-26 set by the commission and extends through August 31 of the next
19-27 year or another date set by the commission. The commission by rule
20-1 may set the amount of a stamp fee for a stamp issued during a
20-2 transition year at an amount lower than prescribed in this
20-3 subchapter and provide for a stamp term for a transition year that
20-4 is shorter or longer than a calendar year.
20-5 (b) A freshwater trout stamp issued before September 1 or
20-6 another date set by the commission that does not expire until
20-7 August 31 of the next year or another date set by the commission is
20-8 valid from the date of issuance through August 31 of the next year
20-9 or another date set by the commission.
20-10 (c) A freshwater trout stamp issued in conjunction with a
20-11 license issued under Section 46.005 or 46.0051 expires at the same
20-12 time the license expires or on the expiration date printed on the
20-13 stamp, whichever is later.
20-14 SECTION 40. Section 43.524, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
20-15 amended to read as follows:
20-16 Sec. 43.524. Disposition of Conservation Permit Fees.
20-17 (a) <Fifty cents of each conservation permit fee collected under
20-18 Section 43.522 of this code by an agent of the department, other
20-19 than a department employee, may be retained as a collection fee by
20-20 the agent.>
20-21 <(b)> After deducting any <a> collection fee <under
20-22 Subsection (a) of this section>, an agent of the department shall
20-23 send to the department the net receipts from the sale of
20-24 conservation permits.
20-25 (b) <(c)> The department may use the net receipts from the
20-26 sale of conservation permits for the sole purpose of acquiring,
20-27 leasing, or developing state lands, paying principal and interest
21-1 on Texas Park Development Bonds, or operating land or facilities
21-2 under the department's control.
21-3 SECTION 41. Section 43.581, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
21-4 amended to read as follows:
21-5 Sec. 43.581. Muzzleloader Hunting Stamp Required. (a)
21-6 Except as provided by Subsection (b), no <No> person may hunt wild
21-7 deer, turkey, or javelina (collared peccary) during an open season
21-8 prescribed by law or by proclamation of the commission during which
21-9 only muzzleloaders may be used for hunting unless the person has
21-10 acquired <in the person's possession> a muzzleloader hunting stamp
21-11 from the department. The commission by rule may prescribe
21-12 requirements relating to possessing a stamp required by this
21-13 subchapter.
21-14 (b) The commission by rule may exempt a person from the
21-15 stamp requirement of this section.
21-16 SECTION 42. Section 43.582, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
21-17 amended to read as follows:
21-18 Sec. 43.582. Issuance and Form of Stamp. (a) The
21-19 department <or its agent> may issue a muzzleloader hunting stamp.
21-20 The stamp shall be issued in a form and manner prescribed by the
21-21 department. Except as provided by Subsection (b), the <The> stamp
21-22 must be signed on its face by the person using the stamp <to whom
21-23 it is issued> for the stamp to be valid for hunting purposes. The
21-24 department may issue other editions of the stamp that are not valid
21-25 for hunting at an amount set by the commission.
21-26 (b) The commission by rule may prescribe alternate
21-27 requirements for identifying the purchaser of a stamp issued in an
22-1 automated manner.
22-2 (c) A stamp issued under this subchapter is valid for
22-3 hunting only during the yearly period for which the stamp is issued
22-4 without regard to the date on which the stamp is acquired. Each
22-5 yearly period begins on September 1 or another date set by the
22-6 commission and extends through August 31 of the next year or
22-7 another date set by the commission. The commission by rule may set
22-8 the amount of a stamp fee for a stamp issued during a transition
22-9 year at an amount lower than prescribed in this subchapter and
22-10 provide for a stamp term for a transition year that is shorter or
22-11 longer than a calendar year.
22-12 SECTION 43. Section 43.583, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
22-13 amended to read as follows:
22-14 Sec. 43.583. Fee. The fee for a muzzleloader stamp is $10
22-15 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. The
22-16 commission may set a different amount for another edition of the
22-17 stamp issued under Section 43.582.
22-18 SECTION 44. Section 43.585, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
22-19 amended to read as follows:
22-20 Sec. 43.585. Disposition of Fees. <(a) Fifty cents of a
22-21 fee collected under this subchapter may be retained as a collection
22-22 fee by an agent of the department other than a department employee.>
22-23 <(b)> After deduction of any collection fee, the net
22-24 receipts from stamp sales shall be sent to the department.
