LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              March 29, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Tom Ramsay, Chair, House Committee on County
               Affairs
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB 2259  by Goodman (Relating to the regulation of
               dangerous wild animals; imposing civil and criminal
               penalties.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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Local Government Impact
  
The bill could result in some administrative and enforcement costs to
both counties and municipalities, since each entity would be required to
issue a certificate of registration for each wild animal within the
entity's jurisdiction. The cost would depend on the number of wild
animal registration applications that would be received in a county or
municipality. Since each municipality and county would levy a fee for
applications and renewals to pay the costs of administration and
enforcement, each entity is expected to substantially recover any costs
incurred as a result of the bill's enactment.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, TL