Amend HB 2541 as follows:
      (1)  On page 1, line 4, insert the following,
      "SECTION 1.  Section 43.355, Parks and Wildlife Code, is
amended to read as follows:
      (b)  A scientific breeder's permit is valid only during the
yearly period for which the permit is issued without regard to the
date on which the permit is acquired <expires one year from the
date of issuance>.  Each yearly period begins on September 1 or on
another date set by the commission and extends through August 31 of
the next year or another date set by the commission." and renumber
the subsequent sections appropriately.