22-25 SECTION 45. Section 44.003, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
22-26 amended to read as follows:
22-27 Sec. 44.003. Game Breeder's License. The department shall
23-1 issue a game breeder's license on payment of a license fee of $10
23-2 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. The
23-3 license is valid for a yearly period. Each yearly period begins on
23-4 September 1 or another date set by the commission of a year and
23-5 extends through August 31 of the next year or another date set by
23-6 the commission. The commission by rule may set the amount of a
23-7 license fee for a license issued during a transition year at an
23-8 amount lower than prescribed in this section and provide for a
23-9 license term for a transition year that is shorter or longer than a
23-10 calendar year.
23-11 SECTION 46. Section 44.007, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
23-12 amended to read as follows:
23-13 Sec. 44.007. Records. (a) Each game breeder shall keep a
23-14 written record in a suitably bound book for the period from August
23-15 1 until the following July 31 or another yearly period established
23-16 by the commission containing:
23-17 (1) the number and source of each kind of game animal
23-18 on hand at the time the license is issued;
23-19 (2) the number, source, and date of receipt of each
23-20 kind of game animal on hand at any time after the license is
23-21 obtained;
23-22 (3) the number of each kind of game animal shipped or
23-23 delivered, the date of shipment or delivery, and the name and
23-24 address of persons to whom the shipment or delivery is made; and
23-25 (4) any other information determined by the commission
23-26 to be necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter.
23-27 (b) During August or another month set by the commission of
24-1 each year, but before August 31 or another date established by the
24-2 commission, a game breeder shall send to the department a report
24-3 showing the information required by this section.
24-4 SECTION 47. Section 45.002(c), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
24-5 amended to read as follows:
24-6 (c) A license is valid for a yearly period. Each yearly
24-7 period begins on September 1 or another date set by the commission
24-8 <of a year> and extends through August 31 of the next year or
24-9 another date set by the commission. The commission by rule may set
24-10 the amount of a license fee for a license issued during a
24-11 transition year at an amount lower than prescribed in this section
24-12 and provide for a license term for a transition year that is
24-13 shorter or longer than a calendar year.
24-14 SECTION 48. Section 45.008(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
24-15 amended to read as follows:
24-16 (b) During August of each year or another month set by the
24-17 commission, but before August 31 or another date established by the
24-18 commission, a commercial game bird breeder shall send to the
24-19 department a report showing the total number of game birds in the
24-20 possession of the breeder during the reporting period and
24-21 accounting for the acquisition and disposition of each game bird.
24-22 The reporting period is from August 1 of the preceding year through
24-23 July 31 of the current year or another yearly period established by
24-24 the commission.
24-25 SECTION 49. Section 46.001, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
24-26 amended to read as follows:
24-27 Sec. 46.001. Prohibited Acts. No person may fish in the
25-1 public water of this state unless he has acquired <obtained> a
25-2 fishing license issued under this subchapter, except as provided by
25-3 Sections 46.0012 and 46.002 of this code. The commission by rule
25-4 may prescribe requirements relating to possessing a license
25-5 required by this subchapter.
25-6 SECTION 50. Section 46.0045, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
25-7 amended to read as follows:
25-8 Sec. 46.0045. TAG FEES. The commission by rule may
25-9 establish fees for initial and duplicate tags issued under this
25-10 subchapter <and for issuance or collection fees for license
25-11 deputies issuing the tags>.
25-12 SECTION 51. Section 46.005(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
25-13 amended to read as follows:
25-14 (b) The fee for the temporary sportfishing license is $5 or
25-15 an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. <Fifty
25-16 cents may be retained as a collection fee by the issuing officer,
25-17 other than a department employee.>
25-18 SECTION 52. Section 46.0051(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
25-19 amended to read as follows:
25-20 (b) The license fee is $7 or an amount set by the
25-21 commission, whichever amount is more. <Fifty cents of the fee may
25-22 be retained as a collection fee by the issuing officer, other than
25-23 a department employee.>
25-24 SECTION 53. Section 46.006(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, as
25-25 amended by Chapters 457 and 838, Acts of the 73rd Legislature,
25-26 Regular Session, 1993, is amended to read as follows:
25-27 (b) The application for a duplicate license or tag must be
26-1 an affidavit containing:
26-2 (1) a statement of fact concerning the loss or
26-3 destruction of the license or tag; and
26-4 <(2) the serial number of the lost or destroyed
26-5 license or tag.>
26-6 (2) any other information which the commission by
26-7 regulation may prescribe as necessary.
26-8 SECTION 54. Section 46.007, Parks and Wildlife Code, as
26-9 amended by Chapters 457 and 838, Acts of the 73rd Legislature,
26-10 Regular Session, 1993, is amended to read as follows:
26-11 Sec. 46.007. Expiration of Licenses and Tags. (a) Except
26-12 as provided by Subsections (b), (c), <and> (d), (e), and (f) of
26-13 this section, a license required or authorized by this subchapter
26-14 is valid only during the yearly period for which it is issued
26-15 without regard to the date on which the license is acquired. Each
26-16 yearly period begins on September 1 or another date set by the
26-17 commission <of a year> and extends through August 31 of the next
26-18 year or another date set by the commission. The commission by rule
26-19 may set the amount of a license fee for a license issued during a
26-20 transition year at an amount lower than prescribed in this section
26-21 and provide for a license term for a transition year that is
26-22 shorter or longer than a calendar year.
26-23 (b) A license issued under Section 46.005 or 46.0051 of this
26-24 code is valid for the number of consecutive days authorized and
26-25 does not necessarily expire on August 31.
26-26 (c) A tag or duplicate tag required or authorized by this
26-27 subchapter is valid for a period as established by the commission.
27-1 (d) <(c)> A license issued under Section 46.004 of this code
27-2 that is issued before September 1 or another date set by the
27-3 commission and does not expire until August 31 of the following
27-4 year or another date set by the commission is valid from the date
27-5 of issuance through August 31 of the following year or another date
27-6 set by the commission.
27-7 (e) <(d)> A lifetime resident fishing license is valid for
27-8 the lifetime of the license holder.
27-9 (f) <(e)> A duplicate license is valid for the period of
27-10 validity of the original license only.
27-11 SECTION 55. Section 46.0085, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
27-12 amended to read as follows:
27-13 Sec. 46.0085. Form and Issuance of License and Tags.
27-14 (a) The department shall issue and prescribe the form <of> and
27-15 manner of issuance of <shall issue> the licenses and tags
27-16 authorized by this chapter. The commission by rule may prescribe
27-17 identification and compliance requirements.
27-18 (b) A license and tag issued under this chapter is not valid
27-19 until the person to whom it is issued completes all required
27-20 information on the license and tag.
27-21 (c) The department may issue tags for finfish species
27-22 allowed by law to be taken during each year or season from coastal
27-23 waters of the state to holders of licenses authorizing the taking
27-24 of finfish species or to other categories of persons.
27-25 SECTION 56. Section 46.102, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
27-26 amended to read as follows:
27-27 Sec. 46.102. Fishing License Required. Except as provided
28-1 in this subchapter, no person may catch fish in Lake Texoma unless
28-2 he has acquired <and possesses on his person> a <valid> license
28-3 issued under this subchapter. The commission by rule may prescribe
28-4 requirements relating to possessing a license required by this
28-5 subchapter.
28-6 SECTION 57. Section 46.104(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
28-7 amended to read as follows:
28-8 (b) The fee for the license is $5.75 or an amount set by the
28-9 commission, whichever amount is more. <Seventy-five cents of the
28-10 fee may be retained by the issuing officer, other than a department
28-11 employee.>
28-12 SECTION 58. Section 46.105(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
28-13 amended to read as follows:
28-14 (b) The fee for the license is $1.25 or an amount set by the
28-15 commission, whichever amount is more. <Fifteen cents of the fee
28-16 may be retained by the officer issuing the license, other than a
28-17 department employee.>
28-18 SECTION 59. Section 47.031(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
28-19 amended to read as follows:
28-20 (a) All licenses and permits issued under the authority of
28-21 Chapter 47 of this code are valid only during the yearly period for
28-22 which they are issued without regard to the date on which the
28-23 licenses are acquired. Each yearly period begins on September 1 or
28-24 another date set by the commission <of a year> and extends through
28-25 August 31 of the next year or another date set by the commission.
28-26 The commission by rule may set the amount of a license fee for a
28-27 license issued during a transition year at an amount lower than
29-1 prescribed in this chapter and provide for a license term for a
29-2 transition year that is shorter or longer than a calendar year.
29-3 SECTION 60. Section 50.001, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
29-4 amended by adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:
29-5 (c) The commission may establish combination licenses or
29-6 license packages for hunting, fishing, and other activities. The
29-7 commission may set fees for those combination licenses or license
29-8 packages.
29-9 SECTION 61. Section 50.0011, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
29-10 amended to read as follows:
29-11 Sec. 50.0011. Definition. In this chapter, "resident"
29-12 means:
29-13 (1) an individual who has resided continuously in this
29-14 state for more than six months immediately before applying for a
29-15 license issued under this chapter;
29-16 (2) a member of the United States armed forces on
29-17 active duty;
29-18 (3) a dependent of a member of the United States armed
29-19 forces on active duty; or
29-20 (4) a member of any other category of individuals that
29-21 the commission by regulation designates as residents.
29-22 SECTION 62. Sections 50.0021(a) and (b), Parks and Wildlife
29-23 Code, are amended to read as follows:
29-24 (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c) of this
29-25 section, a license required or authorized by this chapter is valid
29-26 only during the yearly period for which the license is issued
29-27 without regard to the date on which the license is acquired. Each
30-1 yearly period begins on September 1 or another date set by the
30-2 commission <of a year> and extends through August 31 of the next
30-3 year or another date set by the commission. The commission by rule
30-4 may set the amount of a license fee for a license issued during a
30-5 transition year at an amount lower than prescribed in this chapter
30-6 and provide for a license term for a transition year that is
30-7 shorter or longer than a calendar year.
30-8 (b) A license issued under the authority of this chapter
30-9 that is issued before September 1 or another date set by the
30-10 commission and does not expire until August 31 or another date set
30-11 by the commission of the following year is valid from the date of
30-12 issuance through August 31 of the following year or another date
30-13 set by the commission.
30-14 SECTION 63. Section 50.004(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
30-15 amended to read as follows:
30-16 (a) The department shall issue and prescribe the form and
30-17 manner of issuance of the license <and shall attach to it deer tags
30-18 as provided in Chapter 42 of this code>. The commission by rule
30-19 may prescribe identification and compliance requirements.
30-20 SECTION 64. Chapter 65, Parks and Wildlife Code, is amended
30-21 by adding Section 65.0071 to read as follows:
30-22 Sec. 65.0071. EXPIRATION OF LICENSES. A license issued
30-23 under this chapter is valid only during the yearly period for which
30-24 the license is issued without regard to the date on which the
30-25 license is acquired. Each yearly period begins on September 1 or
30-26 another date set by the commission and extends through August 31 of
30-27 the next year or another date set by the commission. The
31-1 commission by rule may set the amount of a license fee for a
31-2 license issued during a transition year at an amount lower than
31-3 prescribed in this chapter and provide for a license term for a
31-4 transition year that is shorter or longer than a calendar year.
31-5 SECTION 65. Section 66.017(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
31-6 amended to read as follows:
31-7 (a) All licenses, tags, and permits issued under the
31-8 authority of Chapter 66 of this code are valid only during the
31-9 yearly period for which they are issued without regard to the date
31-10 on which the licenses are acquired. Each yearly period begins on
31-11 September 1 or another date set by the commission <of a year> and
31-12 extends through August 31 of the next year or another date set by
31-13 the commission. The commission by rule may set the amount of a
31-14 license fee for a license issued during a transition year at an
31-15 amount lower than prescribed in this chapter and provide for a
31-16 license term for a transition year that is shorter or longer than a
31-17 calendar year.
31-18 SECTION 66. Section 71.010, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
31-19 amended to read as follows:
31-20 Sec. 71.010. License Period. The license period for
31-21 licenses issued under this chapter is September 1 or another date
31-22 set by the commission <of one year> through August 31 of the next
31-23 <following> year or another date set by the commission, and a
31-24 license is current and valid only for the license period for which
31-25 it is issued. The commission by rule may set the amount of a
31-26 license fee for a license issued during a transition year at an
31-27 amount lower than prescribed in this chapter and provide for a
32-1 license term for a transition year that is shorter or longer than a
32-2 calendar year.
32-3 SECTION 67. Section 76.103, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
32-4 amended to read as follows:
32-5 Sec. 76.103. Types of Licenses; Period of Validity. A
32-6 commercial oyster boat license, commercial oyster boat captain's
32-7 license, sport oyster boat license, or commercial oyster
32-8 fisherman's license expires on August 31 of the yearly period for
32-9 which it is issued or another date set by the commission.
32-10 SECTION 68. Section 76.1031(a), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
32-11 amended to read as follows:
32-12 (a) All licenses issued under the authority of Chapter 76 of
32-13 this code are valid only during the yearly period for which they
32-14 are issued without regard to the date on which the licenses are
32-15 acquired. Each yearly period begins on September 1 or another date
32-16 set by the commission <of a year> and extends through August 31 of
32-17 the next year or another date set by the commission. The
32-18 commission by rule may set the amount of a license fee for a
32-19 license issued during a transition year at an amount lower than
32-20 prescribed in this chapter and provide for a license term for a
32-21 transition year that is shorter or longer than a calendar year.
32-22 SECTION 69. Section 77.0361, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
32-23 amended to read as follows:
32-24 Sec. 77.0361. License Expirations and Transfers. (a) All
32-25 licenses issued under the authority of Chapter 77 of this code are
32-26 valid only during the yearly period for which they are issued
32-27 without regard to the date on which the licenses are acquired.
33-1 Each yearly period begins on September 1 or another date set by the
33-2 commission <of a year> and extends through August 31 of the next
33-3 year or another date set by the commission. The commission by rule
33-4 may set the amount of a license fee for a license issued during a
33-5 transition year at an amount lower than prescribed in this chapter
33-6 and provide for a license term for a transition year that is
33-7 shorter or longer than a calendar year.
33-8 (b) <Commercial bay shrimp boat licenses issued from the
33-9 effective date of this section until December 15, 1993, shall
33-10 expire on March 1, 1994, and licenses issued from December 16,
33-11 1993, through August 31, 1994, shall expire on August 31, 1994.>
33-12 <(c)> All licenses issued under the authority of Chapter 77
33-13 of this code may not be transferred to another person or vessel
33-14 except as provided by this subsection. The commission, by rule
33-15 <regulation>, may prescribe requirements necessary for license
33-16 transfers and may prescribe, by rule <regulation>, forms to be used
33-17 and fees to be charged for transfers of licenses in this chapter
33-18 and for duplicate license plates and/or duplicate or replacement
33-19 licenses.
33-20 SECTION 70. Section 78.002(b), Parks and Wildlife Code, is
33-21 amended to read as follows:
33-22 (b) The license form shall be prescribed by the department
33-23 and shall designate the water in which the licensee may operate.
33-24 All licenses issued under the authority of Chapter 78 of this code
33-25 are valid only during the yearly period for which they are issued
33-26 without regard to the date on which the licenses are acquired.
33-27 Each yearly period begins on September 1 or another date set by the
34-1 commission <of a year> and extends through August 31 of the next
34-2 year or another date set by the commission. The commission by rule
34-3 may set the amount of a license fee for a license issued during a
34-4 transition year at an amount lower than prescribed in this chapter
34-5 and provide for a license term for a transition year that is
34-6 shorter or longer than a calendar year.
34-7 SECTION 71. Sections 78.003(e) and (f), Parks and Wildlife
34-8 Code, are amended to read as follows:
34-9 (e) <A shell buyer's license expires on August 31 following
34-10 the date on which the license was issued, regardless of the date on
34-11 which the license was issued.>
34-12 <(f)> The holder of a shell buyer's license shall file with
34-13 the department a report of activities performed under the license
34-14 in a form and manner specified by the department.
34-15 SECTION 72. Sections 11.056(c), 42.011, 46.004(d),
34-16 46.006(c), 46.009, 46.010, 46.011, 46.012, 50.002(c), 71.013, and
34-17 78.002(f), Parks and Wildlife Code, are repealed.
34-18 SECTION 73. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this
34-19 section, this Act takes effect on September 1, 1995.
34-20 (b) Sections 3, 14, 15, 53, and 60 take effect immediately.
34-21 (c) The commission shall adopt rules necessary to implement
34-22 the changes in law made by this Act immediately after the effective
34-23 date of this Act.
34-24 (d) The changes in law made by this Act apply only to fees
34-25 collected for a license, stamp, or tag issued for the licensing
34-26 period that begins September 1, 1995, except that Sections 57 and
34-27 58 of this Act apply only to fees collected for a license issued
35-1 for the licensing period that begins January 1, 1996.
35-2 SECTION 74. The importance of this legislation and the
35-3 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
35-4 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
35-5 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
35-6 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
35-7 and that this Act take effect and be in force according to its
35-8 terms, and it is so enacted.